With two weeks to go before the scheduled transfer of racing operations from The Stronach Group to a new state-owned, not-for-profit Maryland Jockey Club, the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority board went into closed session at its Dec. 17 meeting to discuss acquisition of property for a new training center.
Three choices for the training center were identified in an MTROA report made public in January: the old Bowie Race Track site, the Rooney family’s Shamrock Farm in Woodbine, Md., and Mitchell Farm Training Center in Aberdeen.
Only Shamrock was discussed during open session Tuesday, and that is widely expected to be the MTROA’s choice. When Shamrock Farm was mentioned during the meeting, MTROA chairman Greg Cross cut the discussion off, saying it would be taken up in closed session.
The new Pimlico Race Course is expected to have stalls for perhaps 600 horses. The MTROA will be looking to more than…
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