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Tuesday - January 9, 2007 - DIXON, California - The fate of Magna Entertainment Corporation’s $250 million state-of-the-art horseracing track for Northern California will be decided in a special election April 17 by the City of Dixon. Magna, which was founded by Frank Stronach, is North America's number one owner and operator of horse racetracks, based on revenues, and one of the world's leading suppliers, via simulcasting, of live racing content to the growing inter-track, off-track and account wagering markets. Magna has sought Dixon’s approval for more than six years for the proposed racetrack. On January 9, Dixon’s city council voted 5-0 to put four referendums on the racetrack before the voters. The move came after the city clerk certified petitions opposing the project. Dixon Citizens for Quality Growth, conducted the petition drive and has fought the track on the basis that it would erode Dixon’s small-town charm causing more traffic and other big-city problems. Dixon is a town of 17,500 residents located 19 miles west of Sacramento. Magna owns 260 acres along Interstate 80, which is the major freeway corridor between Sacramento and the Bay Area. With about 700 valid signatures needed to force the special election, the petitions sought to overturn the council’s October 23, 2006, approval of the track’s environmental impact report and basic development agreement. The site could be the first major horse racing venue to be built in California in a half century. The site is less than an hour away from MEC’s Golden Gate Fields. There are seven regular horse racing venues in California, along with nine county fair tracks. The California Horse Racing Board governs horse racing in the state.

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