Jeff
Gural (Chairman, New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC)
Brian
Sears (A Leading Driver in North America)
Earlier
today Jeff Gural and Brian Sears spoke by phone and decided to issue a joint
statement regarding the issues that were brought to light last week:
Brian
Sears said:
"I’m
pleased that Jeff and I had a chance to get together and talk about the issues
that came to a head last week. I’ve known Jeff for a long time and so I’m
comfortable speaking my mind with him. I may have said some things in our
conversation that didn’t come across very well. I respect the many good
things that Jeff has done for harness racing and I’m glad that we can put our
differences behind us and get back to a great summer of racing."
Jeff
Gural said:
"Brian
is a friend of mine and I am glad we had a chance to clear the air this
morning. Brian is a very talented driver and one of the best I have ever
seen. Brian made some comments to me that particularly did not line up
with my vision for harness racing but we have spoken about them and are moving
forward. I completely understand why Brian makes the decision to race at
Yonkers and he completely understands why I wish he would still race at the
Meadowlands. At the end of the day, Brian must make the decision that is
best for him as I make the decisions that are best for my three tracks. I
told Brian he is welcome to race at any of my tracks (Meadowlands, Tioga Downs,
Vernon Downs) and hope that he will race at them often. We are both
happy to put this behind us and move forward."
