Increasingly depressing scenario for everyone at Canterbury.. Good piece by Star-Trib's Jon Tevlin on the cost to the people involved. 1,100 affected by the ongoing stalemate, before even counting those that work with the horses..
At Canterbury Park, no races, no purses, no reason to stay
By JON TEVLIN , Star Tribune
They are among the innocent victims of the state closure, many of them low-paid workers and independent contractors who simply do not earn a living if their horses don't run. Since jockeys and some trainers who own their horses are considered independent business owners, they also don't qualify for unemployment.
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