Golden Gate Fields General Manager Joe Morris announced late last week that he is stepping down to become the president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California.
Morris came to GGF in October of 2011 when then GM Robert Hartman stepped down to pursue other endeavors. When he arrived he was given the term “interim”, basically because nobody knew how long he would be here.
“I came here to turn the place around and we have done that,” Morris said. “ The handle is up for the first time in many years, the P & L has turned around and things are going well. It has been a total team effort and I’m very proud of what everyone has done here. I've enjoyed my time here it has been fantastic.”
Morris (right) will finish out the current meet which ends June 16th.
“For me, it’s a better opportunity personally with the TOC,” Morris said. “We have accomplished a lot here but with every new job comes a new set of challenges and instead of working at one track I will be dealing with several different sets of issues that comes at a very challenging time for California racing.”
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