“Sturbridge isn’t just about horse racing. It is also about preserving our rural economy, our farms and a way of life that will disappear forever if we don’t protect it and act now.”

Anthony Spadea, Jr., President
The New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Assn.

• Live thoroughbred racing meets and equestrian center
• Elegant New England-style architecture in a rural wooded setting
• Annual festival with racing occurring several weeks out of the year in the spring and fall
• Show grounds, stables, corrals, and equestrian center
• Recreation and entertainment facilities for general public
• One-mile dirt/synthetic racetrack & ⅞ mile turf racetrack
• Host onsite and online sports and horse racing betting

The proposed facility will be located on a 223 acre site in Worcester County. The site is on the east side of US 84 along the Massachusetts-Connecticut border, with access through last exit in Connecticut.

Sturbridge is home to popular tourist attraction Old Sturbridge Village, restaurants, breweries, hotels, and working farms and recreation trails.

• New capital investment in Central Massachusetts of $25 million+
• Construction and permanent jobs
• New tax revenue for Town of Sturbridge and Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Up to 1,000 fulltime equivalent jobs (FTEs) and $100 million in economic activity.

UMass/Amherst Center for Economic Development study says integrated horse park and racetrack is serious economic business.

Source: Towards the Creation of a Horse Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A Feasibility Study

The proposed facility is expected to bring approximately $53.7 million per year in new spending to the Massachusetts economy from out-of-state sources. The ripple effects would yield a total annual impact of $98.9 million across the entire economy and generate another $5 million per year in new state and local tax revenues… and support the creation of 958 full-time equivalent (FTE) year-round jobs in the Commonwealth. thoroughbred breeding and training farms across Massachusetts.

• New group led by a local businessman, andhorse breeder and owner Armand Janjigian
• Support from New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (Anthony Spadea, Jr., President) and Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders Association (Donna Pereira, Chair)
• Horse enthusiast, rancher and resort developer Richard T. Fields enlisted to solicit investors