EXHIBIT 21

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

United States

| | The Santa Anita Companies, Inc. (Delaware)                             
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| | SLRD Thoroughbred Training Center, Inc. (Delaware) (San Luis Rey Downs)
| | Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc. (Florida)                     
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| | Pacific Racing Association (California) (Golden Gate Fields)           
| | MEC Land Holdings (California) Inc. (California)                       
| | Remington Park, Inc. (Oklahoma)                                        
| | Thistledown, Inc. (Ohio)                                               
| | MI Racing Inc. (Delaware) (Great Lakes Downs)                          
| | MEC Holdings (USA) Inc. (Delaware)                                     
| | Bay Meadows Operating Company, LLC (Delaware)                          
| | Bay Meadows Catering Company (California)                              
| | MEC Pennsylvania Racing, Inc. (Pennsylvania) (The Meadows)             
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| | Mountain Laurel Racing, Inc. (Delaware)                                
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| | Washington Trotting Association, Inc. (Delaware)                       
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| | GPRA Thoroughbred Training Center, Inc. (Delaware) (Palm Meadows)      
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| | MKC Acquisition Co. (Oregon) (Multnomah Greyhound Park)                
| | MEC Land Holdings (Oregon) LLC (Delaware)                              
| | MEC Oregon Racing, Inc. (Delaware) (Portland Meadows)                  
| | MEC Dixon, Inc. (Delaware)                                             
| | DLR, Inc.                                                              
| | OTL, Inc.                                                              
| | MEC Texas Racing, Inc. (Delaware)                                      
| | Racetrack Holdings, Inc. (Delaware)                                    
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| | MEC Maryland Ventures, LLC (Maryland)                                  
| | MEC Maryland Investments, Inc. (Delaware)                              
| | Maryland Racing, Inc. (Delaware)                                       
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| | Michigan Racing, Inc. (Delaware)                                       
| | XpressBet, Inc. (Delaware)                                             
| | MEC Media Distribution Corp. (Delaware)                                
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| | Sunshine Meadows Racing, Inc.                                          
| | Vista Hospitality Inc. (Delaware) (Splendido)                          
| | Aurora Hospitality Services, Inc. (Delaware)                           
| | MEC Developments, Inc. (Delaware)                                      
| | MEC Services Corp. (Delaware)                                          
| | Fex Straw Manufacturing Inc. (Delaware)                                

Canada

| | MEC Holdings (Canada) Inc. (Ontario)
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| | Ontario Racing Inc. (Ontario)       
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Europe

| | Fontana Beteiligungs AG (Austria)   
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| | MEC Projektentwicklungs AG (Austria)
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| | MEC Racino Holding GmbH             
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