Garland Elected to NTRA Board of Directors

Bruce H. Garland, senior executive vice president/racing of the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority has been elected to fill the Mid-Atlantic region Independent racetrack seat on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, serving out the term of Joe DeFrancis.

The independent seat is designed for elected representatives of "independent" racetracks in the Mid-Atlantic region (those not affiliated with large, multi-track operators already represented on the board). Garland was chosen in an election held last week, which was required under the NTRA by-laws following the completion of the acquisition of the Maryland Jockey Club by Magna Entertainment Corporation.

Garland was named senior executive vice president/racing of the NJSEA in March 1998 to oversee all of the Authority's racing operations at its two venues, Monmouth Park and Meadowlands. Garland earned undergraduate and law degrees from Wake Forest University and a master's degree in political science from Rutgers University. He joined the New Jersey Racing Commission as a deputy director in 1983. He was named executive director of the racing commission in 1986 and served until his appointment with the NJSEA in 1991.

In addition to his new role on the NTRA Board of Directors, Garland is the current vice chairman of the board of Harness Tracks of America and is a director on the board of the Thoroughbred Racing Association and United States Trotting Association.