Posted: Mar 12, 2021 10:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 12
Horse-racing at Marquis Downs, a racetrack operated by Prairieland Park, was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. In February, the organization announced the 2021 season would be cancelled as well.(Leanne King Photography)
Prairieland Park in Saskatoon is permanently cancelling thoroughbred horse racing at Marquis Downs after 50 years of hosting the sport.
The park said it s in negotiations with the Canadian Premier Soccer League (CPL), as well as Living Sky Sports and Entertainment to bring Saskatchewan s first professional soccer league to Saskatoon.
Horse-racing at Marquis Downs, a racetrack operated by Prairieland Park, was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Then in late February, the organization announced the 2021 season would be cancelled as well.
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