Cal Expo CEO Tom Martinez announced that he would make the recommendation to the board on Friday. In an update in the afternoon, Cal Expo announced thoroughbred racing was suspended.
Cal Expo did not mention if harness racing, which was also on the chopping block, was suspended.
Lackey left the track Wednesday and filed into a packed meeting to try and save his sport at Cal Expo.
Martinez said that the horse racing landscape has changed since the closure of Golden Gate Fields last summer.
"I'm digesting this just as fast as you guys are," Martinez said. "It's been synonymous with state fair for over 150 years. So it's going to be missed."
"Certainly, it's foolish not to be concerned," Lackey said. "But in some respects, it's almost a waste of energy to worry about it because what's going to happen is going to happen."
Cal Expo reports that last year, thoroughbred racing at the state fair accounted for $650,000. Revenue from harness racing last year was $22,000.
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