Georgeanne Hale, the Maryland Jockey Club's longtime Vice President of Racing and Racing Secretary, has been named Vice President of Racing Development.
Hale started with the Maryland Jockey Club in 1984 as an assistant racing secretary. After being named racing secretary at Timonium in 1986, she was named racing secretary at the Maryland Jockey Club in 2000. She has been instrumental in building the GI Preakness S., GII Black-Eyed Susan S. and Maryland Million programs and she has mentored a number of racing officials.
Hale's new duties will include: overseeing and coordinating the revitalization of the prestigious D.C. International; assisting with the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series (MATCH); and leading and monitoring philanthropic initiatives with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), “Beyond the Wire,” and “Canter for a Cause” while serving as a liaison for backstretch programs.
“I'm very excited about this new position with the Maryland Jockey Club,” Hale said. “I look forward to the great opportunities it presents to continue to build the Thoroughbred racing program and help with philanthropic programs.”
Chris Merz, stakes coordinator at Santa Anita and Del Mar and assistant racing secretary at Los Alamitos, has been named racing secretary by the Maryland Jockey Club.
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