Stronach Group surprises by saying it may extend racing at Northern California’s Golden Gate Fields

Stronach Group surprises by saying it may extend racing at Northern California’s Golden Gate Fields

Article brief provided by Los Angeles Times
  • John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
August 17, 2023 8:33 PM
  • John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times

The Stronach Group said “there is a possibility” that it will keep Golden Gate Fields open another six months past its planned closing date in mid-December.

“We will do everything we can to keep it open for a short period,” Aidan Butler, chief executive of racing, told a California Horse Racing Board subcommittee Wednesday at a Del Mar hotel.

That would be a small concession to the horsemen and stakeholders who have vehemently objected to the Bay Area track’s announced closure after more than eight decades, a decision that was shrouded in secrecy until it was made public last month.