March 20 , 2008
Fort Erie Opens Stable Area

FORT ERIE, March 20…Fort Erie Race Track will open it’s stable area to all horsemen and suppliers Sunday morning and weather permitting the thoroughbreds will be training on the main track on Monday.

“This is a great time of the year,” said racing secretary Tom Gostlin. “We’re looking forward to another exciting season racing and we expect to have over 1,000 horses stabled here throughout the meet.”

The main track will be open for training from 10:00am to 1:00pm for the next two weeks. Beginning Sunday, April 6 training hours will be 7:00am to 11:00am.

Opening day at the historic track will be Saturday, May 3. Live racing is also scheduled for the following Sunday. Effective Sunday, May 10 the track will be open for live racing every Sunday through Tuesday. Three Saturday programs have been added to the calendar, July 19, August 30 and October 25. The 80-day meet wraps up on Tuesday, October 28.

Post time each day is 1:05pm.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications 1-800-295-3770 ext. 3204
e-mail: dwells@forterieracetrack.ca