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North Dakota
Horse Park could run this summer Fargo, N.D. -
Feb. 4, 2012 - Horses could be returning to the starting gate in
Fargo after a two-year shutdown to pay bills. North Dakota Racing
Commission director Winston Satran said Friday the board that runs
the horse park has paid off several thousand dollars owed to
suppliers and vendors. Racing was put on hold after 2009, the
track's seventh season.
"We definitely have to have horse racing in Fargo," Satran said.
"The commission is going to give it an all-out effort to get it
started again."
The commission is scheduled to meet Feb. 16 in Bismarck to discuss
racing dates for tracks in Fargo and Belcourt. It's likely that
Fargo will have a shorter season than 2009, when racing was
scheduled to start on July 18 and end on Sept. 7.
"We have a limitation on the funds," Satran said. "Decisions are
going to have to be made on both sides, to give and take on what
would end up to be a satisfactory racing season."
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