By Bloodhorse.com
ARCADIA, Calif. (Apr. 23, 2015) — The Stronach Group announced April 23 that senior vice president Tom Ludt has been appointed to spearhead a key company initiative, the purpose of which The Stronach Group is expected to reveal at a later date. Effective immediately, Ludt will assume control of the creation and implementation of the new national project under development within the company.
As president of Santa Anita Park, Ludt oversaw a successful 68-day winter meeting, which concluded April 19. In a meet that opened Dec. 26, the track posted a 3% year-over-year increase in overall pari-mutuel handle and a 4% year-over-year hike in on-track attendance.
As a result of his new appointment, Ludt will no longer oversee the day-to-day operations at Santa Anita. Keith Brackpool, chairman of The Stronach Group’s West Coast operations, will assume control of Santa Anita’s day-to-day management, effective opening day of the track’s spring meeting, which begins April 24.
“We very much appreciate Tom’s stewardship of the Santa Anita Park operations over the past two years and we have now asked him to focus his talents on an important new project that we plan to roll out in the coming months,” Brackpool said.
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