FOUR MORE TRACKS IN HTA FOLD – MEMBERSHIP NOW 41

Four more racetracks – new members Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack in Chester, PA, and Western Fair Raceway in London, Ontario —and two returning tracks, Batavia Downs in Batavia, NY, and Cal-Expo in Sacramento, California, have joined Harness Tracks of America, bringing membership in the trade association of major North American harness tracks to 41.

Anne Allman will represent Harrah’s and Hugh Mitchell will serve as Western Fair’s director on the HTA board of directors. Martin Basinait, president of Batavia Downs’ parent Western OTB, will rejoin the board, and Chris Schick will serve as an HTA director for Cal-Expo.

Jeffrey Smith of Hoosier Park, president of HTA, said the addition of the four new tracks brings HTA to its highest membership in decades, and adds coast-to-coast solidity and strength to the track organization.