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Title: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Jctoronto on October 02, 2025, 06:29:53 PM
Track's casino to cease operations end of March..racing in peril.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: John Moody on October 02, 2025, 06:35:39 PM
They are DONE
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: whiptherabbit on October 02, 2025, 07:43:53 PM
Hard to believe Georgian Downs isn’t next?
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: captain morgan on October 03, 2025, 10:20:08 AM
Shut em down
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: whiptherabbit on October 03, 2025, 10:40:42 AM
https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/10-3-25/casino-lease-agreement-also-ending-kawartha-downs.html

Maybe add Kawartha Downs to the list.........
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Rdp066 on October 03, 2025, 10:58:30 AM
Track's casino to cease operations end of March..racing in peril.

"Sarnia"?  What the fuck is that for a word?  I think you meant "Sayonara" dumb shit  Try learning how to write a sentence correctly dumbass before posting so the rest of us with an adequate education could understand you.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Bitter Truth on October 03, 2025, 12:03:11 PM
Sarnia is the town it is located dumbass and IT IS a word.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Pacer 2 on October 03, 2025, 12:20:29 PM
Never heard of it   ngc3
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Jctoronto on October 03, 2025, 03:42:06 PM
Sarnia..Imperial Oil and other plants (border city with Flint to the west, Detroit southwest, each about 40-45 mins away across Bluewater Bridge)

Add in (to name a few) Rideau Carleton Ottawa backstretch previously reported news, to Kawartha, Georgian, Sarnia-Hiawatha and what is Western Fair's story these days (hope its ok) and the squeeze is clearly on Ontario harness racing.

The others: Mohawk, Flamboro, Grand River, Hanover, Clinton, Dresden, Leamington..what's ahead?
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: mwins on October 04, 2025, 09:17:18 AM
"Sarnia"?  What the fuck is that for a word?  I think you meant "Sayonara" dumb shit  Try learning how to write a sentence correctly dumbass before posting so the rest of us with an adequate education could understand you.


I didn't think it was possible, but you are a whole new level of RETARD.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: Rdp066 on October 04, 2025, 04:42:52 PM
I would love to have you say that to me in person shit stain.  At least you could spell retard correctly which is something the dumb mother fuckers on here certainly couldn't.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: whiptherabbit on October 04, 2025, 06:06:48 PM
The more that the little tracks fall, the more likely it is that Mohawk will fall eventually. We all know there are less horses bred each year, dwindling attendance & bettors. However, eliminating tracks will lead to the demise of harness racing as a whole in Ontario, my hypothesis would be 10 years or less. There is no way Georgian will be open much longer, Rideau closed the backstretch, they don't want racing at Flamboro Downs etc.

 

The small tracks like Hanover, Clinton, Dresden will eventually fall as well, there just is not enough horses or interest in all honesty.

 

Look at the card tonight at Mohawk, so many short fields of 6-7 horses in lots of races & this is at the A track. This circumstance will not improve anytime soon, eventually you will see Mohawk scale back to 3 nights a week soon enough.
Title: Re: Sarnia Hiawartha next?
Post by: SPARKS SPECIAL on October 04, 2025, 07:44:50 PM
HIAWATHA HORSE PARK will stay open till the owner passes. They may not race for much but one of the CLASSIEST places to race ! Grandstands packed every night.No degenerate gamblers calling the races fixed. Spotless grandstand and great food and of course ICE COLD CANADIAN BEER! ALWAYS GREAT WEATHER. I got a dui about 8 years ago so i can't cross the border . REALLY nice place I miss it!
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