Sudbury Downs
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Sudbury Downs is a harness racing
track located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
, Canada
, on Bonin Road between the communities of Azilda and Chelmsford. During the racing season, there are usually two race nights per week, on Wednesday and Saturday, with ten to fourteen races each race night.
The facility also has a Slot Parlor (with full service Bar) containing a large number of slot machine
s, although it is not a full casino
. The Main building also includes a snack bar, Deli style sandwich bar and a Fine Dining restaurant that is open each race night and special occasions.
hardwood forest into farmland for much of the 19th century.
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
track located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, on Bonin Road between the communities of Azilda and Chelmsford. During the racing season, there are usually two race nights per week, on Wednesday and Saturday, with ten to fourteen races each race night.
The facility also has a Slot Parlor (with full service Bar) containing a large number of slot machine
Slot machine
A slot machine , informally fruit machine , the slots , poker machine or "pokies" or simply slot is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed...
s, although it is not a full casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
. The Main building also includes a snack bar, Deli style sandwich bar and a Fine Dining restaurant that is open each race night and special occasions.
Location history
Sudbury Downs was built on the farm of Médéric Bonin, which was settled in the mid 19th century by the Bonin family. The track is located in Boninville, which has now been amalgamated with Greater Sudbury. The history of this location can still be seen in places around Sudbury Downs. The land and its surrounding was transformed from a dense, Northern OntarioNorthern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
hardwood forest into farmland for much of the 19th century.