The battle over Assiniboia Downs is in court April 26.
Lawyers for the Manitoba Jockey Club want a judge to restore $5 million in funding it uses to run the race track that was cut by the Selinger government.
Jeffrey Rath argues the finance minister and Manitoba Lotteries broke a legal contract between the Jockey Club and the Crown corporation.
The province is backing a plan that would see the Red River Exhibition spend millions of dollars to renovate and take over the track.
A lawyer for the Selinger government argued the court shouldn't override a minister's decision. The judge's ruling was adjourned Friday.
