Robert Croteau has been named as the next general manager of Fair Hill Training Center (FHTC) in Maryland, it was announced via press release Monday morning.
Tapped to succeed Sally Goswell, who retired after almost 30 years in the position, Croteau began his position effective Feb. 1 while Goswell stays on as a consultant to ease the transition.
“I always thought Fair Hill Training Center was a great concept and to actually be involved with something like that is exciting,” said Croteau, himself the son of a Thoroughbred trainer, and who's held positions in several facets of the equine industry. “Racing is going through changes, and I think there's opportunity for places like Fair Hill. I want to help it be all it can be, but I'm very aware I'm standing on the shoulders of giants. They've done all the hard work.”
FHTC was founded in 1983 and includes 18 privately owned barns with 700 Thoroughbreds calling it home at peak capacity. The common areas comprise of a one-mile dirt track, seven-furlong Tapeta track, access to fields in the surrounding 5,600-acre state-managed area, and a starting gate crew, among others.
“We thank Sally for her service to FHTC as general manager, and going back further, as a barn owner with her husband Mike,” said Bruce Jackson, president of the Fair Hill Condominium Association, which leases the property from the state of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources. “Sally's fingerprints are on everything at FHTC and has been a key to our success for many years. We're thrilled to have her involved and look forward to Robert growing into the role with Sally's valuable input.”
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