Again, no racing at Fair Hill, it's a debacle and Government at it's worst
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- April 24, 2024
- By SARA CAVANAGH
FAIR HILL, Md.--The disaster that is the turf track at Fair Hill is evidence of Government at its worst.
The turf track has cost Maryland taxpayers millions of dollars, with the cost going up annually, and the inability to use it has cost racing a prime venue and trainers at Fair Hill Training Center a turf track on which to work their horses.
No one in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources or the Sports Corporation of Maryland contacted by The Horse of Delaware Valley claimed responsibility for the turf track - or at least no one admitted to that responsibility.
No one even seems to know why the track can't be used.
Julie Solomon, Assistant Secretary, Enterprise Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, said "I oversee finances, not the land."
Jeff Newman of the Sports Corporation of Maryland and President and CEO of the Fair Hill International 5* Event said "You'll have to talk to the operators of the track. We're promoters of the venue. I can't comment on the track."