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Ellis Park to reopen Friday
The Associated Press
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Saturday, July 05, 2008
The Ellis Park race track in western Kentucky will reopen after its owner and horsemen reached a deal giving the horsemen a larger share of account wagering revenues.
Rick Hiles, president of the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, told The Courier-Journal on Saturday the two parties had reached an agreement.
Owner Ron Geary said the deal would open the 86-year-old track in Henderson on Friday.
Geary announced Thursday the track would shut down amid a dispute over account wagering. He wanted to offer Ellis races to national account wagering outlets that take bets by phone and online.
The account wagering was blocked by the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protection Association, which is seeking a larger share of those revenues.
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