The Albany-based horse track, which opened in 1941, is scheduled to host its final horse races in December.
July 16, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.
“We believe that the future of success of racing depends on a business model that encourages investment in Southern California, one of North America’s premier racing circuits,” said Belinda Stronach, chief executive and president of the group that has owned the track since 2011. It’s unclear what will happen to the land that straddles Albany and Berkeley, but one possibility is that it could become either a state park or an open green space. Other possibilities have not been ruled out.
In the 1997 movie “Metro” starring Eddie Murphy, his character visits the track to gamble and blames jockey Russell Baze for losing his money. “Five years ago [when it was rumored Golden Gate was going to be sold], we put together a 12-month calendar that will make Sacramento its 12-month base,” said Larry Swartzlander, executive director of the California Authority of Racing Fairs. “We probably wouldn’t race in January and February and just shut down after the holidays but will race the rest of the year.”
The company said it would work with industry groups in California, as well as Los Alamitos racetrack in Orange County and Del Mar north of San Diego in relocating horses and employees to Southern California.“We can only say that we would have hoped those responsible for such a decision had taken their own contractual obligation for fairness, inclusion, communication, and honesty, as seriously as we have,” said Alan F. Balch, executive director of the CTT.
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