SASKATOON – Thoroughbred racing is returning to Marquis Downs for a 10-day run starting Aug. 27.
Moosomin Downs & Entertainment Limited Partnership (MD&E) plans to finish the meet the weekend of Sept. 25 with Elite Indian Relay Championships and the FSIN chief’s mile race.
MD&E and its partners have secured a thoroughbred racetrack operator licence from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.
“Acquiring this licence and going through the rigorous application process is the first milestone on a path to building to the long-term vision of Moosomin Downs and for our participation in the economy of our First Nation,” said Chief Cheryl Kahpeysewat of Moosomin First Nation.
MD&E is a horse racing and entertainment joint venture that emerged from the partnership between Ontario-based Pan Am Horse Racing Corporation and Moosomin First Nation Economic Development Corporation in Treaty No. 6. MD&E is developing an equine racetrack in the RM of Corman Park that will replace the phasing-out Marquis Downs track destined to halt operations in the last quarter of 2022.
Saskatchewan’s home market. Patrons will be able to place wagers on-site and through the HPIbet Network with racing being simulcast outside the province using the HPIbet network.
Following this year’s inaugural race meet Moosomin Downs & Entertainment will continue laying the groundwork for the development of the new racetrack. at the end of its inaugural racing season.
