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Gulfstream Park

Thursday, December 3, 2020

PEGASUS WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL SERIES RETURNS TO GULFSTREAM PARK ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - The Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is returning to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Launched in 2017 as part of 1/ST’s mission to modernize the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, the $4 million Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series has captured the attention of the racing industry, celebrities, and fans from around the world and has cemented itself as a premier event on the racing calendar.

1ST APPOINTS PAUL WILLIAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 1ST TECHNOLOGY AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, 1ST

1/ST

Friday, November 20, 2020

1/ST APPOINTS PAUL WILLIAMS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 1/ST TECHNOLOGY AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, 1/ST

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL (November 20, 2020) – 1/ST announced today the appointment of Paul Williams to Chief Executive Officer, 1/ST TECHNOLOGY and to Chief Technology Officer, 1/ST. Williams joined The Stronach Group in 2018 as the company’s first Chief Technology Officer, focused on building and delivering the digital and technology road map to maximize the company’s world-class platforms and to expand the opportunities for innovation across The Stronach Group’s racing and gaming verticals.

MAJOR U.S. HORSE RACING ORGANIZATIONS JOINTLY FUND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF FUROSEMIDE IN TWO-YEAR-OLD RACEHORSES

1/ST

Thursday, October 29, 2020

MAJOR U.S. HORSE RACING ORGANIZATIONS JOINTLY FUND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF FUROSEMIDE IN TWO-YEAR-OLD RACEHORSES

Laurel, MD – The Stronach Group together with Breeders’ Cup Ltd., Churchill Downs Inc., Keeneland, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and the New York Racing Association, Inc. have agreed to jointly fund North America’s largest study on the effects of furosemide and on the prevalence and severity of Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) in two-year-old racehorses.

1ST APPOINTS AIDAN BUTLER as CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, 1ST RACING and PRESIDENT, 1ST CONTENT

1/ST

Thursday, October 22, 2020

1/ST APPOINTS AIDAN BUTLER as CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, 1/ST RACING and PRESIDENT, 1/ST CONTENT

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - 1/ST announced today the appointment of Aidan Butler to Chief Operating Officer, 1/ST RACING and to President, 1/ST CONTENT. Butler joined The Stronach Group in 2018 and has been front and center in California leading the racing operations teams at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields as the Acting Executive Director of California Racing Operations. In addition, he also served as Chief Strategy Officer for The Stronach Group.

Santa Anita Park

Thursday, October 1, 2020

“RIDERS UP” DOCUMENTARY FEATURING NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST SPORTS BUBBLE AT SANTA ANITA PARK TO PREMIER ON NBCSN

Santa Anita, CA (October 1, 2020) - 1/ST announced today the television premier of “Riders Up”, a 30-minute documentary film showcasing Santa Anita Park, and how the company’s premier Thoroughbred horse racetrack venue in Southern California successfully created North America’s first sports bubble amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

PREAKNESS 145 ON OCTOBER 3RD TO PROCEED WITHOUT FANS IN ATTENDANCE

Maryland Jockey Club

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

PREAKNESS 145 ON OCTOBER 3RD TO PROCEED WITHOUT FANS IN ATTENDANCE

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – September 2, 2020 - The Stronach Group and the Maryland Jockey Club, owners of the legendary Preakness Stakes (G1), announced today that Preakness 145 will proceed without fans in attendance on October 3rd at Pimlico Race Course.

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