Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) File No. 333-102889 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 (To Prospectus dated May 16, 2003) MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. $75,000,000 7 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2009 and Shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock Issuable upon the Conversion of the Notes This prospectus supplement further supplements the prospectus dated May 16, 2003 of Magna Entertainment Corp., as supplemented on October 14, 2003, December 5, 2003, January 23, 2004 and February 17, 2004, relating to the sale from time to time by certain of our securityholders (including their future pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees or successors) of up to $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 7 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2009 and the shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus. The table of selling securityholders contained in the prospectus is hereby amended to update the information for the following selling securityholder: Number of Shares Aggregate of Class A Principal Subordinate Amount of Voting Stock Notes That That May Be May Be Sold Percentage of Sold Under Under this Notes this Percentage of Shares Name Prospectus Outstanding Prospectus (1) Outstanding (2) - ----------------------------------- ------------- ----------------- --------------------- --------------------- BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. $875,000 1.167% 102,941 * (1) The number of shares of Class A Subordinate Stock beneficially owned and being offered, as set forth in the table, has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act, includes shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock into which the notes are convertible, and assumes a conversion price of $8.50 per share of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares. In addition, the conversion price of the notes may be adjusted under certain circumstances which will change the number of shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock received upon their conversion. See "Description of the Notes - Conversion of the Notes" in the prospectus. (2) Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act, using 48,674,796 shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock outstanding as of March 17, 2003. In calculating this percentage for each holder, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock issuable upon the conversion of all that holder's notes, but we did not assume conversion of any other holders' notes, or include any other shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock that may be held by such holder. Does not include shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock that may be issued by us upon redemption or purchase of the notes by us at the option of the holder. Investing in the notes or shares of our Class A Subordinate Voting Stock involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 3 of the prospectus. NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, AND ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. The date of this prospectus supplement is May 6, 2004.