IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, S.O. 2000, c. 20;

AND IN THE MATTER OF 2005 LIVE AND INTERTRACK RACE DATES

On December 16, 2004, Chair Lynda Tanaka, Vice-Chair Larry Todd, and Commissioners Bernard Brennan, Jane Garthson, David Gorman, George Kelly and Brenda Walker met in a meeting of the Board to review the race date applications for the 2005 season.

The Ontario Racing Commission, after reviewing the written submissions from the applicant and others, approved the following:

Live Standardbred Race Dates

Sudbury Downs Raceway 64

Quinte Exhibition & Raceway 26

New Hiawatha Horse Park 63

Western Fair Raceway 112

Intertrack and Simulcast Dates

Sudbury Downs Raceway 364

Quinte Exhibition & Raceway 364

New Hiawatha Horse Park 364

Western Fair Raceway 364

All post times were approved as applied for.

Reference should be made to the Notice to the Industry issued this date by Chair Lynda Tanaka which summarizes the decisions of the Commission at its meeting dated December 16, 2004, held to deal with the 2005 applications. Calendars of the approved Live Dates form an attachment to the ruling. A complete calendar for all tracks is available upon request.

Dated at Toronto this 17th day of December, 2004.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION

John Blakney

Executive Director