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Bryan and VIGL Sign Agreement to Build Horse Racing Facility on St. Croix, Making Long-Delayed Deal a Reality

Governor Albert Bryan on Thursday signed an agreement with VIGL that clears all remaining obstacles to enable the horse racing management company to begin the reconstruction of the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix, Government House has announced. As part of the agreement, VIGL agreed to a timeline of benchmarks it said it will meet to ensure that construction on the St. Croix track proceeds without further delay to bring horse racing back to the island. "Four years is a very long time," Governor Albert Bryan said Thursday, referring to the length of time the horse racing industry has been offline in the territory — a protracted delay caused by a multitude of issues. While the governor spoke about the setbacks caused by the Southland Gaming lawsuit against the government and VIGL, he also mentioned the 2017 storms and more recently Covid-19 as resulting in new impediments. Now that an agreement has been signed, the governor assured a speedy timeline. "The track is going to ...