Golden Gate Fields to Close at End of 2023 Racing Meet. In a major development aimed at consolidating, invigorating and innovating racing throughout Southern California, The Stronach Group today announced it will double down on its prestigious racing and training venues at Santa Anita Park and San Luis Rey Downs by closing Golden Gate Fields at the end of the 2023 racing meet.
With the eyes of the Thoroughbred racing world focused on the final leg of the Triple Crown at Belmont, and on the investigation now underway at Churchill Downs, it’s time for the industry to embrace a future that is based on honesty, transparency and an iron-clad commitment to the idea that the safety of horses and jockeys must come first.
Experiential Squared (E2), parent company to the popular global racehorse ownership platform, MyRacehorse, today announced a $7 million funding round. The funding round is comprised of several investors led by 1/ST, North America’s dominant Thoroughbred racing and gaming company, through its 1/ST RACING & GAMING and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY business divisions.
Belinda Stronach, Chairwoman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Stronach Group announces the appointment of Kevin Gilmore as the group’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
As a result of an innovative partnership between world-renowned Ascot Racecourse’s Royal Meeting and 1/ST RACING, winners of the May 13 $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes and $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Gulfstream Park will each earn an automatic entry into one of Royal Ascot’s six 2-year-old races in addition to a $25,000 equine travel stipend.
1/ST announces the expansion of its partnership with NBC Sports to broadcast the 1/ST RACING TOUR on NBC, CNBC and Peacock. The 1/ST RACING TOUR is a series of connected coast-to-coast races that kicked off with the record-setting 2023 Pegasus World Cup, on Saturday, January 28.