Martinelli replaces Mackey as Golden Gate Fields racing secreatary

Steve Martinelli has replaced Patrick Mackey as racing secretary at Golden Gate Fields effectively immediately, the track announced in a one-paragraph statement on Wednesday.

Mackey was released from the position last weekend. Track officials declined to elaborate on the reason for the change over the weekend.

Martinelli has been assistant racing secretary at Golden Gate Fields for seven years, and worked at the track for 15 years.

Martinelli takes command of the racing department for the final two months of the track’s winter-spring meeting, which continues through June 12.

A previous version of this article misspelled the name of the former Golden Gate racing secretary. It is Patrick Mackey, not Patrick Mackay.

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