Sudbury Downs Opens Backstretch Stabling

Published: April 14, 2009 07:00 pm EDT

Sudbury Downs has announced the opening of the backstretch stabling area today in preparation for the start of its live season

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The first race night is Saturday, April 25th, and condition sheets for the opening week have now been posted. The track continues racing through November on a Wednesday and Saturday night schedule with a 7:15 p.m. post time. Sudbury Downs continues racing then on Saturday nights through December before concluding their season on December 31st.

The track will be holding qualifying races on Saturday, April 18th at 11 a.m. Qualifying entries close on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

The Northern Ontario racing plant has accommodations for 325 horses. It has eight paddocks and in addition to a half-mile racetrack it has a separate regulation size half-mile sand training track.

Interested horse people can find stall applications on line at www.sudburydowns.com or from the racing secretary’s office at the track. Additional inquiries may be directed to Brent Powell at (705) 855-9005 or Ken Le Drew at (705) 855-9001.

(Sudbury Downs)

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