HTN: Fort Erie Track on Last Legs?

The Fort Erie horse racing track could be on it's way to the finish line after more than a century. 190 employees have been told their jobs are due for termination by the end of March. However, owner Nordic Gaming Group says it will pursue every effort to find a way to keep the races going for 2009. The company wants to put pressure on the provincial government of Ontario to come to some financial arrangement. The adjacent Fort Erie casino will not be effected. The race track has is the seventh oldest in North America.