Frasure crossed paths with both Mancini and Mattero at different points in his career at Pompano Park. Frasure was elevated to Assistant Race Secretary in 2013 and then Race Secretary in 2016. That moment left an indelible impression on Frasure and a lifelong passion for the sport began with a job cleaning stalls at just thirteen years old.įrasure’s career brought him to Pompano Park where he worked as a trainer, driver and owner for more than thirty-two years before assuming a management role at Pompano Park in 2011. Instead, the horse kissed Frasure on the cheek and rested its head on his shoulder. During Frasure’s first interaction with a horse, he was warned the horse may bite. Frasure grew up in Franklin, Ohio near Lebanon Raceway and though his family had no roots in racing, he developed a passion for the sport after visiting Latonia Racecourse in Kentucky with a neighbor. “We look forward to an exciting 2023 season.”įrasure is a veteran of harness racing, having devoted more than forty years to the sport, overseeing all aspects of racing operations at Florida’s Pompano Park as Race Secretary before joining Yonkers Raceway.

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