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Canterbury Park Joins American Stock Exchange16 December 2002SHAKOPEE, Minnesota – (Press Release) -- Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: TRAK) is pleased to announce that its common stock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). The Company, which began trading as a public company in 1994 on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market under the symbol "TRAK," will now trade under the new ticker symbol "ECP." Canterbury Park's AMEX specialist will be LaBranche & Company. A contingent of Canterbury Park Holding Corp. executives will participate in Wednesday morning's bell ceremony to open trading on the AMEX, celebrating the first day of the Shakopee, MN gaming facility's listing on this prestigious national marketplace. "We are pleased that the American Stock Exchange approved the listing of our securities," said Canterbury Park's President, and CEO Randy Sampson. "We feel like our potential to grow has given us the confidence to be traded on a national scale. Being listed on the AMEX is quite an achievement for our shareholders and employees. This is another step in the evolution of Canterbury Park." Canterbury Park Holding Corporation owns and operates Canterbury Park Racetrack, Minnesota's only pari-mutuel horse racing facility. The Company's 63-day 2003 live race meet is expected to begin on May 16 and ended September 1, 2003. The Company also operates Canterbury Card Club, the only facility in Minnesota given legislative authority to host "unbanked" card games. Canterbury Card Club operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week conducting poker and a variety of other unbanked card games. In addition, the Company conducts year-round wagering of simulcast horse racing and hosts a variety of other entertainment and special events at its facility in Shakopee, Minnesota. |