SASKATOON On Friday Moosomin First Nation Economic Development Corporation announced plans to build a horse race track northwest of the Saskatoon, giving life to the sport in the province. The race track will be named Moosomin Downs. “Overall it’s good to see that there is an interest to bringing life…. or rescuing the horse racing industry from its demise here in Saskatchewan,” apprentice jockey Nicole Hein said. Moosomin Downs will consist of 124 acres of land northwest of the city near Highway 16, in the R.M of Corman Park. Neil Sasakamoose, a project member for Moosomin Downs, estimates the costs of the project will be $40 million.
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron says the announcement of the new racetrack is an important step, both for Moosomin First Nation and reconciliation in the province as a whole.
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Horse racing supporters pleaded with councillors on the city’s planning, development and community services committee on Monday to prevent the end of thoroughbred racing at Saskatchewan’s only track.
Prairieland Park Corp. earlier this year announced it plans to permanently end thoroughbred racing at Marquis Downs in Saskatoon and bring in Canadian Premier League soccer instead.
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Eight speakers addressed the committee, some pointing to generations of their families’ participation in the horse racing industry; others described how they came to the sport despite having no prior background with horses. Many emphasized the Indigenous connection to racing at Marquis Downs. All said closing the track would effectively end the industry in Saskatchewan.