The following story about HRNZ CEO Brad Steele and ATC Chairman Jamie ‘Watches’ Mackinnon’s meeting on Wednesday with Pukekohe based trot trainers has been taken from the Facebook page of distinguished journalist Dr Barry Lichter. It first appeared on the website of Lincoln Farms but was removed shortly after. We don’t know why.
Auckland Trotting Club president Jamie McKinnon today assured trainers that they would not be left without a training track if members voted tonight to sell Franklin Park.
And while he would not reveal details ahead of the special annual general meeting, McKinnon told Pukekohe trainers the club was close to signing a deal on a new site which it planned to lease and develop at a cost of $20 million.
McKinnon revealed the buyer of Franklin Park as Oyster Capital, a New Zealand company whose director Cam Wilson was a specialist in developing large properties.