Sheikh’s training facility on track for Darley Stable
Plans for an Arab sheikh’s thoroughbred training track in Montmorenci are moving forward.
Darley Stable, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, who is the prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Dubai, closed the deal on 352 acres on Montmorenci Road on Dec. 30.
The training facility will feature a one-mile track, four 30- to 32-stall barns and two houses will be built on the property for the trainers.
The expansion was the focus of a presentation given Monday by Aiken Training Track treasurer Bernadette Clayton before the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce’s Equine Steering Committee.
“I think Darley will be a wonderful asset to Aiken County,” Clayton said.
Darley has 64 horses in training with Tim Jones at the Aiken Training Track and another 30 with Danny Moncada in Williston, Fla., at the Robert F. Scanlon Training Center. There should be between 120 to 130 horses being broken and trained at the facility once it begins operation, Clayton said.
The construction of the racetrack will be overseen and managed by the New York Racing Association’s Joe King. Horsemen’s Track and Equipment’s President Steven Greene, who oversaw the installation of the new inner rail at the Aiken Training Track, will be the eyes for the construction of the racetrack, and local crews will be doing the work, Clayton said.
Darley Stable will be working with a Kentucky-based architect, who will design the structures to be built on the facility, allowing Darley USA President Jimmy Bell better access to the plans. The mechanical engineer is from Aiken County, Clayton said, and local crews will be doing the construction. Full Details…..
Front Gate Properties, We’re selling the BEST Real Estate in Aiken, SC.