Simulcast
Other tracks on Red Shores screens
The Simulcast Theatre at Red Shores Racetrack & Casino puts races from other tracks on its screens. This page sets out how a bet on those races can join the pool at the track that runs them.
By the Form Desk Checked October 2026
No. 1
2
tracks, host and satellite
Simulcast
Host track, satellite track
Two defined terms from the federal pari-mutuel rules hold simulcast betting together. The host track is where a race is run. A satellite track accepts wagers on that same race from another location. With inter-track betting, money wagered at the satellite is added to the host track's pool. That leaves one pool, and a single payout is worked out from it.
Each race also needs pictures. A video crew records every race on a race night. That footage serves viewers at the track and at simulcast locations. Race dates themselves are kept on the racing pages of redshores.ca.
No. 2
11 am
daily opening
Simulcast
Eleven to midnight, every day
The Simulcast Theatre opens at 11 a.m. and closes at midnight, seven days a week. All times on this page are Atlantic time. The hours tool beside this text applies the same schedule to any chosen day. Holiday hours are not published. A call to the main line at 902-620-4222 confirms them before a holiday visit.
Splits at the hour you pick
Status and time left for the theatre, the floor and the kitchens; Atlantic time.
| Part | Status | Left |
|---|---|---|
| Slots | ||
| Table Games room | ||
| Poker | ||
| Roulette | ||
| Simulcast Theatre | ||
| O'Brien's Social Bar & Kitchen | ||
| Red's |
| Part of the venue | Hours, Atlantic time |
|---|---|
| Slots | Sun to Wed 11 am until 1 am; Thu to Sat 11 am until 2 am |
| Table Games room | Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Baccarat: Sun from 12 pm, Mon to Thu from 4 pm, Fri and Sat from 12 pm; to close |
| Poker | Thu and Fri from 6 pm, Sat from 4 pm; to close |
| Roulette | Thu to Sat from 6 pm; to close |
| Simulcast Theatre | daily 11 am until midnight |
| O'Brien's Social Bar & Kitchen | Sun to Wed 11 am until 8 pm; Thu to Sat 11 am until 10 pm |
| Red's | Sun to Wed 4 pm until 10 pm; Thu to Sat 11 am until midnight |
No. 3
14-foot
screen at Red's
Simulcast
Betting from a dinner table
Red Shores states that a wager on the horses can be placed from a restaurant table. Red's, with Italian-inspired comfort food, faces a 14-foot screen. Its kitchen runs Sunday to Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., then Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. Top of the Park sits in three tiers above the historic oval and serves a buffet on race nights. No hours are posted for it.
Bookings for the restaurants are taken only by phone, at 902-620-4264. Online reservation requests are not accepted. At the track, a renovation installed a 40-foot video wall.
No. 4
150+
slots
Simulcast
The rest of the building at that hour
More than 150 slots, reel and video, open daily at 11 a.m. Closing is 1 a.m. from Sunday to Wednesday, 2 a.m. from Thursday to Saturday. The kitchen at O'Brien's starts serving at 11 a.m. It closes at 8 p.m. from Sunday to Wednesday, 10 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday.
Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Baccarat share a private Table Games room. Its tables open at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. otherwise. Poker starts at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; Roulette, at 6 p.m. on Thursday to Saturday. All run "to close", with no closing hour posted.
No. 5
Q3
Reader questions · short answers
Questions
Q1Can the Simulcast Theatre be visited on a Monday morning?
Yes, from 11 a.m. The theatre runs 11 a.m. to midnight every day, Mondays included. On a holiday Monday, a call to 902-620-4222 confirms the hours.
Q2Is a bet on a race from another track kept in its own pool?
Not with inter-track betting. Money wagered at the satellite, here Red Shores, is merged into the host track's pool, and one payout comes from that pool.
Q3What time does Red's open on a Tuesday?
Red's opens at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday and serves until 10 p.m. The 11 a.m. start applies Thursday to Saturday only.
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