Rent reduced for Riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Council retroactively slashed $1.33 million in rent owed by the Roughriders.
The 2021 racing season at Fort Erie Racetrack is scheduled to begin next week.
The ’21 campaign will formally open Tuesday with a special post time of 3 p.m. ET and run through Oct. 26. For the second straight year, racing will begin without spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Fort Erie will stage the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes – the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown – on Sept. 14.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2021.
The Canadian Press