Dogs Take Last Laps At Texas Track

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Dogs Take Last Laps At Texas Track A Texas dog track closes Sunday, ending a run of nearly two decades.

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(December 30, 2007)--Corpus Christi's greyhound race park will close for at least a year after Sunday’s card, ending a near-two-decade run.

The track's owners decided to go dark for 2008 after the Texas Racing Commission denied a request for a reduced racing schedule.

Filings with the Texas Racing Commission show the Corpus track was losing about $3.5 million a year.

It sustained losses for years hoping the state would legalize slot machines or live poker.

General manager Rick Pimentel said about 115 people will lose their jobs, but the track hopes to be able to reopen in 2009.

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