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Michigan Gaming Control Board announces 2018 Detroit horse racing schedule

Tracks will also simulcast races from other tracks

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DETROIT – The Michigan Gaming Control Board meeting orders could result in 42 weekends of live horse racing at Detroit tracks in 2018.

In a statement released Friday, MGCB officials announced that the new orders could provide Detroit-area horse tracks with more than 800 live races next year. 

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Northville Downs was granted 60 days of live standard-bred races on Fridays and Saturdays during late winter, spring, and autumn seasons. 

Hazel Park was granted 40 days of thoroughbred race dates during the summer season. The two tracks will both have races in May throughJune and mid-September when their seasons overlap. 

The races start on Friday, March 2, at Northville Downs. 

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