The current Jackpot Pick 5 at Fraser Downs Racetrack will have a mandatory payout on Friday night, Sept. 29 before a popular horse racing betting dynamic becomes effective Thursday, Oct. 5.
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Harness racing has been suspended at Surreyâs Fraser Downs because of COVID-19 financial pressure, leaving 135 workers unemployed.
Harness Racing B.C. says as the province enters year two of the pandemic, horse racing in the Fraser Valley is facing difficult times.
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âBecause of COVID, weâve been forced to suspend all racing indefinitely after the last race tonight and 135 workers will be unemployed,â said Nigel Holmes, executive director of Harness Racing B.C., in a statement Friday.