Jason Settlemoir – Biography

Jason Settlemoir is the COO/GM of New Meadowlands Racetrack and Winners OTW at Bayonne, N.J., and is vice president of racing, simulcast and sponsorship for American Racing and Entertainment (Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs).

Settlemoir was appointed to the board of directors for American Racing and Entertainment in September 2011. He is also simulcast director for the Little Brown Jug, as well as the second announcer; vice president of Harness Tracks of America; past president and chairman of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (current director), Grand Circuit Director, Little Brown Jug Society Director, was appointed a member of the USHWA Hall of Fame Screening Committee in 2016 and sits on the board of directors for the United States Trotting Association.

Settlemoir is also active in the sport as a Standardbred owner and has owned in whole or part of many race horses including part of world champion trotting mare Perfect Alliance.

He was awarded the 2006 U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Lew Barasch Breakthrough Award for his work in opening up Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs and was inducted into the Upstate New York Chapter of USHWA’s Hall of Fame in 2011.

In 2014 he was awarded the USHWA Monticello-Goshen Chapter “Good Guy” award for his “youthful enthusiasm and passion for our sport, combined with his progressive thinking which has positioned the sport for the next generation.” Also in 2011, he received the Tioga County United Way Appreciation Award.

Jason sat on the board of directors for the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce, the Southern Tier Red Cross and the Tioga County United Way, where he was chair for the annual campaign drive before making his move east.

He and his wife, Lori, reside in N.J., with their two children. Born in the Buckeye State, Settlemoir is an avid fan of Ohio State sports and the Cleveland Browns football. He likes spending time at home with the family and fishing in the ocean.

Jason Settlemoir – Candidate’s Platform

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PONIES 24-7 – Q&A with Jason Settlemoir

In the January 2017 issue of PONIES 24-7, Publisher Larry Simpson does a Q&A interview with Meadowlands COO/GM Jason Settlemoir and Owner Jeff Gural.

Among the topics covered by Settlemoir are: what racing needs to move forward, attracting the younger generation, marketing the sport, keeping the older equine “stars” on the track longer and engaging with customers.

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