Hazel Park Raceway Closure

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL HORSEMEN:

The confusion surrounding the sudden closure of the barn area at Hazel Park was clarified this morning by the announcement of the Hartman and Tyner organization that they have sold the race track and have ceased all operations.
The horses currently on the grounds at Hazel Park have until the 15th of April to vacate to barn area.
Given these circumstances, horsemen who intended to stable at Hazel Park for the upcoming Hazel Park meet are urged to contact tracks at the surrounding states for stall applications. The HBPA will also contact tracks in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, etc. to explain the predicament for Michigan horsemen and will request whatever helpful accommodation that can be made for those horsemen with stall assignments at Hazel Park.
This is an exceptionally sad day for Michigan horsemen and our racing fans, our suppliers, farmers and agriculture providers. Before there were casinos, state lotteries, charity poker rooms and internet betting, there was horse racing. Since 1933, thoroughbred horse racing has played a vital role in Michigan’s equine-agricultural environment. Michigan horsemen spend millions of dollars in maintaining equine farms, purchasing trucks and trailers, employing more than 12,000 Michigan residents and supporting feed and hay farmers. There are registered horsemen in every county in Michigan.