At a recent meeting of the Historic Track Board of Directors
Steve Jones was elected president of the Board.
“I have been on the Board since 1983 and it’s a honor to be
associated with the oldest harness track in the United States” he said.
“And with the help of the Board we’ll try to keep Goshen’s tradition
going for decades to come.”
“Of course everyone knows Goshen is called the ‘Cradle
of the Trotter’ because that’s where harness racing began back in the
mid-19th Century. And besides, for nearly a century there were
two racetracks in Goshen and for over 25 years, from 1930 through 1956,
the sports greatest event, the Hambletonian, was raced over the
mile track which was known as Good Time Park.”
Jones notes that for decades Historic Track has been an
excellent training facility and he vows to maintain it.
“Bernie White worked tirelessly as President of Historic
Track for many years and I will continue to seek his guidance on decisions
regarding GHT in the future.”
In the summer of 2013 Jones was elected to the Board of
Trustees at Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, and on Hambletonian Day
2013, Steve was elected to the Hambletonian Society.
Jones is also the proprietor of Cameo Hills Farm a
boarding and breeding facility in Montgomery N Y. Over the years Cameo Hills
Farm has bred and raised champions ,including the 2008 Hambletonian winner
Deweycheatumnhowe.
“This year, for the first time ever, we’ll have a stallion,
So Surreal, the first son of Somebeachsomewhere to stand stud. And with a
freshman mark of 1:49.4 he’s the fastest 2 year old to ever stand in New York,”
Jones added.
Also at that directors meeting all Board positions
were determined with George Casale, elected vice president; Frank “the Hands”
Baldassare, treasurer; Judy Green secretary; and Kerry English, Chairman of the
Board.
“And as always, we all look forward to our matinee races in
the spring as well as our annual Grand Circuit meeting in July,” Jones added.
