Rumor That Stronach is Buying Calder Denied

I guess this is one way to resolve the racing dates dispute - just lhave one owner!

Rumor That Stronach is Buying Calder Denied
By Jim Freer

Gulfstream Park officials said April 25 that there is no truth to rumors that its parent The Stronach Group has reached an agreement to buy Calder Casino & Race Course from its parent Churchill Downs Inc.

Earlier on April 25 several Internet sites had reports, not naming sources, that the parent companies reached a tentative agreement for a sale of Calder at a meeting April 24 at The Stronach Group headquarters in Aurora, Ont.

CDI is not commenting on such reports, said Courtney Norris, the company's director of corporate communications.

After reports of the sale began circulating, The Blood-Horse contacted Gulfstream Park, where officials said there was no truth to them.

Bill Carstanjen, CDI's president and chief operating officer, met with Stronach Group officials April 24 on issues that included trying to find a way to call off or otherwise resolve the head-to-head weekend racing that Miami-area neighbors Gulfstream and Calder are scheduled to begin July 6.

"We understand that they plan to meet again after the Kentucky Derby," said Phil Combest, Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association president.





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