Moira
Fanning, Director of Publicity and Event Operations for the Hambletonian
Society, has been named COO by the executive committee of the Society,
effective immediately.
Fanning has
been with the Society since 1988 and will take over many of the administrative
duties performed by former president and CEO Tom Charters. Earlier this year
Charters announced his retirement and the board elected John Campbell, the
sports leading money winning driver to succeed him as president.
“This is a
well-deserved promotion for Moira,” said Campbell. “She has been a tremendous
asset for the Society for many years and her professionalism, talent and
commitment are unparalleled in our industry. It has been a pleasure working
with and learning from her these last few months and I feel fortunate we
will be working together for the foreseeable future.”
In
addition, David Janes, who has been the staking assistant and IT Manager for
the past year has been promoted to Stakes Manager, replacing the recently
retired Callie Davies-Gooch. He will be responsible for the staking arm of the
Society, which currently services 131 important stakes, closers and events
across North America.
Janes has
been with the Society since 2009 and recently completed his B.A. in Information
Technology and Informatics from Rutgers.
He has gained experience in all facets of the harness racing business
through his involvement in the VIP Internet Stable, one of the most successful
and long-running racehorse syndication partnerships, which his father, Tom
Janes, co-manages with founder Ed O’Connor.
The
Hambletonian Society is a not-for-profit organization which supports and
encourages the breeding of Standardbred horses by sponsoring and administering
stakes and other special events in harness racing. The Society was
founded in 1924 to organize the Hambletonian Stake, one of 37 races it
currently owns. These races are some of the richest and most prestigious racing
events across North America, held at 14 different racetracks, involving the
processing of more than 54,108 individual payments totaling $12.3 million and
responsible for the disbursement of more than $16.7 million in purses.
