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| Richard Shapiro Photo: Blood-Horse Library |
California Horse Racing Board chairman Richard Shapiro, after leading the state's racing industry through a difficult period over the past four years, surprised a sparse audience during the board's Dec. 15 meeting at Santa Anita Park by announcing his resignation.
Shapiro, who recently was reappointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to a new four-year term, said it was his decision to leave the board. He said the resignation will take effect Dec. 16.
"I have been honored and grateful that the governor appointed me to this position, and reappointed me and urged me to continue for another four years," Shapiro said. "But the time has come for me to leave the board. No one asked me to do this. This was a personal decision that I have been pondering for many months. This decision was mine and mine alone."
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