Jane Goldstein, a longtime California Thoroughbred Foundation trustee, the retired director of publicity at Santa Anita, and the first woman to head a track publicity department in this country, received a standing ovation when honored during the luncheon of the inaugural Horse Racing Women’s Summit at Santa Anita Sept. 29. Fellow Foundation trustee Amy Zimmerman, one of the many Goldstein has mentored throughout her career, presented the award.
The summit, designed to provide women in racing with ways to “engage, innovate, and invest,” offered a day of panels comprising fe-male executives throughout the racing industry.
Summit organizers recognized Goldstein as “a groundbreaking leader and inspirational example to women in racing.”
Zimmerman noted the barriers Goldstein had to face during her career simply because she was a woman, from the Daily Racing Form not hiring women at the time to press boxes being closed to women. Once in charge of publicity at Santa Anita, Goldstein “expected excellence from those who worked for her because she demanded it of herself because of how hard she worked to get here,” Zimmerman said.
Goldstein has brought her expertise and experience in the racing industry to her service on the Foundation board. Her hard work and dedication have added immeasurably to the Foundation’s work. Her fellow trustees salute Goldstein for her outstanding career and the Women’s Summit for choosing to honor her.