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24 2011/2012 raCing SChedule for north ameriCa

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PresideNt/ CHairmaN of tHe Board Joe Santanna first regioNal ViCe PresideNt Robin Richards seCretary/ treasurer Bill Walmsley CHief exeCutiVe offiCer Remi Bellocq CHairmaN emeritus Dr. Ed Hagan ViCe PresideNt CeNtral regioN Leroy Gessmann ViCe PresideNt easterN regioN Robin Richards ViCe PresideNt soutHerN regioN Rick Hiles ViCe PresideNt WesterN regioN Ron Maus

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message from the dear HorsemeN aNd HorseWomeN of tHe NatioNal HBPa, siNCe tHe assoCiatioN of raCiNg CommissioNers iNterNatioNal (rCi)’s marCH 28 Call to elimiNate tHe use of raCeday mediCatioN (i.e. lasix) iN raCiNg WitHiN fiVe years, tHe NatioNal HBPa Has BeeN Hard at Work tryiNg to BriNg aN alterNatiVe VieW amoNg aN eVer-groWiNg BaNd of aNti-lasix ProPoNeNts. In the following pages, you will read a detailed account about our July 20–24 summer convention, including a recap of the excellent medication forum focused on the Lasix debate and a resolution passed unanimously by the National HBPA Board of Directors on July 24 endorsing a proposed alternative race-day Lasix policy which had been in the works since June. Things in racing do not happen in a vacuum. The action taken by your Board of Directors came about after intense work behind the scenes by your representatives here at the National HBPA, along with other industry and horsemen’s groups. Since the RCI’s March announcement, racing has been engaged in a national – and at times very emotional – debate on this issue. Arguments by very well meaning individuals – both for and against Lasix use – have grabbed most of the headlines. The RCI’s March release gave no concrete details about the strategy it proposed and was unclear as to whether the phase-out would apply only to race-day medication, or if it would also include therapeutic medication used for training. And as more and more industry groups began aligning themselves with the RCI, the anti-Lasix effort was beginning to look like a “done deal” to many. Nonetheless, on April 18, the National HBPA came out publicly in opposition to the RCI’s position, calling for industry stakeholders to take a step back and look more closely at the science and data which have, over the years, made the case that Lasix is the best therapy available to combat Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) – a fact that no one disputes. Due in part to National HBPA taking this stand, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) sponsored an “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse” on June 13-14 at Belmont Park. The summit brought to light the fact that this was not a “slam dunk” issue, and many left understanding the value of Lasix in racing and training – even many of those in opposition. After our July 24 resolution, the National HBPA went on the road with our message to both the July 26-27 RCI Model Rules Committee Meeting at Saratoga and the August 4 RMTC Board meeting in Cincinnati. In the end, the RMTC Board voted to support the development of a model rule that would: a) allow the race-day use of Lasix only, b) ban the use of adjunct bleeder medications, and c) only allow Lasix to be administered by regulatory veterinarians. The vote was unanimous, and a model rule is scheduled to go before the RCI at its next meeting in October. It remains to be seen if the RCI, as it has always done, will follow the recommendation(s) of the RMTC. However, it is worth noting that from late March to early August, our efforts to raise awareness and focus on the science related to this issue has helped re-shape this debate. Often, horsemen ask what their membership to the National HBPA brings to them. Sometimes membership has its tangible rewards such as low cost insurance programs, The Horsemen’s Journal, disaster relief, and so on. But many times, it’s the intangible work behind the scenes – the meetings, the committees, the phone calls, the lobbying, and the negotiating – that goes unseen but bears the most fruit for horsemen. So, our thanks go to all of the National HBPA committee chairs and members, the working groups and advisors, and other individuals whose time and expertise make our team so strong. Thank you all for your wonderful support!

siNCerely, Joe Santanna President and Chairman Remi Bellocq CEO

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On August 4, Equibase Company released its Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators for the United States for July of 2011. Compared to July of 2010, wagering and race days were down, but purses were up slightly.

Comparing the first seven months of 2011 to the same period in 2010, wagering has declined 6.96 percent, race days have decreased 6.26 percent, and purses have increased 1.15 percent.

thoRouGhbRED RacinG Economic inDictoRS JulY 2011 VS. JulY 2010 InDIcAtor

July 2011

July 2010

% chAnge

Wagering on U.S. Races*

$999,242,281

$1,028,660,047

-2.86%

U.S. Purses

$110,718,002

$109,498,653

+1.11%

U.S. Race Days

588

630

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Wagering on U.S. Races*

$6,525,291,089

$7,013,687,423

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U.S. Purses

$592,966,047

$586,252,891

+1.15%

U.S. Race Days

3,069

3,274

-6.26%

* Includes worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.

thE JocKEY club commitS $10 million oVER five YearS to imPlement reCommendationS from induStrY StudY At The Jockey Club’s Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 14, The Jockey Club’s President and Chief Operating Officer James L. Gagliano announced that the organization’s board of stewards has committed funding over the next five years to implement many of the wide-ranging recommendations contained in the major industry study entitled, “Driving Sustainable Growth for Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding.” The study, commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted in association with the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, analyzed the current state and prospective future of Thoroughbred racing and breeding in North America. The findings and recommendations of the study were announced at the Round Table Conference by Dan Singer and Michael Lamb, director and principal, respectively, in McKinsey & Company’s Media and Entertainment Practice. The nine recommendations outlined in the study focus on: · Increased television coverage · A free-to-play website · Fewer, better races and better scheduling to increase field size and showcase the best product · Creation of a social game · Innovative wagering platforms · Track-integrated ADW · Racing integrity reforms · Encouragement of ownership through greater transparency · Dissemination of best practices from tracks around the country 8

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Gagliano pledged the financial, technological and human resources of The Jockey Club to implement many of these recommendations. He also announced that the organization has continued its relationship with McKinsey & Company, with Singer and Lamb still leading the effort, and will leverage McKinsey’s considerable network of contacts and resources. “We have already begun discussions with television networks and production companies concerning a televised racing series and creation of a free-toplay website and social game. In addition, through our InCompass subsidiary, we’ve begun building a predictive tool that will help racetracks identify more lucrative dates and times for their races.” While the second half of the two-hour conference focused on the industry study, the first half featured segments devoted to the Thoroughbred Safety Committee and the Equine Injury Database. Stuart S. Janney III, chairman of the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, announced that The Jockey Club — with input from several other industry organizations — has produced a comprehensive set of reformed racing medication rules designed to establish a new paradigm in U.S. pari-mutuel racing to protect the health and safety of equine athletes and enhance the integrity of the sport. The 2011 Reformed Racing Medication Rules integrate rules drawn from numerous sources, including individual racing jurisdictions, the Association of Racing Commissioners International, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The Reformed Racing Medication Rules were produced in collaboration with RMTC board members Dr. Rick Arthur, Alan Foreman, Ed Martin and Andrew Schweigardt, as well as Dr. Rick Sams, Dr. Scott Stanley, Dr. Tom David and Dr. Mary Scollay.

The reformed medication rules include: a simplified two category drug classification system consisting of controlled therapeutic medications and prohibited substances; regulatory limits and/or administration guidelines for all controlled therapeutic medications; a requirement that all drug-testing laboratories are accredited by the RMTC; enhanced race-day security measures for in-today horses; greater coordination and mutual enforcement of penalties among racing jurisdictions; and stricter penalties for prohibited substances and repeat offenders. Janney also announced two new recommendations from the Thoroughbred Safety Committee pertaining to medication rules and veterinarian compensation. In regard to medication rules, the committee calls for the immediate adoption by the Association of Racing Commissioners International and United States racing authorities of the proposed Reformed Racing Medication Rules and new penalty structure. In regard to veterinarian compensation, the committee calls for veterinary fee structures that properly recognize the value of examinations, diagnostics and professional services independent of the dispensing and administration of medications while maintaining fee neutrality. It further encourages close collaboration and consultation among the trainer, veterinarian and owner in the diagnosis and treatment of the Thoroughbred racehorse. A copy of the entire text of the new recommendations, along with the first 11 recommendations issued by the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, is available at www.jockeyclub.com/tsc.asp. During a segment on the Equine Injury Database, Dr. Tim Parkin, an epidemiologist at the University of Glasgow and a consultant to the Equine

Injury Database, identified risk factors associated with catastrophic lower limb fracture, based on analyses of more than 1.5 million starts in the database. Thoroughbreds at the highest risk of catastrophic lower limb fracture were those that made their first start within the previous nine months, and raced more than 10 times within the last six months before a race, and had not started in a race within the last 15-to-30 days; or were colts or ridglings over the age of six that made their first career start at age six or older. Parkin added that an extra year of race data will be available for analysis in November, which will enable identification of more subtle injury relationships. During his closing remarks, The Jockey Club Chairman Ogden Mills Phipps announced that the organization’s stewards have approved certain revisions to the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book, including the addition of provisions to deny privileges to individuals determined to have significant medication violations in Thoroughbred racing. “Consistent with application of rules concerning those found to have mistreated Thoroughbreds, under Rule 19 The Jockey Club may now deny privileges to The American Stud Book to individuals determined to have been either the subject of medication violations involving certain classes of drugs with no legitimate use in racing, or have been determined to have violated medication rules three or more times in a 365-day period,” said Phipps. A replay of the Round Table Conference video stream, as well as a PowerPoint presentation, an official transcript, and other selected materials from the economic study, are available at www.jockeyclub.com.

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On August 9, Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-20) announced that he introduced legislation, H.R. 2702, The Wire Clarification Act of 2011, to make certain that internet wagering on Thoroughbred horse racing remains legal. Recently, the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve implemented a new set of rules on Internet gambling which could negatively impact the horse racing industry. While the rules were designed to crack down on illegal Internet gambling, they have unintentionally created confusion regarding the validity of credit card transactions for legitimate Internet-based wagers on horse racing that are sanctioned by the federal Interstate Horseracing Act. As a result, several credit card companies have decided not to process any gaming transactions, even legal Internet gaming transactions on horse racing. This confusion could result in less wagering, reduced purses, and ultimately economic decline for communities, horse breeders, and thousands of

individuals who earn a living at local racetracks. Furthermore, the reduction would lead to fewer taxes paid to local and state governments, which benefit greatly from the lawful horse racing industry. In fact, the Thoroughbred racing industry helps sustain a $39 billion agribusiness and an estimated 1.4 million American jobs. Congressman Gibson’s legislation would clarify the Internet gambling rules to guarantee these new restrictions are not applicable to interstate horse racing. More importantly, this legislation would relieve credit card companies from the constant threat of prosecution, allowing them to process legal online wagering as authorized by the Interstate Horseracing Act. “For more than a decade, horse racing has offered legal, state-regulated online pari-mutuel wagering as authorized by the Interstate Horseracing Act,” said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. “This legislation will assure that horse racing’s multi-million dollar investment in technology and the thousands of jobs that racing provides in New York and nationwide are safe and secure.” The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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iNdustry News EquinElinE SalES Catalog aPP introduCed for iPad On June 3, the Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS) unveiled the Equineline Sales Catalog app for the iPad, the company’s first product customized for Apple’s popular tablet. The Equineline Sales Catalog app, which can be downloaded free from the App Store on iPad or at http://itunes.apple. com/us/app/equineline-sales-catalog/ id440355734?mt=8&ls=1, enables customers to download sales catalog books to iPads and also create a single book for multi-volume sales.

Within the downloaded books, buyers can create short lists and view mini catalogs, record conformation notes and veterinary information in custom formats, and hand write annotations with easy-to-use touch selections. They can also assign ratings, highlight catalog pages with color selections, add moveable sticky notes, and directly email pages with annotations and comments. The app will make available catalogs for all major North American Thoroughbred auction sales, including those held by Keeneland Association, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders’ Sales, Barretts and Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society. In addition to North American Thoroughbred auctions, through TJCIS’ ongoing and close partnership with Weatherbys, catalogs for a number of major European sales will be available.

amERican hoRSE Slaughter Prevention aCt introduCed On June 9, 2011 Senator Mary Landreiu (D-LA) introduced the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S.1176. The bill would prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption. This bill would amend the Horse Protection Act (HPA), which was enacted in 1970 to prohibit the showing, transport or sale of horses that have been subjected to any painful process to accentuate their gait. The Animal & Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture enforces the HPA.

The bill would prohibit the shipping, transporting, or sale of horses for slaughter for human consumption. Such activities would be a violation of the HPA and subject any person who knowingly violates the Act to penalties of up to $3,000 and/or one year in jail for the first offense and up to $5,000 and/or two years in jail for a second offense. An offender may also be subject to civil penalties of $2,000 for each violation. The bill authorizes $5 million for enforcement. It has been referred to the Senate the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and has 15 co-sponsors. - Courtesy American Horse Council

ntRa SaFEtY anD intEGRitY alliancE launCheS afterCare weBSite On July 6, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance has established a new website, www.ntraaftercare.com, dedicated to retired Thoroughbred racehorses. Information contained on the new site includes: contact information for aftercare liaisons at all Alliance-accredited racetracks; interactive aftercare organization map showing facilities by state; links to educational aftercare articles; resources available to aftercare organizations, including grants and funding, gelding clinics, legal document templates, and a listing of national/regional

organizations and associations; best practices for racetracks and aftercare organizations; video library of Alliance Professional Education Seminar aftercare presentations; event calendar; and aftercare news and success stories. Aftercare facilities are able to sign up at the site to have their facility listed, and to have their events listed on the site’s calendar. “This new site will provide solid, practical information—for both prospective and current adopters—on funding options, second-career possibilities for Thoroughbreds and many other relevant topics,” said Mike Ziegler, Executive Director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. “The site is targeted to anyone interested in getting involved with horses after their careers on the track are over.”

contRibutionS to REtiREmEnt CheCKoff Program now tax deduCtiBle Contributions by owners and breeders to The Jockey Club’s retirement checkoff program in support of Thoroughbred aftercare now qualify as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Until now, those contributions did not qualify as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. The retirement checkoff program was implemented in 2009 with proceeds benefiting the retirement, retraining and adoption efforts of Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). Checkoff proceeds are directed specifically to TCA’s Thoroughbred re-training and adoption initiatives and to

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TRF’s vocational training programs with retired Thoroughbreds at correctional facilities. The retirement checkoff program is administered by The Jockey Club. Thoroughbred owners and breeders have the option of selecting one of four graduated amounts ($25, $50, $75, or $100) to be designated for these Thoroughbred aftercare programs, or they can fill in the amount of their choice on the Application for Foal Registration form. Donors can direct their contributions toward one or both of the aftercare organizations and will receive written receipts acknowledging their tax deductible contributions from the organization receiving the donations.

EquibasE launchEs today’s Racing app foR iphone and andRoid UseRs Equibase Company has launched its Today’s Racing™ mobile app, which can be downloaded free at www.itunes.com and the Android Marketplace and features current- and next-day

entries, as well as current- and previous-day results. Entries include links to handicapping products, scratches and program changes; results include links to result charts and race replays. A schedule of every track’s opening and closing dates is also provided.

KEEnEland launchEs advance deposit WageRing platfoRm Keeneland has expanded its wagering options to now include online—via Keeneland Select (www.keenelandselect.com), the official advance deposit wagering (ADW) platform of the Keeneland Association. Available to residents of Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas, Keeneland Select sets

itself apart from other ADWs by earmarking a portion of its proceeds to players in the form of a simple, yet lucrative rewards program and to the industry in the form of higher purses and investment in research and development. According to Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. “By earmarking a portion of our proceeds for areas such as player development and racing purses, we are continuing the Keeneland philosophy of giving back and doing what is best for the industry.” Keeneland Select is powered by TwinSpires.com, a subsidiary of Churchill Downs Incorporated.

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At its summer convention in Seattle, Washington, the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association presented its 2010 Industry Service Award to Arkansas HBPA President and National HBPA Secretary-Treasurer and past president Bill Walmsley to recognize, honor, and express its gratitude to him for his active involvement, outstanding contributions, and wise counsel to the National HBPA over the past two decades. During that time, Walmsley has served at different times as National HBPA’s President, Vice President for the Southern Region, Secretary-Treasurer, and a Board member. He also has served as the National HBPA’s representative on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)’s Board of Directors. Walmsley is always quick to credit his wife, Janis, for her help and support in his efforts to serve the HBPA and the thousands of horsemen and women it represents over the years.

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The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association is proud to announce that Julio Rubio will act in an advisory capacity for the association as its National Latino Liaison. Rubio, on loan as needed from the Kentucky HBPA, will act as a national liaison between trainers, workers, and administration, as well as with federal agencies. Rubio will also monitor the various national and state trends affecting immigration laws. With the expanding number of states passing immigration legislation, trainers face a patchwork of laws that can potentially subject them to criminal prosecution and property forfeiture if they are not in strict compliance with immigration laws. In some states, transporting workers whose papers have expired in the trainer’s horse trailer could be prosecuted as trafficking of illegal workers. The National HBPA has recognized the critical importance of immigration compliance in today’s immigration climate and, as a result, has identified Julio Rubio as the best qualified person to monitor local and national immigration trends, enable trainers’ immigration compliance through providing a ready source of information about laws affecting visa status and licensure, and act as a liaison between Latino workers, trainers, and track administration. An American citizen who was born in Mexico and grew up in both Tijuana and San Diego, California, Rubio has served the Kentucky HBPA as the Hispanic and backside services coordinator since 2003. In his duties for the Kentucky HBPA, Rubio acts as a field representative and liaison between the stable area track workers, trainers, and track administration. He has also represented interests of trainers and workers in many different circumstances, from immigration to licensure to social security to medical insurance issues. Additionally, 14

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“Bill’s selfless dedication, efforts, and wise counsel to the National HBPA over the last two decades have been instrumental in uniting and strengthening the organization and raising its prominence and level of respect within the industry. It has been an honor and joy to serve alongside him on behalf of the National HBPA,” said current National HBPA President and Chairman Joe Santanna. Born in Bald Knob, Arkansas, Walmsley attended Arkansas College, where he served as Student Council President and earned a scholarship as part of the basketball team. Walmsley went on to earn his law degree from University of Arkansas. After practicing law for five years, Walmsley launched a successful campaign for a seat on the Arkansas State Senate. He served as a state senator in Arkansas for 12 years. In 1993, Walmsley was elected president of the Arkansas HBPA. Two years later, he was also elected president of the National HBPA, a position he held for four years. Walmsley served as Arkansas HBPA President from 1993 through 2003, and he currently holds that office, which he was re-elected to in 2009. Walmsley was presented with an award and a formal resolution from the National HBPA Board of Directors. The text from the resolution can be found on p. 31.

Rubio is a board member of the Kentucky Hispanic Latino Coalition and a member of GLI (Louisville’s Chamber of Commerce). As many of grooms and riders are from Mexico, Central and South America, Rubio’s primary responsibilities are to act as an interpreter, advocate, and community services liaison for issues related to immigration, worker safety, social security, income taxes, social, legal, and health care services, and issues related to acclimation to the local culture. In his duties, Rubio also provides extensive direct services for native backside workers. According to Rubio, “For years, as part of the Kentucky HBPA’s mission, we have assisted both our trainer members and their H-2B employees (grooms, exercise riders, and jockeys) navigate through the logistically and intellectually challenging immigration system. I liaise with immigration attorneys and immigration officers to make sure that the prospective workers that come to Kentucky maintain their legally authorized immigration status, return to their countries consistently, are included on the list of eligible workers, provide proper relevant documents to establish their identity and legal status, talk with workers via telephone and, if they are in their country, give them information regarding timelines and assembly at the consulate. By providing this level of immigration service to trainer members of the Kentucky HBPA, the Kentucky HBPA relieves a nearly unworkable burden from its trainer members.” Will Velie, an immigration attorney and president of National HBPA sponsor Horseman Labor Solutions asserted, “I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Julio Rubio for several years. I am always amazed at the level of commitment he has to the needs of the workers on the stable area of the track. It doesn’t matter where we go – whether Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, or New York – the grooms, hot walkers, and riders know Julio because of his dedication to their interests. Whether it is health care, English classes, immigration, social security needs, or anything else, Julio is always a constant resource to workers who often are newly arrived in the United States and in real need of a friend and advocate. His liaison between the horsemen and stable area workers

will build bridges and ensure that the working environment is a positive place for everyone. The National HBPA and its trainer members are lucky to have such a dedicated representative on the ground solving problems.” National HPBA President and Chairman Joe Santanna concurred, saying, “Julio has a very unique set of qualifications that will make him a very important addition to our National HBPA staff. His knowledge and experience with immigration issues and helping Latino workers integrate comfortably into the

racing industry will be invaluable to our members and their employees at the track.” Julio Rubio lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Carmelita, and two children, Emanuelle, five, and Emiliano, two. HBPA Affiliates are encouraged to contact Julio or the National HBPA office if you would like to schedule an I-9 or immigration compliance workshop for your horsemen.

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Among those selected was Laura Plato, the National HBPA’s Director of Operations. You can read Plato’s profile at http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/ national-news/2011/06/28/unsung-heroes-laura-plato.aspx. “We are extremely proud to honor these individuals who do so much for racing and often without recognition,” said Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times. “This group is a great representation of the Thoroughbred industry and is owed respect, admiration, praise, and support. We hope they received it with our new feature, particularly from the individuals who nominated, suggested, and lobbied for their inclusion in this feature.” The profiles of the individuals selected were written by the nominators, including Keeneland Association President Nick Nicholson, Lael Stable’s owner Gretchen Jackson, and bloodstock agent David Ingordo, who is credited with selecting and recommending the purchase of 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

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on June 14-16, organizations and racetracks from around the racing industry congregated at parx Racing at philadelphia park for the tenth annual track Superintendents’ Field Day, hosted by the national thoroughbred Racing association (ntRa). attendance by racetrack representatives contributed to fulfilling the ntRa Safety and integrity alliance requirements for safety training and continuing education. The event featured two days of discussions and demonstrations on the latest technologies affecting track maintenance. The event – stacked with educational seminars and panel discussions – covered topics from injury prevention to the mechanics of locomotion in horses and track surfaces. Industry experts from around the United States contributed to the discussions including, Ed Bowen from the Grayson-Jockey Club, Dr. Robert Holland of Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Jim Murphy and Brad Park of Rutgers University, and jockeys Tony Black, Jeremy Rose, Victor Molina, and Joe Rocco, Jr. The Racing Surfaces Committee that was formed at the inaugural Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in 2006 has published a 34-page “Racing Surfaces White Paper” that details the current state of knowledge pertaining to training and racing surfaces. It was distributed to participants at the 10th Annual Track Superintendents’ Field Day Conference. The document is also available at www.grayson-jockeyclub.org/resources/ White_Paper_final.pdf. The document, drafted as a collection of published scientific papers and data, was co-authored by Dr. Mick Peterson (University of Maine), Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith (Colorado State University), Dr. Lars Roepstorff (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Dr. Jeffrey J. Thomason (University of Guelph), and Christie Mahaffey (University of Maine). “The fundamental issue behind doing this white paper was the fact that there has been limited academic study of racetracks,” Peterson said. “Veterinarians, engineers and soil scientists have all studied racing surfaces, but it has been a modest body of study. This paper will tell researchers and scientists what we don’t know and confirm once again that actions taken to improve safety should be based on sound science and published research.” The white paper, according to Peterson, emphasizes that a number of factors affect the performance of a racing or training surface. “Climate and maintenance are two examples,” he said. “No one can control the weather, but the safety and performance of surfaces are highly dependent on the judgment and skill of those who have day-to-day responsibility for surface maintenance. Our goal is to provide the best possible information to the superintendents so they can make decisions based on sound test results.” 18

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THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION FORMS NATIONAL EQUINE VETERINARY ALLIANCE in late may, the thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (tRF) announced the formation of the national Equine Veterinary alliance, consisting of professionals who have agreed to provide pro bono veterinary care to thoroughbred ex-racehorses from non-profit organizations that have been registered with, and approved by, the tRF. The issue of Thoroughbred retirement remains a major area of concern to racing supporters, and the industry’s inability to get a handle on it is a frequent source of sharp criticism from the public. The Alliance’s mission is to promote a beneficial and cooperative outreach program to the rescue/adoption organizations providing aftercare to these deserving ex-racers. Patricia Hogan, VMD, of Cream Ridge, New Jersey, is a TRF board member and chairman of its Veterinary Liaison Committee. “Rescue and adoption organizations are doing all that they can but are strictly limited, in most cases, to private monetary donations, and the goodwill of local veterinarians and vendors,” said Hogan. “The TRF would like to bring some structure and organization to this problem, provide an avenue for veterinary assistance for these organizations, and at the same time, shine a positive light on the veterinary professionals already working hard to help transition these horses.”

Hogan herself is a renowned equine orthopedic surgeon who has cared for some of the top racehorses in the country, including Smarty Jones. “I have thought about such a program for many years, and I am thrilled that an institution like TRF is implementing this cooperative concept of ‘giving’ to the horses on a national basis.” The primary role of the TRF is that of organizer of the national program, and to act as a liaison between approved rescue/adoption groups and cooperating veterinary practices. The criteria for being an “approved” group in this program considers many factors such as reputation, registered 501(c)3 status, and dedication to transitioning Thoroughbred racehorses exclusively. The other responsibility of the TRF is the promotion of the works of the Alliance. “Many veterinarians already contribute tirelessly to this cause without industry recognition,” Hogan explained. “Highlighting these works will serve to promote more awareness of the issue of Thoroughbred retirement, shine a spotlight on the veterinarians’ contributions to this cause, and showcase the good work that many independent organizations are doing to transition these horses into productive second careers.”

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Dean Richardson, DVM, chief of surgery at new Bolton center, the large animal campus of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, was presented with a check in the amount of $49,000 by Pfizer Animal Health and ntRA charities’ Barbaro Fund for equine Health and Safety Research. the funds will support a second year of Dr. Richardson’s in vivo gene transfer research for the treatment of laminitis. the presentation took place at Pimlico Race course on Preakness Stakes Day, May 21, to honor the legacy of Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner. this year’s preakness marked the fifth anniversary of Barbaro’s devastating injury. Barbaro spent eight months at new Bolton center where dr. richardson and a team of veterinarians repaired shattered bones in his right hind limb. the horse, however, eventually succumbed to laminitis of his left hind foot, a devastating disease involving the tissue attaching the hoof wall and bone. Barbaro’s legacy has brought international attention to this painful disease that is considered one of the leading killers of horses. the professionals at penn Vet are well-known leaders in the field of laminitis, and the laminitis institute founded at penn Vet serves as a resource for current information. dr. richardson’s research focuses on developing a gene therapy approach to prevent laminitis in the contralateral hoof when a horse is being treated for a musculoskeletal injury.

in consultation with the grayson Foundation, the Barbaro Fund has disbursed $444,000 in support of scientific conferences and research to promote equine health and safety and find a cure for laminitis. “Five years later and Barbaro continues to live in the hearts of fans around the world,” said andrea Wright, dVm, marketing manager, equine Biologicals at pfizer animal health. “it was an honor to be a part of this special day and support the university of pennsylvania and dr. dean richardson as they continue to strive for effective laminitis prevention and treatments.” “We are proud to continue our support of this important laminitis project, which has already come up with some promising preliminary data,” said ntra president and ceo alex Waldrop, who is also the president of ntra charities. “pfizer’s generosity—along with the contributions of so many of Barbaro’s fans—has kept Barbaro’s memory alive in this very constructive way.”

merial launches “outBreak alert”: program Building Better aWareness oF equine disease and the importance oF preVention on June 1, supporting horse owners and veterinarians in their efforts to keep their horses healthy, Merial launched its “outbreak Alert” program, which will be used to notify horse owners about reports of equine disease throughout the country, as well as build a greater awareness of those diseases and the importance of prevention. “the primary focus of the program is to help keep horse owners, like myself, informed about the threat of disease in the area where they live or where they may be traveling,” says Beckie peskin, product manager, equine Vaccines and dewormers, merial. “owners want the best for their horses, and knowing where the threat of disease exists will help them take the appropriate preventive measures to help protect their horse – whether it is in their own barn or competing halfway across the country.” horse owners can sign up for free alerts via the program’s website, www.outbreak-alert.com. When a disease report occurs, those who have signed up for the notification and live within a 250-mile radius of where the report occurred will receive a text and/or e-mail message to alert them of the potential disease threat. owners who travel with their horses and want to stay abreast of disease threats in other parts of the country can enter multiple Zip

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Medication Committee Corner Are We WinninG tHe LASix WAr? By Kent H. Stirling, national HBPA medication Committee Chairman

A lot has happened in the last few months dealing generally with race-day medication and specifically with Lasix/Salix, which is used to reduce or prevent exercise induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (eiPH) in racehorses. Lasix (i still can’t bring myself to call it Salix after all these years) is permitted for administration to racehorses three to four hours before post time in all United States racing jurisdictions. it is also legal on race-day in Canada, South America, and Saudi Arabia. Horses train on it in virtually every country in the world with a 50-nanogram threshold in urine or, in other words, don’t work a horse on it within two days of your race or your horse will be “positive” for Lasix. Since eiPH is a progressive condition that gets worse with age and every bleeding incident, one would be well advised to train on Lasix for speed works in those countries that don’t permit its use in racing. the Udall/Whitfield bill introduced to the U. S. Congress in may was proposed to end all race-day medication in this country. A top aide to Udall, another frustrated horseplayer much like representative Bobby rush’s aide in 2008 (who was responsible for the sham Congressional hearings of that year), was responsible for this legislation. remember that Congress is a group that now has a 14 percent approval rating and would be hard-pressed to teach Lassie to bark, let alone instruct the nation’s most drug-free industry on how it can further improve. At first, it seemed there was some uncertainty as to whether Lasix was an innocent bystander and that the adjunct bleeder medications and whatever illegal drugs that were also supposedly administered on race-day were the targets of this poorly written legislation. the Jockey Club and the Association of racing Commissioners international (ArCi) – and later the Breeders’ Cup and Frank Stronach – then piled on, making it clear that they also wanted Lasix to disappear on race-day so that the U.S. could be “harmonized” with europe, Asia, Australia, and South Africa, who obviously do everything the right way. the racing and medication testing Consortium (rmtC) then called for a “international Summit on race Day medication, eiPH and the racehorse” to be held at Belmont Park in June to be organized by the national thoroughbred racing Association (ntrA), the American Association of equine Practitioners (AAeP), and the rmtC. Well over 100 industry leaders attended and listened to presentations by researchers, trainers, and veterinarians regarding Lasix. After listening to a full day of presentations on what a good medication Lasix was, both anecdotally and as further proven scientifically by the research contained in the 2009 South African Lasix Study of over 160 horses, i turned to Virginia HBPA executive Director Frank Petramalo and said, “this was a good day for Lasix!” talk about speaking too soon. the day’s closing panel, consisting of the moderators of the previous panels – which were all supportive of Lasix – essentially started off their moderator’s panel by asking how can we best get rid of Lasix in the U. S. on the second day of the Summit, the invited attendees met under the direct supervision of a facilitator, and we came up with a number of suggestions for the industry to explore. they included: tougher penalties, better security, phasing out Lasix use with the next two crops of two-year-olds, and permitting only regulatory veterinarians to administer Lasix on race-day while banning the use of all adjunct bleeder medications. Committees were formed from Summit attendees to explore in depth the four areas mentioned above.

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these committees were to report their findings to the rmtC, and the rmtC would then decide what action(s) to suggest for the industry to pursue at its meeting on August 4. After the Summit, the Breeders’ Cup and the Stronach Group immediately banned Lasix in their races or at his tracks. i needed a researcher to discuss Lasix at our national HBPA summer convention along with Dr tom tobin and Dr Don Shields, who both attended the Summit, and that’s when i stumbled on the fact that one of the authors of the South African Lasix study lived in the United States. i had just assumed they were all from South Africa. i felt the Summit was a little bit organized in, shall we say, one direction, but now i find that the presentation on this famous research could have been given by one of its three authors, Dr. Paul morely, who was hidden in plain sight at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. it turns out the Jockey Club had many conversations with Dr. morely about his research with which they apparently weren’t too happy, and apparently they were less happy with him when he refused to reexamine it or to look at it from a different perspective such as increased performance for the horse – something the study was not set up to do. the South African study clearly displayed that “pre-race administration of furosemide [Salix/Lasix] markedly decreased both the incidence and severity of eiPH in the thoroughbred race horse racing in South Africa.” the authors were quoted about their study as follows: “The challenge will now be for countries such as Australia, England, Hong Kong, and South Africa that do not currently permit race-day use of furosemide to balance the animal-welfare aspect of being able to prevent or reduce the condition against the imperatives for drug-free racing.” Apparently, those countries mentioned in the above quote felt that just because Lasix was proven efficacious in preventing eiPH, there was no reason to remove their heads from the sand in which they were buried and worry about the health and welfare of the horse (and admit those damn Yankees were right all along about Lasix). Dr. morely stated that he was surprised how their research had been received, “their conclusions (from around the world) don’t seem to follow science.” At the national HBPA convention in Seattle, Dr. Shields gave an update on what went on at the Summit and an update on the Bute threshold being dropped from five to two mcg./ml., and Dr. tobin gave a presentation on the expected increased risk to horse and rider from acute/sudden death eiPH due to the banning of Lasix. this risk was fairly obvious because when new York permitted Lasix in 1995, the incidence of epistaxis (visibly bleeding from the nostrils) immediately dropped 80 percent! one had to think it would have been an even higher percentage because of all those new York horses that were known bleeders that had to race in new Jersey, maryland, etc. where Lasix was permitted in order to compete to their abilities. the rmtC met in August and overwhelmingly voted to suggest to the industry that Lasix should be administered only by regulatory veterinarians and also that adjunct bleeder medications should be banned. this makes perfect sense and was the position the national HBPA took at its Seattle convention. Stay tuned, because the Lasix/Salix wars are not completely over yet!

RACE-DAY MEDICATION DEBATE TIMELINE MARCH 28 – Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) sends out press release calling for the industry and its member regulators to “embrace a strategy to phase out drugs and medication in horse racing” over the next five years. APRIL 11 – The Jockey Club sent out a press release in which Chairman Ogden Mills Phipps applauded the recent Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) initiative to formulate a plan that would eliminate the use of medication in horses competing in races and announced The Jockey Club’s intent to help with the effort. APRIL 14 – The Breeders’ Cup sent out a press release saying its Board “endorsed in principle the recently announced recommendation of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) to eliminate the use of race-day medications in North American racing and decided to appoint a sub-committee with the objective of developing a plan and a timetable for the elimination of race-day medication in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.” APRIL 14 – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) sent out a press release saying that it “supports the recent proposal by the leaders of the Association of Racing Commissioners International to develop a plan to eliminate the use of medications in Thoroughbred racehorses in competition.” APRIL 15 – The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America (TRA) issued a statement in which it “welcomes the proposal by the leadership of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) of an industry effort to develop a plan to eliminate within the next five years any possible medication influence on the performance of horses on race day. The TRA also said it would “support a concerted effort among the commissions, in consultation with the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and others, to address the concerns about current policies regarding any pharmacological effects of medications on race day.” APRIL 18 – National HBPA released a detailed letter to the horse racing industry in response to the RCI’s March 28 press release. APRIL 20 – Keeneland sent out a press release stating, “Keeneland supports measures to work with other Thoroughbred organizations to adopt a pragmatic approach for the phasing in of uniform medication rules, testing rules, and penalties that will result in Thoroughbred racing being conducted in a medication-free environment, both nationally and internationally.” APRIL 28 – The Jockey Club releases a long statement in response to the National HBPA’s April 18 letter to the industry, challenging some of the HBPA’s points, agreeing that the scientific research shows that furosemide is an effective treatment for EIPH, and yet still reiterating The Jockey Club’s support for the abolishment of any race-day medication in the United States. APRIL 28 – The ARCI announced that its Board voted without objection in favor a resolution calling for the re-examination of whether its current policy pertaining to furosemide should be continued. APRIL 29 – The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association announced support for a plan to phase out all race-day medications with five years. MAY 4 – Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduce the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 into the U. S. Congress “to end the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of horse racing.” The legislation would amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, which opened the doors for simulcast and advance-deposit wagering. The bill would require racetracks to ban “performance-enhancing drugs and test the winning horse plus one additional horse from each race,” or risk losing their ability to export and import simulcast signals. The bill also would require stiff penalties for violations. MAY 4 – Arthur and Staci Hancock of Stone Farm, Roy and Gretchen Jackson of Lael Stable, and Augustin Stable owner George Strawbridge Jr. issued a twopage statement appealing for widespread support of the Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act. MAY 4 – NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop released the following statement regarding the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act: “We strongly disagree with the overall characterization of our sport by the authors of the Interstate

Horseracing Improvement Act. Horseracing continues to outpace other sports in its drug and medication policies. The winner of every race is subject to drug testing at every track, every day in the United States. Non-winning horses are also subject to random drug testing. The fact is that less than one half of one percent of the more than 100,000 tests resulted in a positive for illegal drugs or overages of therapeutic medications in 2010. Our industry is committed to catching and punishing cheaters. “The horse industry, together with capable and committed state regulatory authorities, equine veterinarians and others, is now engaged in a far reaching dialogue over legal, therapeutic, race-day medications. Preserving the welfare of our athletes and the integrity of our competition will always be our foremost goals.” MAY 6 – The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released a statement expressing concern with “very broad language” in federal legislation geared toward use of performance-enhancing drugs in racehorses, noting that the Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act apparently does not differentiate between legal therapeutic medications and illegal drugs. MAY 24 – Kentucky Republican State Senator Damon Thayer announced in a statement that he would push for Kentucky to adopt the ban on race-day medications that had been proposed by the ARCI. Thayer said he plans to recommend to the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council that it “make recommendations to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission that we take action as soon as possible” in response to the RCI initiative. JUNE 13-14 – The first-ever “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse” was held at Belmont Park. The event was jointly sponsored by the AAEP, the NTRA, and RMTC and drew more than 180 participants from 13 countries. JULY 13 – The Stronach Group Chairman Frank Stronach sent a letter to Milton Champion, director of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, asking if that state agency would “help me implement a program that will phase out all race-day medication, including (Salix).” JULY 14 – Breeders’ Cup Limited sent out a press release saying it had moved to develop protocols to eliminate race-day medications in its Championships over the next two years. As an initial step, the Breeders’ Cup Board directed that procedures be developed that would result in the prohibition of the administration of race-day medication in two year-old races in the 2012 Championships. The next step would be the implementation of a new policy for all Championship races in the 2013 event and subsequent events. JULY 15 – The Jockey Club sends out a press release “commending Breeders’ Cup Limited for its decision to eliminate race-day medication in its championship events, and further encouraged the Thoroughbred industry to take steps to reform medication policies and impose stronger penalties on those who violate them.” JULY 24 – The National HBPA unanimously passed a resolution calling for the elimination of all medication administered on race-day (including adjunct bleeder medications), with the exception Lasix to prevent Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), provided the Lasix is only administered on raceday at least four (4) hours prior to racing by a regulatory veterinarian in the horse’s stall. JULY 26 – The Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee (DTSP) of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) held a special meeting in Saratoga Springs, New York to consider expert opinions relevant to the association’s review of current regulatory policy regarding the race-day use of furosemide. AUGUST 4 – The RMTC Board unanimously votes to support a requirement that furosemide only be administered on race-day by regulatory veterinarians. The board also voted to support the elimination of adjunct bleeder medications, as well enhanced security measures and a more severe penalty structure for medication violations. AUGUST 10 – The American Graded Stakes Committee announced that it had voted to implement a ban of race-day medications for two-year-old graded stakes races for 2012, with an assessment at the end of 2012 to determine whether to continue or expand the policy. www.nationalhbpa.com

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Golden Gate Fields

Hollywood Park

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Pomona Co. Fair @ Fairplex Park

Santa Anita Racecourse

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Arlington Park

Fairmount Park

Hawthorne Racecourse

Illinois

Sep. 4, 5, 9, 10

Eastern Idaho Co. Fair @ Blackfoot

Dec. 3, 2011 – Apr. 8, 2012

Gulfstream Park

Idaho

Apr. 25 – Dec. 2. 2011, Apr. 9 – Jun. 30, 2012

Calder Race Course

Florida

Apr. 30 – Nov. 5

Delaware Park

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Apr. 16 – Oct. 2

California

Oct. 1, 2011 – May 6, 2012

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Hastings Park

Apr. 28, 29, May 5, 6, 2012

Santa Cruz Co. Fair @ Sonoita

British Columbia, Canada

Feb. 11 – Mar. 25, 2012

Rillito Park

Jan. 13 – Apr. 14, 2012

Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 5, 2012

Pima Co. Fair @ Rillito Park

Oaklawn Park

Jul. 4, 6, 7, 8, 2012

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Whoop-Up Downs/ Rocky Mountain Turf Club @ Lethbridge Oct. 7-29

Churchill Downs Keeneland Racecourse

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Nov. 24, 2011 – Apr. 1, 2012

Fair Grounds

New Mexico

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New Jersey

Sunland Park

New Mexico State Fair @ Albuquerque

The Downs at Albuquerque

Monmouth Park

Agricultural Park @ Columbus

Yellowstone Downs

Montana Nebraska

Mount Pleasant Meadows

Suffolk Downs

Laurel Race Course

Assiniboia Downs

Hollywood Casino @ Charles Town Races

West Virginia

Mountaineer Race Track

Emerald Downs

Retama Park

Lone Star Park

Washington

Texas

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Apr. 15 – Sep. 25

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Sep. 16 – Nov. 12

Sep. 17

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Presque Isle Downs Marquis Downs

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Penn National

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Parx Racing

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Woodbine Racecourse

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Aug. 27 – Nov. 12

Will Rogers Downs Fort Erie Racetrack

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Apr. 23 – Nov. 5

Thistledown Racecourse Remington Park

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Apr. 16 – Dec. 3

Finger Lakes Beulah

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Nov. 4 – Dec. 31

Belmont Park

Aqueduct

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Ontario

Oklahoma

Ohio

New York

Zia Park

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May 14 – Nov. 6

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Jul. 29 – Sep. 11

Aug. 27 – Sep. 18

July 25 – Oct. 31

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May 2 – Sep. 9, Sep. 10 – Dec. 17

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May 6 – Sep. 25

Apr. 6 – Sep. 10, Oct. 5 – Dec. 17

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Harrah’s Louisiana Downs

Oct. 19, 2011 – Mar. 17, 2012

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Turfway Park Delta Downs

Sep. 10-19

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Maryland

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Oct. 30 – Nov. 27

Prairie Meadows

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Hoosier Park

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Pre-entry: Monday, November 21 entry Day: Wednesday, November 30

For qualification criteria and nomination deadlines, call Jason Boulet at (504) 944-5515 or the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) at (888) 606-8622. Visit our website at claimingcrown.com or e-mail claimingcrown@toba.org. The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association & Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

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                                                                                             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THE NATIONAL HBPA HELD ITS 2011 SUMMER CONVENTION FROM JULY 21 THROUGH 24 AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, HOSTED BY THE WASHINGTON HBPA. ATTENDEES WERE TREATED TO PERFECT WEATHER AND A RESPITE FROM THE HEAT WAVE ENGULFING MOST OF THE COUNTRY. THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES WERE MODERATE, THE ONE THING THAT WAS HOT WAS THE TOPIC THAT HAS KEPT THE ENTIRE U.S. HORSE RACING INDUSTRY TALKING SINCE LATE MARCH – THE USE OF RACE-DAY MEDICATION, NAMELY SALIx.

o that end, the National HBPA’s Medication Committee hosted a panel on July 22 entitled, “The Scientific Case: Furosemide and the Prevention of Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH).” Moderated by Medication Committee Chairman and Florida HBPA Executive Director Kent Stirling, the panel explored scientific issues related to the use of furosemide (Salix/Lasix) for preventing EIPH in racehorses from various perspectives. Panelists included: Dr. Paul S. Morley, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, Professor of Epidemiology and Biosecurity, Clinical Science Department, Colorado State University; Dr. Don Shields, Equine Practitioner in Southern California, Founder of Winner’s Circle Ranch, an equine rehabilitation facility, Founder and CEO of Statison Medical, Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine; and Dr. Thomas Tobin, Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Science, Gluck Dr. Don Shields Equine Research Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, and National HBPA Veterinary Advisor.

Dr. Morley spoke about the South African furosemide study he coauthored, which proved scientifically in the field that furosemide does decrease or eliminate EIPH in racehorses. Dr. Tobin gave a presentation on the increased risk of injury to both horse and jockey if furosemide is banned, and Dr. Shields reported on the International Race Day Medication Summit, the proposed penalty guidelines for Bute, and his view of Ron Maus the furosemide situation. Subsequent to the panel’s comments, the National HBPA Medication Committee discussed its position on both race-day use of furosemide and the proposed penalty guidelines for Bute. Also on July 22, National HBPA Ron Crockett President and Chairman Joe Santanna moderated a “Vision of Racing’s Future” panel. A group of forward thinkers examined critical issues that will shape racing’s future, including: technology, advanced deposit wagering (ADW), racing content

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and delivery, new forms of wagering, and more. Panelists included: Charles Champion, Managing Partner Paladin Capital Partners and former Chairman and CEO, Youbet; Ron Crockett, President and lead partner of Emerald Downs Racetrack, Auburn, Washington; Ron Maus, President, Washington HBPA, Founding Member of MRW Advisory, Seattle, Washington; Frank Petramalo, Executive Director and Legal Counsel, Virginia HBPA; and Alex Waldrop, President and CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). Both Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 included a number of National HBPA committee meetings. Also on Saturday, convention attendees enjoyed lunch and an afternoon at the races at scenic Emerald Downs hosted by the track and the Washington HBPA. On July 24, the Board of Directors of the National HBPA unanimously passed a resolution calling for the elimination of all medication administered on raceday (including adjunct bleeder medications), with the exception of the use of Lasix to prevent the occurrence of Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), provided Lasix is only administered on race-day at least four (4) hours prior to racing by a regulatory veterinarian in the horse’s stall. The National HBPA based its position on race-day medication on the existing scientific evidence that shows that most racehorses will bleed sometime in their careers, and Furosemide (Lasix/Salix) has been proven to reduce or prevent EIPH. Thus, its use is in the best interest of the welfare of racing horses and, by extension, the safety of the jockeys that ride those horses. National HBPA President and Chairman Joe Santanna noted at the meeting, “The National HBPA will continue to advocate that changes to the industry’s rules and regulations regarding medication be based on scientific fact, not opinions. That’s who we are.” Santanna also reminded attendees of three under-reported facts regarding U. S. horse racing based on Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) data: • 25% of all equine participants are drug tested in each race • 99.5% of all horses tested are in compliance with existing scientific standards • 98% of 6,000 licensed trainers have no Class 1 or 2 medication violations The National HBPA Board additionally passed a resolution supporting any industry and/or regulatory effort(s) whose goal is to put in place and/or enforce the strictest penalties for violations involving pharmacologically significant concentrations of ARCI Class 1 or 2 substances which have no approved or indicated use in the horse and are not detected due to environmental contamination, nor are therapeutic, endogenous or dietary substances. This support was predicated on a number of conditions, including: insuring suspected violators are afforded their full due process rights in accordance with applicable legal requirements, testing facilities used in confirming a ARCI Class 1 or 2 violation are in compliance with ISO IEC 17025 accreditation and utilize uniform standards and procedures due to the severity of penalties capable of being imposed, and that no substance or agent should be added to the list of ARCI Class 1 or 2 of prohibited substances without scientific evidence that justifies such addition and with prior consultation with the veterinary/scientific community and industry stakeholders. President and Chairman Santanna stated, “I believe that the public positions taken by our Board today send the message out that while we and industry regulators may still have work to do on how we regulate and penalize horsemen with regard to the use of legitimate therapeutic medications, we are very much united with regulators on passing even tougher penalties for those found guilty of using substances that we all agree don’t belong any where near a horse – the performance enhancing non-therapeutic ARCI Class 1 and 2 listed substances.” Ohio HBPA Executive Director Dave Basler and National HBPA Deputy Counsel Peter Ecabert were instructed by the Board to advocate the above positions on behalf of the National HBPA at the RCI’s Drug Testing Standards

WalmSley ReSolution NatioNal horsemeN’s BeNevoleNt & Protective associatioN formal resolutioN of the Board of directors iN recogNitioN of outstaNdiNg lifetime coNtriButioNs The Board of Directors of the National HBPA during its 2011 Summer Convention in Seattle, Washington by unanimous consent, adopted the following resolution: Whereas, the Board wishes to formally recognize, honor, and express its gratitude to Bill Walmsley for his active involvement, outstanding contributions, and wise counsel Bill Walmsley (left) receiving the to the National HBPA over the past resolution from National HBPA two decades in which he has served President & Chairman Joe Santanna as a Board member, President, Vice President for Southern Region, Secretary-Treasurer and HBPA representative on the NTRA Board of Directors; Whereas, the Board further wishes to acknowledge that this native son of Bald Knob, Arkansas from him formative years continuing to the present has successfully utilized his God given skills in academics, athletics, and oratory. As a college student, he served as president of his Arkansas College student council; he was a scholarship recipient and star on his college basketball team. He then continued his education receiving his law degree from the University of Arkansas and after practicing law for five years, he successfully ran for the Arkansas Senate and served as a state senator for twelve years. Bill became President of the Arkansas HBPA in 1993, and two years later was elected President of the National HBPA, a position he held for four years. During Bill’s tenure as National HBPA President, he was able to unite competing factions within the organization and restore the National HBPA’s reputation within the Thoroughbred industry. Bill was an early proponent of the NTRA and due to his exceptional persuasive skills was able to secure a seat on the initial NTRA Board for horsemen. Whereas, the Board finally wishes to recognize that Bill continues to be a voice of reason as a current Board member able to find viable solutions to the most complicated issues and in large part because of his experience and wise counsel, the National HBPA, as an organization, continues to achieve national recognition as a Thoroughbred industry leader. Now Therefore Be It Resolved, that the many contributions of Bill Walmsley to the National HBPA and the entire Thoroughbred industry be formally acknowledged by this Resolution and by awarding Bill the National HBPA’s Industry Service Award for 2010. Be It Finally Resolved, that the Secretary of the National HBPA, Inc. on behalf of the National HBPA’s 30,000 members be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution in honor of Bill Walmsley for his vital assistance and many contributions to National HBPA and present it to Mr. Walmsley as well as maintain the original in National’s official records in perpetuity.

aPProved & coNfirmed as adoPted Joe Santanna, President/Chairman Remi Bellocq, Chief Executive Officer www.nationalhbpa.com

FEatuRE and Practices Committee meeting on July 26 and the RCI’s Model Rules Committee Meeting on July 27. Additionally, Florida HBPA Executive Director and National HBPA Medication Committee Chairman Kent Stirling was instructed by the Board to advocate the above positions on behalf of the National HBPA at Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) meeting on August 4. Also at the convention, the National HBPA presented its Industry Service Award to Arkansas HBPA President and National HBPA Secretary-Treasurer and past president Bill Walmsley. Walmsley’s selfless dedication, efforts, and wise counsel to the National HBPA over the last two decades have been instrumental in uniting and strengthening the organization and raising its prominence and level of respect within the industry. President Ron Maus, Executive Director MaryAnn O’Connell, and the rest of the Board of Directors and staff of the Washington HBPA did a wonderful job of hosting the convention.

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KATe’S MAIN MAN:

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hey say the modern American Thoroughbred is not as durable as racehorses were decades ago, making fewer starts per year than they did back in the “good old days.” Nobody can say that about the National HBPA’s 2010 Claimer of the Year, Randy Patterson’s Kate’s Main Man. In fact, the six-year-old gelding made 11 starts in each of the last three racing seasons. The Iowa-bred gelded son of Bernstein and the D’Accord mare Kate d’Kate had his most lucrative campaign in 2010, winning two stakes races and $145,357 on his way to the Claimer of the Year honors. Kate’s Main Man made his racing debut on June 26, 2007 in a 4½-furlong maiden race at Prairie Meadows. He battled for the lead and could not quite hold on, succumbing by a neck to Sloop John Sea. Another second and a fourth place finish in 5 ½-furlong races followed before Kate’s Main Man broke through with a half-length maiden victory going 5 ½ furlongs at Prairie Meadows on August 4, 2007. He finished out his juvenile year with a second and third place finish in the $72,150 Iowa Cradle Stakes and $52,088 Prairie Meadows Freshman Stakes, respectively. Kate’s Main Man started off his sophomore year slow, finishing fifth and sixth in two races at Oaklawn Park. Returned to Prairie Meadows for the remainder of the year, Kate’s Main Man finished third in a 5 ½-furlong allowance on April 22, 2008 and then ripped off three consecutive allowance race wins going one mile. After two thirds in allowance races and another allowance victory on August 4, Kate’s Main Man made a successful climb back into the stakes ranks, annexing the $76,950 Iowa Breeders’ Derby for Iowa-breds. He ended his season with an off-the-board finish in the $75,000 Prairie Meadows Derby. In 2009, Kate’s Main Man earned a paycheck in 10 of his 11 starts, including the winner’s share of two allowance races and the third place check from the $70,000 Cyclones Handicap. On June 5, 2009, Kate’s Main Man was claimed for $25,000 by trainer Lynn Chleborad for Poindexter Thoroughbreds from trainer Timothy Mark Gleason and his original breeder/owner, Loretta McClintock. Kate’s Main Man started 2010 much the way he started 2009 – with an off-the-board finish at Oaklawn Park. In his next start on February 19 at Oaklawn, the gelding was claimed for $35,000 by trainer Randy L. Morse for owner Randy Patterson. He finished third as the favorite in that race.

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BIjOU BARRISTER NAMEd 2010 WESTERN REGIONAL CLAIMER Of THE YEAR

H.R. “Pat” Mullens, Richard A. “Swede” Larson, and Ed Zenker’s Bijou Barrister has been named the National HBPA’s 2010 Regional Claimer of the Year for the Western Region. Also trained by Pat Mullens, the Washington-bred (by Czech-Mate Stable) gelded son of Tribunal and the Chequer mare On the Big Screen won six of his 11 races as a four-year-old in 2010, also notching three second place and one third place finishes. He earned $44,557 and capped off his year with consecutive victories in the Invitational and Mount Hood Handicaps at Prairie Meadows.

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Morse and Patterson’s claim must have looked a little disappointing at first, as Kate’s Main Man reeled of fifth, sixth, and fifth place finishes at Oaklawn Park and then Prairie Meadows in his first three starts for his new connections. Undaunted, Morse and Patterson sent Kate’s Main Man out in an attempt to better his finish in the previous year’s Cyclones Handicap, which was now worth $75,000. Their faith paid off as the bay gelding led all the way and battled down the stretch to hold on for a head win over Tiger Lake in the 1 1/16-mile stakes in 1:42.84. After a troubled wide trip and fourth place finish in the Omaha, also at Prairie Meadows, Kate’s Main Man roared back to take the $93,925 Ralph Hayes Stakes at that track by a length over Spirit of Winter in 1:44.40 for 1 1/16 miles. Kate’s Main Man finished out his Claimer of the Year campaign at Remington Park, where he finished third in the mud in an optional claiming race on September 2, 2010. In his next start, Kate’s Main Man took to Remington’s turf course and led all the way around before surrendering late to graded stakes winner Schramsburg by a neck in the $150,000 Remington Green Stakes going 1 1/16 miles. Kate’s Main Man has picked up right where he left off this year, having already run eight races through August 4 and earned $121,423 for the season, including a victory in the $100,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park for Patterson and Morse. Overall, Kate’s Main Man has 12 wins (including four stakes), six seconds, and 11 thirds from 47 career starts and lifetime earnings of $530,880. The National HBPA congratulates owner Randy Patterson and trainer Randy Morse for both Kate’s Main Man’s award-winning 2010 campaign and their continued success with the durable throwback of a gelding.

Left to right, National HBPA Chairman Emeritus dr. Ed Hagan and President & Chairman joe Santanna present the Western Regional Claimer of the Year Award to H.R. “Pat” Mullens, Barbara Larson, Richard “Swede” Larson and Ed Zenker

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Racing industRy’s use of H-2B Visa PRogRam in JeoPaRdy

CALLING ALL HORSEMEN TO ACTION –

WE NEED YOU! DEAR HORSEMEN:

i have an urgent request for action in order to save our ability to use the temporary worker visa during a time a great change in the H-2B temporary visa program. changes in interpretation of existing regulations that directly affect the ability of horsemen to use the H-2B visa are currently being considered at the united states citizenship and immigration service (uscis). While the national Horsemen Benevolent and Protective association has been working tirelessly to advocate on behalf of its trainer members with the uscis regarding a recent negative interpretation affecting horsemen, the scale of proposed changes in the visa regulations requires a massive effort on behalf of all the trainer members to directly call your members of congress to let them know that proposed changes are a direct threat to horsemen and their ability to secure essential legal labor help in the form of the H-2B temporary worker visa.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS!

Regularly, when horsemen association representatives meet with congressional members and their staffs, they are told that direct calls from actual constituents from their districts are more powerful than association requests. a large number of phone calls to the Washington d.c. offices of congressional members can make a significant impression on a congressional member, and they will often pick up the phone and call the uscis officials directly to let uscis know their constituents are being negatively affected by a particular interpretation of the law. it is very important that horsemen let their congressional Representatives know that current interpretations are currently hurting horsemen and regulations that are proposed to go into effect in the near future will make the H-2B program unnecessarily complex and expensive. the contact information for your local congressional Representative and senator can easily be found by entering your zip code on the following website: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/.

WHen you sPeak WitH a staff memBeR of youR RePResentatiVe oR senatoR, HeRe aRe some Points and infoRmation tHat you can PRoVide to tHem to exPLain tHe essentiaL natuRe of tHis Visa PRogRam to HoRsemen: 1. the H-2B program is essential for seasonal businesses that cannot fill jobs with american workers despite intensive recruitment efforts. although the american horse industry goes to great lengths to locate interested americans to work as grooms and stable attendants, there are not enough american workers to fill these positions during the busy racing season. 2. the H-2B visa program is the only legal way to hire extra workers to make up for the shortfall when not enough americans are available fill vacant positions. 3. the H-2B visa is essential to meet labor shortage needs during the peak of racing season. shortages of experienced grooms and stable attendants is a safety and financial issue. Without enough qualified grooms, people and horses get hurt. also, without enough grooms, trainers can’t keep as many horses, and this causes losses of american jobs. 4. the H-2B program is important to workers. for H-2B workers, the program provides well-paying seasonal jobs that allow them to provide for their families and still maintain their homes in their

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native countries. this program is also important for american workers whose year-round positions are reliant upon seasonal laborers during peak seasons. in companies that use the H-2B program, both american and H-2B unskilled workers are well compensated; often well above the federal minimum wage and the prevailing wage. the recent interpretations of uscis officers to deny horse trainers’ H-2B visas is unfair and unsupported by the law and even in conflict with the u.s. department of Labor’s interpretations. Horsemen must have consistent approval of H-2B visas that are filed in good faith. consistent approval of H-2B visas is fundamental to the financial health of trainers and workplace safety of all stable area workers. approval of the H-2B visas allows trainers to meet urgent labor needs and therefore enables trainers to hire americans in higher level and more sophisticated positions.

PLEASE CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TODAY TO URGE THEM TO PROTECT THE HORSEMAN’S RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN A STREAMLINED, COMMON SENSE H-2B VISA PROGRAM! Information provided by attorney Will Velie of Horseman Labor Solutions, an immigration services company that represents horsemen throughout the United States in immigration matters. Horseman Labor Solutions, a sponsor of the National HBPA, can be reached online at www.horsemanlabor.com or by phone at 1-877-678-RACE. www.nationalhbpa.com

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EnViRonmEntal contaminantS: SenSitive teSting Can lead to

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PoSitiveS FoR innocEnt pEoplE by Kimberly French

Richard E. Glover, Jr.

After Emperor’s Turn finished second in the first race on Santa Anita’s October 23, 1988 card, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) was notified by Truesdail Laboratories, its testing agency, on November 2, that an unspecified, yet “large amount” of cocaine was in the horse’s system during the race. When the horse’s conditioner Roger Stein, who had previously trained Standardbreds and recently transitioned to Thoroughbreds, was notified by the board’s representatives of the positive result, he was dumbfounded as to how this substance could ever be present. “This is the first time in Southern California history that this has ever happened,” Frank Fink, a special investigator for the CHRB, told the Los Angeles Times on November 3, 1988. “It’s unusual, very unusual. We went to Roger Stein’s barn this morning. He wasn’t in. He was sick today. We still conducted our investigation (but) did not find any cocaine in his barn area. We’re pretty much waiting for the hearing. We talked to him initially on the phone this morning, but we haven’t talked to him in person. He was surprised. He doesn’t know why the horse came back positive for cocaine and, basically, he doesn’t know how it happened and (says) he didn’t do it.” Stein was fined $2,000, suspended from competing for six months, and filed an appeal while he vehemently denied the charges. Shortly after Stein’s case was made public, five other Thoroughbred trainers, namely Hall of Famers Laz Barrera and D. Wayne Lukas, along with Bryan Webb, Anthony Hemmerick, and Barrera’s son Albert, were also notified their horses had turned up positive for cocaine after frozen urine samples taken from the previous summer were then tested. “The bottom line is that something is drastically wrong,’’ Lukas told The New York Times on February 14, 1989.’’In my heart, Laz Barrera is as innocent as can be, and so am I, and I’d stake my D. Wayne Lukas

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Stolis Winner in the test barn the evening before the race, which 30 to 50 people attended, and the refreshments included coke, chocolate cake and coffee. According to an August 16, 2010 article in the daily racing Form, “the report noted in general, advances in technology ‘now cause the detection of exceptionally low concentrations of drugs and their metabolites in equine biological fluids. These new capabilities complicate the regulatory interpretation of positive drug tests and require greater administrative oversight of the process to ensure the fair application of medication rules.’” Last November, trainer David Pate was suspended by the Commonwealth of Kentucky after one of his horses tested positive for tramadol, a pain reliever for neuralgia, for which Pate had a prescription. On July 22, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled top Canadian trotting filly Crys Dream could race in the Garden State after she was banned from the track for 90 days after testing positive for a Class 2 anti-depressant drug on June 18 after a victory in the Elegantimage Stakes at Mohawk Raceway. “Ten or 15 years ago, our ability to test for these substances was pretty poor except for some notable exceptions,” explained Dr. Steven Barker, MS, PhD., of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Director of the Equine Surveillance Laboratory and the State Chemist for the Louisiana Racing Commission. “With the implementation of immunoassay and the advent of new mass spectrometers, we can detect drugs now at levels we never thought we could. We were doing pretty good to get low microgram per milliliter concentrations for some of these drugs, and then it went to nanogram per milliliter, and now picogram levels are routinely detected. It’s a thousand-fold Dr. Steven Barker

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children’s lives on that. No horse of mine has ever received cocaine, and I’ve never even seen it.’’ Len Foote, who at the time was the secretary of the California Horse Racing Board, told the Los Angeles Times on February 16, 1989 that the laboratory had begun to use tests more sensitive to cocaine after Stein’s positive, and while he was confident in the facilities results, he did acknowledge the drug could have entered the horses’ systems accidentally. “Our improvements in testing have increased 10-fold,” Foote said. “I expect the percentage of positives to hold up in the samples that remain to be tested. If that’s so, then there could be 12 more positives. In 23 years with the board, I’ve never seen a sequence of events like we’ve had lately. We would not have announced the names of people like Laz Barrera and Wayne Lukas unless we were very, very sure, and we are (sure). I was as shocked as anyone to see these names surface. But if there was deliberate administration of cocaine, we would be seeing much higher levels in the tests.” Eventually, all six trainers were acquitted of any wrong-doing after the state attorney general’s office felt all the cases did not have enough evidence to be prosecuted. This situation is only one example of a positive test result that cannot be readily explained. In the fall of 2008, four top Standardbred trainers had horses test positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky after the state implemented a new out-of-competition testing requirement. Several months later, after split samples were examined by the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research laboratory, the trainers were cleared of any wrong-doing. In January of 2009, nearly six months after Stolis Winner captured the 2008 All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico, the Quarter Horse was disqualified after his urine sample revealed an “estimated” 125 nanograms per milliliter of caffeine. The horse’s triumph was later reinstated after a hearing before the New Mexico Racing Commission revealed there was a party

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difference each time you go down, so over the years we have had a one billion-fold increase in how low we can detect drugs. With that being said, of course you are going to see contamination.” Dr. Scott Stanley, director of the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of California Davis agrees with Barker that environDr. Scott Stanley mental contamination can and does occur, yet he believes this situation is responsible for a very small number of positive drug tests. “It’s difficult to say the percentages or likelihoods, but I would say the percentage of environmental contamination is probably less than five percent, but the claims are a lot higher,” he said. “And by that I mean that is five percent of all the positives that occur, not five percent of all the total samples. It’s not a like a zero likelihood and is a possibility, so trainers can do themselves a lot of good by being diligent and by watching what they use and being careful when they are using it. “You also have to remember we only test about 20 percent of the horses that race, so we don’t have statistics on this likelihood or percentage of horses that do run and end up with some kind of environmental contaminant,” Stanley continued. “Another problem is if you have a horse with a positive, the claim of environmental contamination is frequently the defense strategy, and it’s really difficult to determine definitively what happened. Recreating the exact environment at the time of the violation is really difficult, so it’s also impossible to substantiate or refute this claim.” Although not a lot of research has been undertaken on the subject, the available studies depict that contamination certainly can be a reality. In 2002, Dr. Cynthia Kollias-Baker, then the Director of the University of Florida’s Racing Laboratory, presented research on cocaine, morphine, therapeutic medications, nutraceuticals, methylxanthines, and atropine and scopolamine, which are alkaloids found in certain plants such as hay, as environmental sources of drug positives at the 2002 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) convention. She found that when horses were given 2.5 mg of cocaine under their tongues, they tested positive for 24 hours, and morphine was detectable for nearly 24 hours after horses ingested one to ten grams of poppy seeds. In other studies, horses placed in the same stall after a different horse that was treated with a therapeutic medication also turned up positive, and traces of the drug a horse was treated with appeared in his stall, as well as grooming materials, for weeks after the last treatment. Also, a horse turned in a positive for caffeine after being fed 10 peanut M&Ms. Nutraceuticals are another potential source of contamination that has resulted in numerous positive tests, as they are not under the same

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constrictions from the FDA that other products are. Just a mouthful of atropine or scopolamine-containing hay can cause a horse to test positive. “I have no way of differentiating,” Kollias-Baker said. “One cannot assume that every positive is a purposeful administration. In racing today and in show horses, we consider the trainer to be 100 percent liable for that horse-they need to control everything the horse is exposed to. There are a plethora of compounds out there that could hurt your client. Owners can keep their barns clean, and keep horses that are being medicated separated as much as possible from non-treated ones.” The study, “Drug Contamination of the Equine Racetrack Environment: A Preliminary Examination,” published in the October 2008 edition of the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Barker, who is often an expert witness drug positive cases, buttressed Kollias-Baker’s results. Barker and his fellow researchers collected soil samples from stalls, including test barns, barn dust, and waters on the backstretch from a Louisiana racetrack and tested them for the presence of wide array of drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, caffeine, amphetamines, barbiturates, opiates, bronchodilators, and furosemide. They discovered low levels of all six drugs present in stalls, the test barn, ship-in stalls, barn dust, and a lagoon. Flunixin recorded the highest levels. “My article was not trying to show there were huge concentrations of drugs in stalls or on the backside of the racetrack. I think it’s pretty well accepted that therapeutic drugs are used pervasively, and just about everywhere you look, you can find them,” Barker explained. “If you have a horse that’s been given several grams of a drug, their urine is deposited in the stall, in the barn area, or where they are taken out for exercise. The area becomes contaminated with high levels of the drug, especially where they urinate or defecate. What I was looking for was general contamination of the environment, and that’s what my paper showed. “The levels may not be very high in some of the places we looked, but we expected that,” he continued. “As a matter of fact, we actually avoided the surface area of the stalls and dug down into the ground underneath them. We didn’t want to take surface samples because we knew that’s where levels would be the highest. The reason I’m making an issue of the fact we were looking for general contamination at the racetrack is because people have misinterpreted this paper and said there were such low levels there couldn’t possibly be relevant contamination, but just about anywhere you look on the backside, you can find caffeine, phenylbutazone, flunixin, naproxen, and some of these other drugs. They were everywhere.” Baker also points to a study conducted and reported by Dr. MarieAgnes Popot, PharmD, Ph.D, head of research at the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques south of Paris presented on February 28, 2008 at the 34th Annual Equine Research Day. “Popot has not done anything recently, but her work establishes the fact environmental contamination from the deposition of drugs from horses that are administered them can extend withdrawal times and cause contamination of other horses that create positives or the drug stays at a detectable level for a longer period of time,” Barker said. “Her study shows the real hazard of

administering drugs to horses in the same environment where they live. Horses that were never given the drug or horses withdrawn from a drug can come up positive because there are residues of the drug in their stalls, and those two things should be of great concern to horsemen. This is a proven fact.” Popot and her associates tested drug levels twice daily for two weeks for horses treated with a common therapeutic medication and horses who did not receive any drugs, yet shared the medicated horses’ stalls. The stalls themselves were thoroughly cleaned and received fresh straw daily, partially cleaned or not cleaned at all. They found contamination rates very low, but still present, if the stalls were well kept, but when they were not cleaned well, drug levels in both groups of horses were high enough to register a drug positive. “The risks of auto-contamination and cross-contamination are real when dealing with certain treatments commonly used in equine therapeutics,” Popot said at the conference.

ComPounding complicatinG thE iSSuE

Stanley feels there is an area within this subject that could receive a bit more attention. “I think the real issue or problem over the last couple years is with compounding drugs or pirated pharmaceutical medications,” he explained. “When I think of environmental contaminants, I think of things like caffeine, theobromine, or scopolamine, which can be found in feed, but a lot of drug positives are occurring because people are using a compounded pharmaceutical product rather than the original. They receive a positive test because they don’t always know how much of the drug they gave because the potency of these compounded products is never tested and often inconsistent.

“I realize this could be considered a little bit different from the topic, but I think it’s relevant within the big picture to discuss where positives come from,” Stanley continued. “They are not just therapeutic mistakes or necessarily intentional. Circumstances sometimes can provide an environmental contaminant no one knew existed, or other times it’s a compounded medication that was not prepared properly, so that the label is inaccurate or ambiguous. I believe the number of positives that come from actual abuse is small. We are seeing things now at levels that were never seen in the past. That’s the reason we do need thresholds for a few environmental contaminants and more for the controlled, therapeutic medications.” Barker agrees with Stanley that horsemen are probably not abusing therapeutic medications to a great degree, but he also feels that environmental contamination is much more to blame for drug positives than most people realize. “I think these kinds of positives happen very commonly or fairly frequently; it’s just that racing commissions don’t acknowledge it or give it’s due,” he said. “I’ve been an expert witness in a lot of these cases, and the levels are so low, they are absolutely inconsistent with anyone administering the drug in a way to achieve an advantage on race-day. I think the biggest problem horsemen have is when the positive involves drugs they claim never to have used, with contamination being the source. The fact that you have no record of it’s use is a problem, but it’s almost as if racing commissions pay no attention to your veterinary records and they mean nothing anyway. “Racing commissions haven’t looked at the science and really don’t understand that if you are going to give most of these drugs on race day to try influence performance levels, the concentration in blood and urine levels will, for many drugs, be very high,” Barker continued. “Most jurisdictions fail to consider these issues and take the simplest, lower common denominator approach and say we found it, we confirmed it, and you are guilty.”

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By Heather Smith Thomas

Richard E. Glover, Jr.

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Today there are hundreds of treatments for joint problems. Some are therapeutic, aimed at helping an injured joint heal or to minimize pain and inflammation within a diseased joint, while others are prophylactic, to try to prevent joint injury and damage. Dr. David McCarroll of Interstate Equine Services in Goldsby, Oklahoma, says joint therapies fall into several categories: injections (put directly into the joint, or given intramuscularly or intravenously), oral medication (including nutraceutical “joint supplements”), topical treatments, physical therapy, and surgery. Duncan Peters of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky says the most commonly used treatment is hyaluronic acid (HA), in combination with a corticosteroid of some kind, injected into the joint.

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“The drugs with the longest history of use for joint injections are corticosteroids,” said McCarroll. “The different types and different benefits determine how much anti-inflammatory affect you get and the length of time it would be effective.” The most common corticosteroid products include methyl prednisolone (trade name Depomedrol) and triamcinalone (trade name Vetalog). Products designed for human use are also used in equine practice for joint injections. “They are similar to the veterinary products. Some stay in the joint longer and have a more dramatic effect. The purpose for using a corticosteroid is to reduce inflammation,” said McCarroll. Corticosteroids can also lead to degeneration of cartilage. Even though the inflammation has subsided and the pain alleviated, a corticosteroid injection can also cause the joint to wear out more quickly. The horse feels

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so much better he uses the joint athletically, which can lead to more rapid destruction of the joint surface. “That’s the downside of using a cortiocosteroid,” explained McCarroll. “These drugs have a place, but the horse should be rested while they are being used so the joint is not being further damaged.” Another therapy commonly used is hyaluronic acid (HA). Trade names include Hylartin and Hyvisc. There are many HA products available. According to McCarroll, “Those can be injected directly into the joint space, where they have a significant beneficial joint-sparing and protective effect, but probably don’t give as much pain relief as an injection of corticosteroid into the joint. The HA increases viscosity (slipperiness), providing lubrication and nutrition to the lining of the joint—the synovial membrane.” “When joints are inflamed, they generally swell because the body tries to minimize inflammation by producing more joint fluid. Unfortunately, the increased fluid is not a good lubricant, so the horse gets sore and lame. This is why a veterinarian may sometimes drain a joint and replace the fluid

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with hyaluronic acid,” McCarroll continued. “In an ongoing arthritic condition, responses to this treatment are usually short-term. There may be some improvement when using the HA to prolong the response of draining the joint.” Peters says that the so-called maintenance injections that many people were using (a combination of HA and steroids) have fallen out of favor a bit due to potential damage that can be done by steroids. “Now more people are trying to treat more specifically, for a specific problem, and looking toward some of the newer biological, regenerative therapies that can be helpful,” asserted Peters.

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There are other anti-arthritic medications available that protect the joint. One is Adequan, a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG), similar to the chemical composition that makes up articular cartilages. “PSGAG is a potent inhibitor of cartilage degeneration and can reverse the process of traumatic or degenerative joint disease,” said McCarroll. PSGAG improves joint function by reducing protein levels in joint fluid and increasing the joint’s HA concentration. McCarroll continued, “It differs from the HA injection in that it doesn’t have the slippery component. It used to be most commonly injected into the joint itself, but there are so many adverse reactions that now it is more commonly used as an intramuscular injection.” If used as a series of injections, it has a more beneficial effect. The company recommends one dose (5 ml injection) every four days over a 28-day period. There are no known contraindications to intramusculalr use. “Another anti-arthritic, injected into a vein rather than into the joint, is Legend, another HA product. It can be used in the joint, but more commonly is put into the vein. It has an affinity for the lining of the joint and tends to promote joint health by increasing the viscosity, or slipperiness, in the joint,” noted McCarroll. There are many other products that do not have as much science behind them. “These are available from compounding pharmacies, and other distributors, and include proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, etc., and they have many different trade names. Their use should be only on the advice of your veterinarian,” recommended McCarroll. Safety of these products is untested and unknown.

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There are many oral products available to promote joint health, including Cosequin, Corta-FLX, Hyaluron, and Lubrisyn.

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“The main ingredients for most of these are either glucosamine, chondroitin, or hyaluronate—a salt derivative of HA,” explained McCarroll. These are termed nutraceuticals – nutrients designed to have a pharmaceutical affect. They are not regulated, so their efficacy often has not been proven. Another type of product that seems to have some benefit for joint health is called cetyl-myristoleate. “Products containing this ingredient seem to be good nutrients for cartilage health. Trade names are Cetyl-M and Myristol,” said McCarroll. MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) is another neutraceutical often included in joint supplement products and has probably been in use the longest (about 30 years) for joint therapy. It is an organic compound derived from DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) and provides a dietary source of bio-available sulfur, one of the elements essential to formation of connective tissue. It seems to help relieve pain of arthritis. There are several ‘natural’ products, such as herbs or homeopathic products that some people use for joint treatment, including Devil’s Claw and Zeel. “These contain numerous herbs that are mixed together to give a beneficial effect to the joint. Whether or not they work, we don’t know,” said McCarroll.

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For acute injuries, ice will reduce inflammation and pain. Cold applications can be very helpful immediately after exercise or to treat chronic active arthritis. Cold hosing, ice-water in a boot or bucket, cold saltwater therapy, etc. can all be beneficial. “There are several cold therapy devices on the market. Game Ready uses cold and cyclical compression--cold water combined with alternating pressure and release across the limb,” said McCarroll. It utilizes a molded sleeve over the limb – a cyclical cold compression unit. Immobilizing an injured joint, such as bandaging, can help reduce the pain by reducing the movement of an affected joint. There are also specific physical therapy treatments involving magnets or alternating magnetic currents over the joint, such as the P3 machine. Other site-specific treatments, such as shock wave therapy, help promote healing in the joint. Soft lasers (therapy lasers like the Class IV Pegasus laser) provide a high-energy source into the area and can be beneficial for treating the soft tissues, such as joint capsule inflammation or collateral ligament damage.

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feature other agents with it, the DMSO will carry them into the joint. DMSO by itself also has an anti-inflammatory effect,” explained McCarroll. Another topical treatment is diclofenac acid, available commercially as a paste called Surpass. “This has definite anti-inflammatory effects,” noted McCarroll. “There are also products called absorbents, emollients, rubefacients, etc., that produce pain relief by their affect on tissues around the joints. This list would include liniments – and there are scores of those – and antiphlogistics like poultices to help pull fluid and heat out of tissues. These are usually applied with a bandage, which helps by stabilizing the joint and minimizing movement. For a short time, this alone will reduce inflammation.”

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) include phenylbutazone, Banamine, ketofen, naproxine, and Arquel (meclofenamic acid). A new NSAID called Equioxx is a COX2 (cyclooxyganase II) inhibitor. “Equioxx shows promise of potent pain and inflammation relief without as much risk for gastric ulceration and kidney damage, compared to the previously available NSAIDs,” asserted McCarroll. Phenylbutazone is given intravenously or orally (as a paste, powder, or tablet form) and is inexpensive. Flunixin (Banamine) is available as an injectable, either IM or IV, or as an oral paste. Naproxine, Arquel, Equioxx, are all oral products. Ketofen is injectable either IM or IV. Contraindications and side effects for NSAIDs include the possibility of ulcers or kidney damage. “There are also some corticosteroids that can be used as anti-inflammatories and have some beneficial effects in eliminating inflammation in joints. The same ones that are used for injecting the joints can also be injected into the body,” explained McCarroll.

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In general, immobilization, cold therapy, etc. for acute injuries, and then using heat in chronic injuries (sweat wraps and poultices or emollients, liniments, rubefacients, etc.) and anti-inflammatory medications—both in the body and on the surface of the inflamed joint—are things we try to do to make the horse’s joint as comfortable as possible and minimize the damage done by inflammation. After cartilage is damaged, it never completely returns to its former state. “People should consider the cartilage joint surface as a non-renewable substance. Once it’s gone, it’s gone,” asserted McCarroll. “So you need to be careful, and try to minimize damage to the joint. This is the best way to significantly prolong an athletic career.” “Immobilization, cold compression therapy after use, and judicious use of NSAIDs are great to prolong joint health in an athletic career. Supplementation of chondro-protective agents, either orally (joint supplements) or by injection (Legend or Adequan), are other ways to help keep a horse sound and functional for as long as possible. Whenever inflammation occurs within a joint, minimizing it as quickly as possible by treatment is the best way to handle it,” said McCarroll. In some instances, surgery is needed for correction of a joint injury. This would be determined by your veterinarian, on a case-by-case basis. If there is a bone chip in a joint, for instance, it would have to be removed before the joint can heal. Lastly, proper hoof care plays a huge role in protecting leg joints. “Hoof balance has a tremendous influence on the stresses applied to a joint. If a horse can perform with minimum strain on the joints, this helps prevent joint injuries,” said McCarroll. Checking a joint

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Newer treatments on the horizon can help an injured joint repair itself. “There is a tremendous move toward using the biological, natural regenerative therapies,” noted Peters. These include things like IRAP (interleuken receptor antagonist protein) or PRP (platelet-rich plasma) or stem cells. Peters continued, “I think this type of treatment will be the wave of the future, with people using something the horse’s own body can utilize in a repair process—or something that will stimulate the body to take care of a problem.” It is not yet known entirely how these treatments work. “We haven’t done a lot of cases,” said Peters. “With IRAP, we know it will block the inflammatory cascade, but with PRP or stem cells, we are not quite sure how those are working in the joints. We don’t know if they are actively doing the repair themselves or stimulating other aspects of the process.” He continued, “Cytokines, chemical reactors and chemical mediators, growth factors and individual cells within the joint may be stimulated, or what we call up-regulated, to produce other growth factors or other positive compounds. We don’t know if these therapies have an effect to down-regulate or do other things to result in reduced inflammation or reduce the activity of some of the cells. There is a lot of research being done in this area, and these therapies may be the wave of the future in terms of their ability to heal joints and maintain joints.” “One of these novel therapies is adipose-derived stem cells. Those have been used for several years with promising results,” noted McCarroll. He continued, “Other approaches have been researched, such as cartilage harvesting and implants within the joint, to help the joint repair surgically. This is experimental, and expensive. People have also used other substances from the body, such as platelet-rich plasma. Another is IRAP (interleuken receptor antagonist protein). Interleuken is a mediator of inflammation like histamine and other cytokines that cause bad things to happen in the joint. IRAP is a product the body produces itself. We can now concentrate higher amounts of that protein. It can be harvested and then injected back into tissues (such as joints) to help minimize inflammation and help the joint repair.

Other things are being done experimentally such as growing cartilage outside the body and then injecting it back into the joint tissues to help coat the surfaces and promote healing. “This is being tried in some clinical cases to not only reduce inflammation, but to help the joints repair themselves,” said McCarroll. Peters said it will take some time, as we use the newer treatments, to get a better feel for when they work the best, or what types of things on which they work the best. “There is a lot of basic science being done, as well as clinical-use science going on right now, involving these new treatments, and I foresee more use of these in the racing industry in the future,” said Peters. He continued, “I talked to a client recently about an injured horse, and we were discussing these possibilities because the owners want to get this horse back to the racetrack rather than having to retire the horse. They want a good shot at recovery, and some of these things are now available to try.”

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mESSaGE FRom ExEcutiVE DiREctoR nancY m. DElonY What a difference an election makes! Since the election of President David Harrington and the new Alabama HBPA Board of Directors, the Birmingham Race Course (BRC) has recently put out a press release titled, “Live horse racing may return to Birmingham Race Course.” With the prospects of gaming in Alabama curtailed, horse simulcasting at the BRC and three dog racing facilities seems to be the main attraction keeping their doors open. However, after 16-plus years of being the recognized representative of the Alabama horsemen and receiving payments from the BRC simulcasting revenues, we no longer have a contract with BRC, and the Alabama HBPA has not received payments from simulcasting revenues at the BRC or from the three dog racing facilities within Alabama. What gives here? How do we build up a purse account to help fund live racing? How do we make sure the Alabama horsemen and horsemen from surrounding states that have supported both the BRC and continue to support the Alabama HBPA are fully represented in the event of live racing? Numbers speak loudly. Our annual membership meeting, the first in many years, is tentatively scheduled for the last weekend of August. Membership cards will be being mailed out before the meeting. In keeping with the qualifications approved by the National HBPA, one of the following three criteria for membership must be met. You must be: 1. A licensed owner or trainer of Thoroughbred horses which raced in Birmingham, Alabama in 1995 2. A licensed owner or trainer of Thoroughbred horses which have raced in the Alabama-bred races since 1995 3. An Alabama resident currently licensed and racing Thoroughbreds as an owner or trainer in the United States If you or anyone you know meets any of the three above criteria and did not receive a ballot for our 2010 election, please contact either President David Harrington at david11953@bellsouth.net or (205) 664-9325 or myself, Nancy Delony, at nancy.m.delony@mssb.com or (205) 612-1999. The Alabama HBPA will continue on in our efforts to open these doors with the BRC, the dog racing facilities, and the Birmingham Racing Commission. It has been a long, drawn out process to arrive at where we are today. The acknowledgement and support of the new Alabama HBPA board is greatly appreciated as we look forward to the possibility of live racing returning to Birmingham, Alabama. arizoNa hBPa YaVapai DownS The Yavapai Downs summer meet was cancelled this year. A last minute cancellation caught many horsemen off guard with no place to go. Most horsemen were able to find places to go, and others just turned out. This was a devastating blow to horsemen not only financially, but also emotionally. Ninety-Nine years of racing history lost. Why? The question remains. Yavapai County Farm & Agriculture Board filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13. The fate of racing at Yavapai Downs remains unknown at this time.

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oaKlawn’S 2012 DatES SEt Oaklawn Park’s 2012 live Thoroughbred meet is scheduled to begin on Friday, January 13 and run through Saturday, April 14. Stall applications are due on Monday, October 24. oaKlawn hiRES JamiE RichaRDSon aS nEw tRacK SupERintEnDEnt After a nationwide search that included input from Oaklawn Park-based horsemen and respected racing officials from across the country, Oaklawn Park selected Jamie Richardson as its new track superintendent in June. Richardson, who assumed the year-round position on June 20, comes to the Hot Springs track with nearly 25 years of experience, working in similar roles at Pimlico and Laurel racetracks in Maryland. What began as a summer job after graduating high school for Richardson, became his career. He was promoted to track superintendent at Pimlico in 1989 and remained in that position until Laurel and Pimlico consolidated their track maintenance departments in 2008. In addition to his work in Maryland, he was instrumental in the installation of the dirt and turf courses at Colonial Downs in 1997. He developed his love of horses and horse racing through his father, the late Jimmy Richardson, who bred and trained Thoroughbreds primarily in Maryland. His mother and sister have been longtime employees in the racing offices at Pimlico and Laurel. “This is a great opportunity,” said Richardson. “Oaklawn takes their racing seriously. They have top notch racing. Just look at some of the horses they’ve had there in recent years like Zenyatta. More importantly, the track has a great safety record, and I look forward to the challenge of improving that record. Everybody I’ve talked to about Oaklawn tells me they love it.” “We are very happy to have a longtime horseman such as Jamie join our team,” said David Longinotti, Assistant General Manager of Racing. “Not only has he been responsible for maintaining the racetrack on one of the sport’s biggest stages – Preakness Stakes Day – but he also knows the challenges that face a track during the winter months and has an excellent record. “It should also be noted that he will become just the third trackman at Oaklawn in the last 35 years. We are proud of our long history of having a safe, fair racetrack, and we look forward to working with Jamie on providing one of the best dirt tracks in the country.” Richardson has one son, Jamie Jr., who will start college in the fall at Salisbury University in Maryland. Charles TowN hBPa RacinG commiSSion maKES chanGES aS nEw RulES Go into EFFEct In preparation for the July 10 implementation of the newly re-written West Virginia Rules of Racing, which made pre-race veterinary examines mandatory, the West Virginia Racing Commission hired two full-time veterinarians. Dr. Libby Daniel, formally part-time, is now the Senior West Virginia State Veterinarian for Charles Town, and Dr. Joan D’Alonzo is the other State Examining Veterinarian and will conduct the pre-race exams.

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The new third State Steward is Ismael L. Trejo. Danny Frye was re-appointed as the West Virginia Investigator. mEEtinG about RulE chanGES To clear up any questions about the new medication rules, a meeting was organized and carried out in our Charles Town HBPA office for trainers. State Veterinarian Dr. Libby Daniel and Drs. Keith Berkeley, Chip Daniel, and B.B. Butler were present to explain the rules changes and to answer any questions for the 62 in attendance. Economic impact StuDY commiSSionED The Charles Town HBPA has commissioned West Virginia University to conduct a study of the economic impact of the Thoroughbred industry on the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The study is underway. On June 14, a reception was held in the Charles Town HBPA office for Dr. Tom Witt, Ph.D., and his associate, Amy Higginbotham. A light lunch was served to 40 guests. There were forum groups that talked about the potential effect on their businesses if Charles Town did not have year-round live racing. Our guests at the reception included the executive director of the county Chamber of Commerce, representatives from the County Commission, owner of the new Holiday Inn Express, the local feed store, the local insurance company, members of the West Virginia Breeders, local veterinarian clinics, farmers, jockeys, and trainers. At the conclusion of the reception, our guests were taken for a tour of four local breeding farms. The next day, they were taken to visit to the racetrack facility for the morning workouts, entries, and all of the activity of morning training, as well as the Valley Vet Clinic, the equine swimming pool, the Tack Shack, and the private barns. FunDRaiSER FoR GoVERnoR tomblin A fundraiser for acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin was held at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, and a large number of horsemen and women turned out to show their support. Everyone wore a tag designed by Patti Evans, which read, “We Support Live Year-Round Thoroughbred Racing and Successful Breeding Programs.” catiGnani hiRED aS nEw ExEcutiVE DiREctoR A search for a new executive director yielded 17 applicants. The Executive Committee narrowed the field to four who were interviewed by the full Board. Maria Catignani emerged victorious and will replace Lenny Hale, who is going into semi-retirement after four years with the Charles Town HBPA. Maria comes to Charles Town with four years experience as the executive director of the Mountaineer Park HBPA. We all welcome her and wish her the best. lEGal mattERS The Charles Town HBPA remains active in the courtroom drama on several fronts, aided by National HBPA Legal Counsel Doug McSwain. We are trying to win the right of a hearing with the West Virginia Racing Commission on the exclusions that have taken place all too often here at Charles Town. national hbpa SummER conVEntion President Ken Lowe and Executive Director Lenny Hale were our representatives at the National HBPA’s summer convention in Seattle. Both returned with glowing reports of Emerald Downs, the city of Seattle, and the excellent panels in the meetings. www.nationalhbpa.com

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Phil serves as president of All Purpose Lifeskills, a 501(c)(3) charity serving at-risk citizens of Broward County. He also is the president and co founder of TRAC (Thoroughbred Retirement & Adoptive Care), which has been in operation since 2009. This 501(c)(3) program is funded by the Florida HBPA, Calder, Gulfstream, and the jockeys and has had close to 300 horses enter the program from the two South Florida tracks. Over half of these horses have found a new vocation, or at least a new permanent home. While Sammy did a great job for Florida horsemen, we have no doubt that Phil Combest will continue the job of making the Florida HBPA as good a horsemen’s group as it can possibly be. Summit oF SpEED This year’s renewal of the Summit of Speed came within a neck of being yet another Calder sweep of the four graded stakes, as was accomplished last year. This good fortune for Calder horsemen was on top of recent overnight purse increases of seven-and-a-half percent and five percent. But let’s get back to the Summit of Speed. Twelve shippers ran on the drying-out course rated as “good” after being listed as “sloppy” earlier on the card. Fifteen Calder-based horses defended the home course, taking down $647,000 of the $1,050,000 total bounty of the Summit of Speed. The first of the Summit of Speed stakes was the Azalea, a $150,000 Grade III for three-year-old fillies contested at six furlongs. Bob Baffert’s May Day Rose was the overwhelming 3-to-5 favorite, having been the winner of four stakes, two of which were Grade IIIs in California. Beso Grande, who had won her last two starts in stakes at Calder, was second choice at 7-to-2, and the third choice at 9-to-2 was Dale Roman’s undefeated Just Louise, who had won the Grade III Debutante in her last start at Churchill Downs. The other three horses were Calder-based longshots at 9-to-1, 8-to-1, and 49-to-1. They finished one, two, three as Antonio Sano’s Devilish Lady won by a head for owner Cairoli Racing over Bob Smith’s White Merlot, who was racing for owner Drake Smith. Longshot My Pal Chrisy garnered third place monies and was trailed by May Day Rose, Beso Grande, and Just Louise. The Grade II Carry Back for three year olds, also at a distance of six furlongs, gave Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher the opportunity to run the second and third choices for shares of the $200,000 purse. They finished second and third as Marty Wolfson’s Calder-based Indiano drew off by three lengths for owner Stud El Aguila as the 3-to-5 favorite. Two Calder horses grabbed the last two shares of the Carry Back purse. The fans had a hard time settling on a favorite in the six-furlong Grade II Smile Sprint for a purse of $350,000. They finally made Kenny McPeek’s Noble’s Promise, which won the Grade III Aristides in his last start, the 3-to-2 choice over Baffert’s Irrefutable, Bisnath’s Parboo’s Giant Ryan, and Rick Dutrow’s This Ones for Phil, all at 5-to-2. Giant Ryan got up in the final strides for owner Shivananda Parbhoo to overtake pacesetter Irrefutable, with Noble’s Promise another three-quarters of a length back and three-quarters of a length in front of Calder-based Royal Tricon. I consider Giant Ryan’s victory one for the Calder trainers as he had made three starts in Florida and three in New York this year, but he was stabled in Florida longer than in New York, and his last race a month prior was at Calder. The Summit of Speed finale was the $350,000 Grade I Princess Rooney at six furlongs for fillies and mares. The 7-to-5 favorite was Dale Romans’ Grade I-winning Sassy Image, followed at 7-to-2 by Steve Klesaris’s former $10,000 claimer, Derwin’s Star, and at 5-to-1 was Eric Guillot’s Grade I winning Champagne d’Oro. Calder-based Musical Romance, trained by Bill Kaplan for himself and co-owner Pinnacle Racing, was the only other horse without double-digit odds, going off at 7-to-1. Musical Romance almost pulled off the

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iNdiaNa hBPa inDiana Fall mEEt opEnS at hooSiER paRK Hoosier Park Racing & Casino kicked off its 17th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing on Tuesday, August 2. The 61-day meet runs through Sunday, October 23, offering live racing Tuesdays through Saturdays in 2011. Jockey Oriana Rossi made her 2011 Hoosier Park debut a winner, bringing home U Hush in the first race of the season. Rossi, one of only a handful of female riders at Hoosier Park this season, was a late addition to U Hush, who earned his first career win in his first start of 2011. Trained by Indiana HBPA director Mike Lauer, U Hush is owned by his wife, Penny, also an Indiana HBPA director. Lauer has been among the track’s top 10 trainers for the past decade and has scored numerous stakes wins at Hoosier Park. Hoosier Park will offer five days of racing each week through the 61-day meet. Post times are set for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays, with racing at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. A special holiday racing card will be held on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day, with a post time of 12:30 p.m. Last year’s leading jockey, Leandro Goncalves, and leading trainer, Tom Amoss, are defending their respective titles. Goncalves earned 103 wins during the 2010 meet to earn his first title at Hoosier Park. At the time this was written, Goncalves was ranked fourth in the nation among all jockeys in 2011 wins. Amoss scored 24 wins last year to earn his first Hoosier Park title. The $500,000-added Indiana Derby (Gr. II) will be the featured event for the 2011 Hoosier Park meet and will be held on Saturday, October 1. Joining the Indiana Derby on the card will be the $200,000-added Indiana Oaks (Gr. II), the $100,000-added Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Mile, and the $100,000-added Mari Hulman George Stakes. The Mari Hulman George Stakes is a new event this season and takes the place of the $100,000 Wigwam Stakes, which was installed on the schedule in 2010. In addition to open events, several Indiana stakes will be on the stellar afternoon racing card, including the $84,000 Indiana Futurity, the $84,000 Miss Indiana Stakes, the $84,000 Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Stakes, the $84,000 Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Stakes Filly Division, the $84,000 Gus Grissom Stakes, and the $84,000 Richmond Stakes. Total purse money for the day will be in excess of $1.4 million, a new record. inDiana DownS SpRinG mEEt bucKS national tREnDS Fueled by two purse increases during the Spring meet, Thoroughbred horsemen racing at Indiana Downs generated a total all-source handle of $56.4 million on 528 races in 2011. That represents a decrease of 1.4 percent from 2010 totals of $57.2 million on 543 races. However, the average handle

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Calder sweep, leading until deep stretch when favored Sassy Image, who was flying late, got up to win by a neck for Dale Romans’s brother, Jerry. A length further back was Marty Wolfson’s Indulgence, and also his Stephanie Got Even, who were separated by just a nose. There was a time when Calder horsemen were happy winning 20 to 35 percent of the purse money on Summit of Speed Day. They were happy to win what they did, but unhappy to see so much of their purse money leave town with the shippers. Now I don’t hear as many complaints as Calder horsemen came within a neck of sweeping the Summit’s four graded races for a second consecutive year. Last year, Florida horses won 83 percent of the stake purses, which fell to 62 percent this year, but that is still a two-year average of 73 percent of the money staying at home. Not bad for a little track previously known only for its two year olds.

generated per race ($106,700, in 2011) increased over 2010 totals by 1.3 percent according to figures shared by Indiana Downs. Horsemen, officials, and track employees persevered through May showers and a tornado touchdown that damaged barns and dorms and also blew off the roof over the racing offices. To the credit of track personnel, the track opened for business on the very next race day after the severe weather. Leading trainer for the Indiana Downs meet was Kentucky-based Tom Amoss. Leandro Goncalves was the leading jockey. Mike Hunt, of Hunt and Smith Ventures, accepted an Indiana HBPA award as leading owner for the meet. Incidentally, Laz Is Risen, co-owned by Indiana HBPA President Randy Klopp, was the leading horse. inDiana hbpa holDS FiRSt continuinG EDucation SEminaR The Indiana HBPA held a continuing education seminar for trainers and assistant trainers on July 1 at Indiana Downs. The four-hour session, which included lunch, drew more than 40 attendees. In 2010, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) approved “continuing education as a condition of licensing for trainers. With the Commission-mandated sessions set to take place as of 2012, the Indiana HBPA opted to hold a for-credit session this year. Presenters at the seminar included National HBPA CEO Remi Bellocq, briefing on national medication and other federal issues; National HBPA Deputy General Counsel Peter Ecabert, informing attendees about recent tax law changes and employment law; attorney Will Velie of Horseman Labor Solutions, speaking about immigration and labor issues; presiding State Steward Stan Bowker, addressing relations with race officials and answering questions specific to the then-current meet; and, IHRC Equine Medical Director Angela Demaree, DVM, talking about bio-security, equine piroplasmosis, and equine herpes. Those signing into the seminar will be given certification cards for completing the session. An additional continuing education seminar will be held during the Hoosier Park meet at a date to be determined. inDiana hbpa cloSES inDiana DownS mEEt with a computER GiVEawaY On July 9, the Indiana HBPA gave away nine laptop computers during Saturday night racing at Indiana Downs as part of a promotion to reach out to students and families of students. The computer giveaway, limited to high school- and college-age students, drew more than 150 entries. One name was drawn after each Thoroughbred race. Winners had to show school identification and claim their prize in person before the next race. Six of the nine laptops went to college/ advanced degree students. A similar promotional event will be held at Hoosier Park in late September. iowa hBPa 2011 ElEction RESultS The Board of Directors election conducted on July 13 saw the reelection of Leroy Gessmann as Iowa HBPA president. This is Leroy’s fourth term as president, and he is excited to continue on in his position to help promote and strengthen the quality of racing at Prairie Meadows. Also reelected for four of the five owner positions on the Board of Directors were Warren Bush, Ed Holland, Sandra Rasmussen, and Doug Vail. New to the board is Loretta McClintock as an owner. www.nationalhbpa.com

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2011 mEEt hiGhliGhtS This was another successful season at Prairie Meadows for horsemen based at the Altoona track, with over $15 million in purses being won over 66 days of racing. Of the purse money awarded, over $2.2 million was distributed as Iowa-bred owner bonuses. Sheriff Cogburn, a three-year-old colt based at Prairie Meadows and trained by Don Von Hemel, finished racing at the Prairie Meadows track by running second in the $250,000 Iowa Derby (Gr. III) on June 25. Sheriff Cogburn went on to run third in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (Gr. II) at Mountaineer Park. When asked what Sheriff Cogburns prospects for coming back to Prairie Meadows are for next year, Von Hemel replied, “Well, at this time it’s a pretty good chance that he will be coming back here next year. I still have to see as the year goes along and what his owners think, but right now it’s very hopeful for his return to Prairie Meadows.” The Groom Elite Program was a major success once again for the Iowa HBPA at the meet. This year’s class saw a very mixed crowd from veteran grooms to the newest in the stable area as hot walkers. Additionally, two owners participated this year – Judy Albright and Deb Leech. Deb is also the president of the Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association. Deb said that the Groom Elite Program is “critical for the advancement of our grooms in proper husbandry, and I would encourage more owners to participate. I found Groom Elite to be extremely beneficial and was glad to be part of this wonderful program.” In all, 15 people graduated from the program this year. Kate’s Main Man was recognized by the National HBPA as its 2010 Claimer of the Year. Kate’s Main Man was bred in Iowa by Loretta McClintock and was claimed by Randy Morse for owner Randy Patterson. Prior to that claim, Kate’s Main Man was raced by Lynn Chleborad for Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC. Thus far, Kate’s Main Man has won the Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park, as well as the Ralph Hayes, Cyclones Handicap, and Iowa Breeders Derby at Prairie Meadows. He has earned over $500,000 to date. Congratulations to everyone associated with Kate’s Main Man. cancEllED RacE caRD On July 19, the entire race card was lost because the jockeys refused to ride due to extreme heat. This resulted in the Iowa HBPA and Prairie Meadows working out how the lost opportunities were to be made up by the end of the race meet. The outcome of discussions was that the association would add an extra race or two to the remaining race days in 2011. Due to the recently passed horse racing legislation, beginning in the 2012, the statutory minimum number of days needed is 67 days. Thus, any cancelled card beginning next year will automatically be made up during the racing calendar. Another outcome of the card being cancelled is the institution of a new “High Temperature Policy.” This policy is two-fold. First, whenever the forecasted Heat Stress Index is equal to or greater than 180° (Heat Stress Index is calculated by adding the temperature with the relative humidity) for the running of a race card, a meeting between the Iowa HBPA, Prairie Meadows management, The Jockey’s Guild representatives, and Iowa Racing and Gaming 50

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Of the five seats up for election for the trainer positions, one member was reelected – Betty Coatney. The four newly elected trainer directors are Doug Anderson, Dick Clark, Tim Martin, and Chris Richard. All on the board are highly knowledgeable on horsemen issues and look forward to serving their fellow horsemen during their terms.

pRaiRiE mEaDowS JocKEYS ViSit hoSpitalizED chilDREn On August 8, six Prairie Meadows jockeys took time away from riding to visit Mercy Hospital’s children’s floor to spend time with youngsters who were at various stages of serious illnesses. Track Photographer Jack Coady accompanied the jockeys to take photos the children can keep as a remembrance of the event. The visit was organized by Bonnie Birzer and Stephanie Mello, who brought along Iowa HBPA coloring books and gift bags for the children. Jockeys Alex Birzer, Jake Barton, Shane Laviolette, Patrick Canchari, and David Mello participated, with Jockey Kelly Murray suited up as “Half Pint,” the Prairie Meadows mascot. The horse racing contingent was well received by the children and hospital staff and is already planning for next year. keNTuCky hBPa pRESiDEnt’S mESSaGE A few weeks ago, horse racing lost a huge fan. No, he wasn’t a major player coveted by offshore rebaters or someone that the racetracks treated like royalty. He was just someone who would enjoy the races with his friends while betting a few dollars and cheering on his son, who happens to be a horse trainer. He was my dad, and he lost his courageous battle to cancer. Like all of us who have lost loved ones, I will miss him. We recently signed a new agreement with Kentucky Downs. The significance of the agreement is that it addresses its venture to install instant racing machines. We applaud the efforts of Kentucky Downs President Corey Johnsen and his fellow owners, who have stepped up to not only improve Kentucky Downs, but all of Kentucky racing. Ellis Park has given us indications that it intends to install instant racing machines, while the other tracks are waiting to see if the court of appeals rules in favor of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s (KHRC) regulation allowing racetracks to offer instant racing. Kentucky HBPA Vice President Frank Jones and I are meeting with racetracks and Kentucky House of Representative Speaker Pro-Tem Larry Clark. Larry has always been a champion of Kentucky’s racing industry and has some initiatives that he is contemplating for the upcoming session of the General Assembly. Medication is once again at the forefront. The KHRC staff is contemplating changes to the present rules. The Kentucky HBPA is requesting that the KHRC Rules Committee consider the concerns of horsemen and racetrack practitioners prior to implementing additional rule changes. The Rules Committee consists of Chairman Edward “Ned” Bonnie, Thomas Conway, and Burr Travis. They have agreed, suggesting that they want the input of horsemen and veterinarians. We will keep you apprised of this very fluid situation.

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Very soon, the Kentucky HBPA will be moving, literally, to the house next door. Seven years ago, Bill Howard, a wealthy businessman and benefactor to the backstretch community, built a beautiful brick home adjacent to the stable gate at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky The New Kentucky HBPA main office at HBPA has our main office next door Churchill Downs is located at 3729 South in a strip mall that also houses a 4th Street veterinarian supply office and a tack supplier. Upon Bill’s passing, Churchill Downs Chaplain Ken Boehm contacted the Kentucky HBPA and suggested that Bill’s daughters might be interested in selling the house to us. With the consent of the Board of Directors, and with the advice and counsel of Frank Jones, who facilitated our getting a loan, we purchased the house. Congratulations to longtime Kentucky HBPA Vice President Dale Romans on his well-deserved Preakness Stakes win with Shackleford for owners Michael Lauffer and W.D. Cubbedge. Finally, my admiration goes out to Kentucky HBPA Director Buff Bradley and his father, Fred Bradley, my longtime friend. Buff and Fred made the difficult decision to retire their fine racehorse, Brass Hat, earlier this year. For years, the venerable Brass Hat thrilled us as he won race after race, and he retires with over $2 million in earnings. Buff handled this crowd favorite with loving care and patience, and he and his dad decided the time to pension Brass Hat to their farm in Frankfort had arrived. Brass Hat day in Franklin

the summer, and it would be advisable to schedule the meetings in September. The Rules Committee agreed with this suggestion. The following is a list of some of the changes that Rick and I noticed on our first review of the regulation changes: Under 810 KAR 1:018. Medication; testing procedures; prohibited practices – On page 4, line 9, section (4) reads: A substance shall not be present in a horse in excess of a concentration at which the substance could occur naturally if it affects the performance of a horse. It shall be the responsibility of the commission to prove that the substance was in excess of normal concentration levels, and that it affected the performance of the horse. This blue portion has been deleted. (Comment: I am not sure the purpose of deleting this portion. It may be that since it appears earlier in the paragraph that they felt it is redundant, but it may also mean that they are taking away a horsemen’s argument that the medication was in such a small amount (i.e. below a certain no effect threshold) that it had absolutely no effect on the horse’s performance. With the proposed change, the KHrC could argue that according to the regulation, we do not have to consider how it may have affected the horse, just simply that the substance is there.) On page 9, line 13, section 8. Permitted Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) – (a) Phenylbutazone-not to exceed two (2) micrograms per milliliter of plasma. (Comment: Five (5) micrograms has been reduced to two (2). Ned bonnie expressed concern that changing from five to two prematurely, prior to addressing corticosteroids, will most likely result in more horses being injected. KHrC equine medical director mary Scollay stated that 91.3 percent of horses tested in the test barn are already below the two (2) microgram limit. Thus, one could argue that there is not a problem and leave well enough alone. However, the KHrC maintains that when it does morning exams, the horse’s level is higher than five (5) micrograms, and horses that have lameness issues do not show it in the morning. Therefore, it requires an enormous amount of late scratches. When asked, the KHrC had no statistics to support the presumption. burr Travis suggested that this drastic change will have an adverse impact on the claiming races that make up 80 percent of a race card on any given day.) On page 18, line 21, Prior to shipment of the split sample, the commission shall confirm: (2) That the split sample laboratory has agreed to send the results to both the person requesting the testing and the commission. The blue portion has been deleted. (Comment: As I recall, there was a prior situation involving a medication positive where the equine medical director did not want to share the results of a testing with the horseman who requested and paid for the test. by removing this language, the commission could argue that the person requesting and paying for the test is not entitled to the results.) On page 26, line 10, section 19. Distribution of Purses, Barn Searches, and Retention of Samples – (1) For all races, purse money shall be paid pursuant to the process provided in 810 KAR 1:026 Section 28(3). Purse money shall be distributed seventy-two (72) hours after a race unless the commission laboratory has issued a preliminary or final report indicating the presence of a prohibited drug, medication, substance, or metabolic derivative in the biologic sample taken from a horse. The blue portion has been deleted. (Comment: The above referenced section 810 KAr 1:026 Section 28 (3), requires that purse money be available within 48 hours. However, many horsemen experienced extreme delays in receiving their purse money earned at Keeneland due to the fact that if there was a suspicious test on a specific day, Keeneland would not release any purse money that day until the suspicious test was retested and the problem was resolved. Some horsemen were waiting more www.nationalhbpa.com

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than 20 days to receive their purse earnings. So without further inquiries to the KHrC staff, it remains to be determined if the reason for the deletion is that they felt the issue is settled in 28(3), or they do not want to be tied down to the 72-hour requirement.) Under 810 KAR 1:028. Disciplinary measures and penalties – On page 14, lines 9 and 20. If the same horse receives a second or third violation for an overage of Phenylbutazone (Bute), in addition to other penalties, the horse will be placed on the veterinarian’s list for 45 and 60 days respectively. (Comment: This appears to be a very harsh penalty on the owner’s horse since he, most likely, has no knowledge of the specific medications that his trainer is giving to the horse. In addition, I raised the question about what if the horse is claimed. Should the new owner be penalized when he has no knowledge of the situation and now he has a horse that is sidelined for 45 or 60 days? Tom Conway of the rules Committee agreed that this is not fair to the new owner and language should be added to address this situation.) We will continue to monitor and review the proposed regulations and let you know when a meeting is scheduled. I have suggested that the meetings should be held in multiple locations, and the KHRC staff has agreed. In the meantime, if you are interested in reviewing the proposed rules please, contact Sara in the Kentucky HBPA’s main office, and she will facilitate your getting the rules. KEntucKY hbpa oRGanizES EFFoRt pRoViDinG REliEF FoR toRnaDo VictimS Following the tornado that severely damaged several barns during the spring meeting at Churchill Downs, the Kentucky HBPA began coordinating a relief effort. “We were extremely fortunate that there were no injuries to humans or animals,” explained Kentucky HBPA Executive Director Marty Maline. “However, several racetrack workers lost possessions and trainers lost tack. We have received estimates of lost and damaged property from the individuals involved, and we are communicating with various organizations and businesses that have raised money on behalf of the horsemen. This includes Churchill Downs and Steve Anderson of Equine Savings, who immediately contacted Toro. Toro, in turn, donated several lawnmowers that HBPAs throughout the country raffled off and sent the proceeds to the relief fund. The National HBPA’s Fire and Disaster insurance fund has also swung into action. We in Kentucky are proud of the efforts of the others who have helped horsemen in their time of need. It is the essence of the HBPA motto, “horsemen helping horsemen.” Our accountant, John Griffith, is monitoring every dollar that has been contributed, and we will have a full accounting of all the funding available to anyone interested. All the revenue accumulated will be distributed to the horsemen and their workers who have suffered damage. pRopoSED chanGES in thE h-2b pRoGRam The H-2B visa program is vitally important for the horse industry across the country. The horse industry relies on H-2B visa program to fill temporary vacancies. The seasonal nature means that they routinely face shortages of local workers during their peak work periods. By filling temporary jobs, H-2B workers not only keep these businesses open, they contribute to the creation of additional, year-round jobs for local workers. Unfortunately, a January Department of Labor (DOL) final rule will greatly jeopardize the already burdensome process. The proposed rule would result in sweeping changes to the program that would render the program virtually unusable. The rule would require employers to increase the hourly wage rates for H-2B workers well above levels that can be supported by small business, 52

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and it would require employers to hire any qualified U.S. worker up to three days before the H-2B worker is scheduled to begin (even though the employer has already offered the job to the H-2B worker, assisted with the visa process, and paid transportation and subsistence costs for potential U.S. workers), among other things. These changes will have a negative impact on businesses and their permanent workforce and affect the viability of using the H-2B program and could possibly lead to full-time job losses. The course of action our industry is taking in conjunction with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on a national level is to address the development of denial patterns regarding H-2B for trainers across the country. We have been working with the H-2B program for years without a problem. We are working closely with AILA to craft a response and a request that will secure our continued participation in the H-2B visa program. With the combined efforts of the National HBPA, NTRA, AHC, and THA together, we can hopefully put a stop these ensuing changes. thE hbpa iS You The HBPA, established in 1940, is an organization of owners and trainers, approximately 40,000 nationally in 23 states and Canada, and over 6,000 in Kentucky. The association is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of owners and trainers volunteering their time and elected by the membership every three years. The HBPA is committed to working for the betterment of racing on all levels. The HBPA represents owners and trainers on several fronts: • In negotiating sessions with each racetrack regarding purse structure, equitable share of simulcast revenues, overall track safety, sanitation, and security. • The HBPA provides benevolence to horsemen in need, education and recreation programs to the backstretch, and various insurance packages, which include - free of charge to members - fire and disaster insurance and claiming coverage. Visit one of the fully staffed HBPA offices at the currently running racetrack in Kentucky for details. • The HBPA works in conjunction with the chaplaincy program, the Thoroughbred Addiction Council of Kentucky (TACK), and the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund to provide support and benefits for horsemen. • The HBPA supports scientific research and marketing initiatives on a regional and national level to help promote interest in Thoroughbred racing. • The HBPA is at the forefront in litigation and legislation on issues involving horsemen’s rights with regards to Interstate simulcasting, proprietary rights, casino gambling, therapeutic medication, sports betting, and many other areas of concern to horsemen. How Can I Join? You are invited to drop into the HBPA office to meet the staff and learn more about current projects and how you can get involved in helping to improve the industry. There are no membership fees. Remember - this is your organization. Become an active participant and one of the “horsemen helping horsemen.” To join, all you need to do is fill out our membership card and fax, mail, or email it back to us. For more information, please visit our website at www. kyhbpa.org and click on “How to Join.”

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lEttER to mEmbERShip REGaRDinG woRKERS compEnSation DATE: August 9, 2011 TO: Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protection Association Membership FROM: John O’Brien, Jr., Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services RE: Horsemen’s Workers Compensation Trust Louisiana HBPA Workers Compensation Program On July 16, 2011, the workers compensation insurance program for members of the Louisiana HBPA changed to an insurance trust. The Louisiana HBPA insurance program changed its structure in order to realize millions of dollars of costs savings for the Louisiana HBPA membership. Below you will find a brief description of the events that led to the change and some benefits of the new structure. The previous Louisiana HBPA workers compensation program was designed around using a captive insurance company named Horsemen’s Insurance Alliance. The Horsemen’s Insurance Alliance captive was located and operated in the Cayman Islands. Chartis Insurance (formerly AIG) was the insurance company that provided the resources and insurance for the Horsemen’s Insurance Alliance captive to function in the United States. In June of 2011, Chartis Insurance provided its annual renewal costs to the Louisiana HBPA Board. Chartis Insurance presented renewal costs that would have increased the total annual expenses of Louisiana HBPA workers compensation insurance program by over $1 million. Had the Louisiana HBPA accepted Chartis Insurance $1 million renewal cost increase, the increase would have placed the workers compensation program in financial jeopardy. Immediate action was taken by President Stanley Seelig, officers, and consultants of the Louisiana HBPA to quickly find and evaluate every possible workers compensation alternative. After numerous meetings with the Louisiana Department of Insurance, insurance companies, attorneys and consultants, an alternative worker’s compensation program solution was found in the form of an insurance trust. The officers and consultants of the Louisiana HBPA, working with the Louisiana Department of Insurance, decided an insurance trust would offer the Louisiana HBPA membership the best insurance alternative. The Louisiana HBPA Board approved the creation of the Horsemen’s Workers Compensation Insurance Trust the week of July 11, 2011. An insurance trust is a unique and valued form of insurance structure. Properly managed, the insurance trust will provide Louisiana HBPA members one of the most inexpensive and flexible means to operate their workers compensation program. The insurance trust will immediately save the Louisiana HBPA membership hundreds of thousands in taxes. Because the trust structure is more attractive to the excess insurance industry, the Horsemen’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Trust was able to secure favorable excess insurance and collateral terms. The excess insurance and collateral terms secured by the trust also saved the membership hundreds of thousands compared to the renewal terms. The Horsemen’s Workers Compensation Insurance Trust will not place “joint and in solido liability” on the Louisiana HBPA membership. This means the Louisiana HBPA participating members cannot be assessed for any liabilities of the trust. The Horsemen’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Trust will also provide all Louisiana HBPA participating members employer’s liability protection.

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Adversity is the mother of invention and worked very well in this case. Numerous individuals and firms worked extremely hard to help the Louisiana HBPA membership find a solution. Many timing and business factors helped the Louisiana HBPA to secure a promising insurance vehicle to operate its workers compensation program for the long term. The Louisiana HBPA under the trust structure, has the opportunity to provide long-term quality workers compensation to its membership at very competitive rates. We will do everything in our power to make this program successful for the Louisiana HBPA membership. FaiR GRounDS to hoSt claiminG cRown on DEcEmbER 3 Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will be hosting this year’s renewal of the $500,000 Claiming Crown on Saturday, December 3. The Louisiana HBPA invites all horsemen to come and enjoy this exciting event in New Orleans or to wager on it at your local track. puRSES booStED FoR 19 RacES on FaiR GRounDS’ 2011-2012 StaKES SchEDulE Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has boosted the purses of 19 open-company races on its 2011-2012 stakes schedule. The 84-day 140th Thoroughbred racing season – running November 24, 2011 to April 1, 2012 – will feature 60 stakes cumulatively worth $7.54 million, including six Claiming Crown stakes worth $500,000 to be hosted in New Orleans for the first time on December 3. The 99th renewal of the $1 million Louisiana Derby (Grade II) will be run April 1, 2012, the season’s final day. For the first time since 2004, Fair Grounds’ signature race is set for a Sunday, which will be the day between Saturday night’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Semifinals and Monday night’s Finals at the nearby Louisiana Superdome. The Louisiana Derby, contested at 1 1/8 miles over Fair Grounds’ storied main track, is among the nation’s premier events for three-year-olds preparing to make their next start in the world’s most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisiana Derby Week will also feature Starlight Racing under the lights on Friday, March 30, and another major racing day on Saturday, March 31 with four stakes for fillies and mares, anchored by the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (GII), the richest prep for Churchill’s famed Kentucky Oaks (GI). “The 2012 Final Four presents a unique opportunity for Fair Grounds to show off world-class racing to tens of thousands of out-of-state visitors in New Orleans that weekend,” said Fair Grounds Vice President and General Manager Eric Halstrom. “If ever there were a time for a sports fan to make their first visit to our storied racetrack, this would be it.” The changes to Louisiana Derby weekend were just the beginning of several enhancements to the stakes calendar. Every open-company stakes event will now be worth at least $75,000, and four six-figure stakes also received sizable bumps. In addition, seven stakes conditions that have been run with unacceptable field sizes in recent years have been eliminated. “The adjustments to this stakes schedule have been made to reward the best horses in our strongest divisions,” said Racing Secretary Jason Boulet. “We’re out to attract the highest quality horses we can, and the most straightforward way to do that is to offer them more money.” The races to receive the largest purse hikes from last season are the Lecomte Stakes (GIII), the first in a three-race series of two-turn graded stakes for three-year-olds ($100,000 to $175,000); the Silverbulletday, the first of three major two-turn stakes for three-year-old fillies ($100,000 to $125,000); www.nationalhbpa.com

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the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GIII), the second local stop for three-year-old fillies on the road to the Kentucky Oaks ($150,000 to $200,000); and the Louisiana Handicap for older horses ($60,000 to $100,000). The 15 open-company stakes that went from $60,000 last season to $75,000 this season are the Thanksgiving Handicap, the Woodchopper Stakes, the Pago Hop Stakes, the Blushing K.D. Handicap, the Tenacious Handicap, the Buddy Diliberto Memorial Handicap, the Marie G. Krantz Memorial Handicap, the Pan Zareta Stakes, the F.W. Gaudin Memorial Stakes, the Tiffany Lass Stakes, the Mardi Gras Handicap, the Colonel Power Stakes, the Allen Lacombe Memorial Handicap, the Black Gold Stakes and the Happy Ticket Stakes. Seven stakes that appeared on last season’s schedule have been discontinued because recent editions produced small fields, although a few of the most prominent race names were assigned new conditions. The discontinued stakes names are the Bienville Stakes, the Grindstone Stakes, the John E. Jackson Memorial Stakes, the Dr. A.B. Leggio Memorial Stakes, the Letellier Memorial Stakes, the Pelleteri Stakes and the Sugar Bowl Stakes. Stakes named that have been assigned more appropriate conditions are the Black Gold Stakes (now for three-year-olds at 7 ½ furlongs on turf), the Happy Ticket Stakes (older females at 5 ½ furlongs on turf), the Allen Lacombe Memorial Handicap (three-year-old fillies at 7 ½ furlongs), the Mardi Gras Stakes (older females at 1 1/16 miles on turf), the Pan Zareta Stakes (older females at 5 ½ furlongs on turf) and the Tiffany Lass Stakes (older females at 1 1/16 miles). The Fair Grounds stakes schedule is highlighted by 10 stakes that were graded last season – five Grade II and five Grade III. The Grade II events are the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby for three-year-olds, the Fair Grounds Oaks for three-year-old fillies, the New Orleans Handicap for older horses, and the Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Handicap for older turf horses. The Grade III events are the Lecomte Stakes for three-year-olds, the Rachel Alexandra Stakes for three-year-old fillies, the Mineshaft Handicap for older horses, and both the Fair Grounds Handicap and the Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap for older turf horses. The North American Graded Stakes committee will meet in late 2011 to determine gradings for 2012. “We are hopeful that Fair Grounds could be on the cusp of its first Grade I race,” said Halstrom. “The Fair Grounds Oaks, which last season was the richest Kentucky Oaks prep, has produced four Kentucky Oaks winners in its past seven runnings.” $1,000,000 DElta DownS JacKpot anchoRS ExcitinG 2011-2012 StaKES SchEDulE Delta Downs has released its 2011-2012 Thoroughbred stakes schedule, which includes 30 races and over $4 million in total purse money. The highlight of the 88-day season, which runs from October 19, 2011 through March 17, 2012, will come on Saturday, November 19. On that day, the track will host eight stakes races and offer over $2 million in total purse money, with the season’s richest race, the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), serving as the main attraction. Last year’s $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot program was historic, as it produced the highest single-day handle in track history of $3,817,849. The 11-race card also marked the first time the season’s richest race day was conducted during daylight hours, as the track’s regular programs are run at night. That tradition will continue this year as the first post time on the Delta Downs Jackpot Day card is set for 1:15 p.m. Other highlights of the new stakes schedule include a pair of prep races on opening weekend, Saturday, October 22. The $200,000 Jean Lafitte will serve 54

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Because of the inability of Minnesota’s Governor and Legislature to reach an agreement on the state’s budget, on June 30 at midnight, all gaming operations, racing, and simulcasting came to a screeching halt. The lack of a budget agreement forced the shutdown of many state government agencies, including the Minnesota Racing Commission (MRC), the agency which regulates Canterbury Park’s pari-mutuel and Card Casino gaming operations. Even though the MRC is entirely funded by the racing industry and receives no money from the general fund, 12 days of racing and 20 days of card club were lost due to the shutdown. Uncertain of the length of the shutdown and hopeful it would be shortlived, the race office continued taking entries so racing could resume with a days’ notice. Knowing this could be potentially devastating to Minnesota’s racing industry, we sought an expedited appeals process. There was a concern that if the stalemate would continue for another week or two, there was a real possibility that owners and trainers would start moving their horses from Canterbury to other racetracks. Minnesota HBPA President Tom Metzen Sr., the Minnesota HBPA Board, and Canterbury Park President Randy Sampson created a “Shutdown Fund.” This was established to encourage retention of horses in the stable area. There was a payment of $500, $1,000 or $2,000, depending on the purse value of the canceled race, made to owners of horses that were entered July 1 through 17 continuED on paGE 57

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FilliES RacE FoR hopE The inaugural “Fillies’ Race for Hope” was a very pink day! It was a special charitable event day to raise money and awareness for the “Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation,” an organization that helps the under-served or financially distressed individuals and their families touched by breast cancer in the Twin Cities. A full card of races just for the “girls” included the $35,000 Hoist Her Flag Stakes, the $50,000 Princess Elaine Stakes, and the $75,000 Lady Canterbury. Grooms and pony riders were challenged to show their support by being the “Best Dressed in Pink” in the paddock or on the track. Pony horses were fully decked out in everything pink, including pink horseshoes and even pink boas! Prize money for grooms was distributed for each race, and a grand prize was awarded at the end of the day. The top two pony riders had the privilege of leading the survivor walk, as cancer survivors walked the track to the winner’s circle. Recognizing that we all know someone whose life has been affected by breast cancer and wanting to help such a worthwhile cause, Randy Sampson was approached with the idea. On July 31, the stands were filled with fans pouring into the gates wearing pink shirts, dresses, and hats. In addition to race sponsors and the special table sales, there were several fundraising opportunities for fans to support this cause, including bidding on over 100 items in a silent auction, donating for a chance to win a pink sapphire ring, and sales of ”Fillies Race for Hope” apparel. Or they could buy a pink horseshoe for the Wall of Hope or enjoy a Lady Slipper, the events signature cocktail! These were all successful in raising money for the Hope Chest Breast Cancer Foundation. ExtREmE RacE DaY Extreme Race Day was another great day to be at Canterbury Park. A total of 15,500 fans packed the place to watch an extreme day of racing. Race distances ranged from a 100-yard dash to two-and-one-sixteenth miles. Camels and ostriches also ran down the homestretch, entertaining the crowd. Josh Van Oort, the track’s assistant racing secretary, won the camel race aboard a camel named Camel Kingdom.

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How about this one for an extreme event: the fifth race, a mile on the turf, concluded with horses matching their post positions in order of finish: one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven. The weekend brought almost 40,000 fans through our gates. cantERbuRY paRK hall oF FamE claSS oF 2011 On August 6, Canterbury honored several horsemen as they were inducted into the Canterbury Park Hall of Fame. This year’s class of inductees consisted of Thoroughbred breeders Jeff and Deb Hilger of Stillwater, Thoroughbred trainer Mac Robertson, Quarter Horse trainer Ed Ross Hardy, jockey Derek Bell, and Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred Sir Tricky. The Hilgers operate Bleu Valley Farm in May Township near Stillwater, Minnesota, where they have bred several stakes winners. The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) named them Minnesota’s Outstanding Breeder four times. Hilger horses have won the Canterbury Horse of the Year award twice, in 2000 with Bleu Victoriate and in 2009 with Chick Fight. Jeff also has served as director and vice president of the Minnesota HBPA board. Mac Robertson has been the leading Thoroughbred trainer at Canterbury the past six seasons. He holds records for both single-season and all-time inthe-money percentages, all-time win percentage, and single-season earnings. Ed Ross Hardy has been the leading American Quarter Horse trainer the past nine seasons at Canterbury, and ten times overall. He is the historical leader in both earnings and wins. Derek Bell has won six riding titles at Canterbury, more than any other jockey. He is the single-season and all-time leader in earnings and also holds the single-season records for win and in-the-money percentages. Sir Tricky was bred in Minnesota by William Hobbs and foaled in 2001. For the final five years of his career, which ended with a win in the 2010 Minnesota Turf Championship, Sir Tricky was trained by Mac Robertson and owned by Barry and Joni Butzow of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He won seven stakes at Canterbury Park, including the 10,000 Lakes (twice), the Blair’s Cove, and the Minnesota Sprint Championship. His earnings of $315,633 at Canterbury is second on the all-time list of money-earners at the track. He won 12 times at Canterbury. These inductees join a group of more than 40 individuals and horses that comprise the best of Minnesota racing and have made important and lasting contributions to the racing industry within the state. hbpa ElEctionS Every year, there are three positions that open on our nine-member board. This year, the incumbents were unopposed, and they all accepted another three-year term on the board. The 2010-2011 board consists of Tom Metzen, Jack Walsh, Bruce Malkerson, Dan Mjolsness, Jeff Hilger, and Pete Mattson as owners and Larry Donlin, Bernell Rhone, and Kevin Danger as trainers. The board elected Tom Metzen Sr. as president and Jack Walsh as vice president. mouNTaiNeer Park hBPa boaRD ElEction pRocESS unDERwaY The general nominating meeting for the 2012-2014 election for president and board of directors of the Mountaineer Park HBPA was held on Saturday, August 20 at 11:00 a.m. in the track kitchen. Ballots will be mailed in October. Eligible voting members must return their ballot by November 21, 2011 in order for the ballot to be valid. The Election Committee will meet and tabulate www.nationalhbpa.com

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ohio RacEtRacKS to GEt VltS This summer, Governor Kasich’s administration entered into an agreement with both Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Rock Ohio Caesars LLC. The agreement, which calls for both of those corporations to pay an additional $110 million in fees to the state of Ohio for their stand-alone casinos over the next ten years, also provided provisions for Ohio’s seven commercial racetracks to receive video lottery terminals (VLTs). The tracks will each be charged a $50 million dollar licensing fee payable in increments, with $10 million due upon application for a VLT license, $15 million due upon the beginning of VLT sales, and $25 million due one year from the beginning of VLT sales at that track. Each track will be required to make a capital investment of “no more than $150 million,” with the exact amounts to be set by the Ohio Lottery Commission. The tracks will be eligible to receive a commission of “no more than 66.5 percent” of gross VLT terminal revenue and, most importantly to horsemen, are required to reach an agreement with the horsemen regarding VLT revenue sharing with the horse racing industry prior to VLT sales starting. In the absence of such agreement, the state has reserved the right to set the percentage of VLT revenues that the racing industry will receive. As of press time for this magazine, several meetings have taken place between representatives of the seven track operators, as well as the Ohio Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) in an effort to reach agreement on VLT revenue sharing. Progress is being made towards an agreement, and more negotiating sessions have been scheduled. The Ohio HBPA seeks an agreement whereby Ohio’s horsemen are placed on a level playing field with the horsemen in surrounding states such as Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Indiana, which have already passed similar expanded gaming legislation. Language implementing VLTs at the tracks was included in HB 277, which Governor Kasich signed into law in late July. HB 277 also changed the state’s existing law to allow the Ohio State Racing Commission to hold hearings and make the ultimate determination as to whether a track or tracks can relocate in the state. Penn National has been public in its desire to move both of its existing tracks – Beulah Park and harness track Raceway Park – from their current locations in Grove City and Toledo, respectively, to the Dayton and Youngstown areas. Lebanon Raceway is currently located on fairgrounds property owned by Warren County and will need to be relocated in order to operate video lottery terminals. It has also been widely rumored that Thistledown is considering a move to the Akron area. Several of the other tracks have indicated that they will fight any proposed movement of the existing tracks. It is anticipated that decisions regarding possible track movements will be made within the next six to nine months. The Ohio Lottery Commission, as well as the Ohio State Racing Commission, will be promulgating rules regarding the implementation of VLTs at the tracks over the next several months. Governor Kasich’s administration has indicated that it anticipates temporary facilities will be built to house VLTs 58

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at many of the tracks while permanent facilities are being built. Pending legal challenges, VLT operations could begin at the tracks by late next spring. The Ohio HBPA will keep its members informed on any new developments on these issues at our membership meetings held monthly at each of our tracks during their racing seasons, as well as on our website at www.Ohio-HBPA.com.

REminGton paRK SEaSon unDERwaY The final leg of the 2011 Oklahoma racing season got underway on August 18 as Remington Park opened its Thoroughbred meet. The 67-day Remington Park meet will run through December 10, with racing being conducted mostly on a four-day-a-week schedule, Wednesdays through Saturdays. The highlights of the meet will include the $1.1 million Oklahoma Classics for registered Oklahoma-bred horses and the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby. Starting with the foals of 2009, all registered Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbred horses are eligible for the $1.1 million Oklahoma Classics races. The famed Oklahoma-bred day was boosted dramatically in 2010 by our partnership with Native American tribes and their respective OTB locations. Our partnership has continued its growth trend, and in 2012 there will be additional Classics held at Will Rogers Downs in the spring. The estimated gross available Classics money for 2012 statewide will approach $1.4 million. tRao now oFFicial StatE bREED REpRESEntatiVE The Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO) has added the duty of being the official breed representative in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Thoroughbred Association has historically been the breed representative, but in an effort to be one united voice within the industry, the TRAO will be that voice. RichaRD mcnauGhton paSSES awaY The Oklahoma HBPA is saddened by the loss of Richard McNaughton. Richard was a lifelong horsemen, and he will be missed. ViSit ouR wEbSitE To stay up to date on the latest news and information in the Oklahoma horse racing industry, visit our website at www.traoracing.com. hBPa of oNTario mESSaGE FRom thE pRESiDEnt Dear Members, I wanted to take this opportunity advise you about some issues we have been dealing with in the recent months and other items which I thought were pertinent. I have been approached by a number of you regarding the use of the parking area in front of the race office and, as a result, I have spoken with management at Woodbine. The parking area is for the horse people’s convenience and not meant for long-term parking. I would like to remind everyone to use caution when parking vehicles there. Remember horse and rider safety is our priority, so when you get out of your car, please be cognizant of your surroundings – do not slam your car doors, pop up unexpectedly, leave your car running, etc. In response to the request of many trainers, the Board of Directors of the HBPA of Ontario has approved the purchase of a viewing shelter for horse people at Woodbine. The structure will be installed by the bleachers located at the race office and will offer shelter during inclement weather conditions. We

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are discussing with Woodbine the feasibility of installing a second shelter near the three-eighths pole in 2012. The fire marshall at Woodbine has been visiting shedrows on the backstretch to ensure that approved fans and plugs are being used. If you have been advised by the fire marshall that the fans and plugs in use in your shedrow are not approved, please contact Corinne Phillips at the Woodbine backstretch office at (416) 675-3802 for assistance. Equine Guelph continues the Heart Monitor Study at Woodbine. At the HBPA’s request, effective immediately, an Ontario Racing Commission steward will be present in the paddock at Woodbine during saddling for all remaining races where the heart monitors are being attached. We appreciate your support of this important study, which is nearing the end. Woodbine Entertainment Vice President of Corporate Affairs Jane Holmes, Robbie King Jr. of the Jockeys’ Benefit Association, and I have been meeting with the management and staff at William Osler–Etobicoke General Hospital concerning treatment of individuals arriving in the emergency room as a result of a horse-related accident. We have made William Osler management aware of the seriousness of horse-related injuries at Woodbine Race Track, and they have assured us moving forward they will inform their emergency room staff so they may act accordingly. If you recently suffered a horse-related injury and were treated in the emergency room at Etobicoke General, please feel free to give myself or Bridget Bimm a call at (416) 747-5252, ext. 25, and let us know what your experience was as we have agreed to keep the management and staff at the hospital informed. In the event that you are confronted with a life-threatening emergency at the either Woodbine or Fort Erie Race Track, please call 911 immediately and then contact the track’s security to let them know situation. If you are faced with a non-life threatening situation, you should call track security. Trainers are reminded of their responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary immigration paperwork on file when employing foreign workers. Please note your responsibility extends to jockeys who are brought in to ride marquee races at Woodbine. If you have any questions regarding the necessary paperwork, please contact the Ontario Racing Commission stewards or the HBPA. As all of you should be aware, the ORC continues to freeze test samples. The ORC does not currently have a test for all drugs, so test samples are kept in the event that tests are developed in the future. Should a new test be developed for a banned drug and the frozen test sample is retested and comes back positive, the ORC does have the ability to fine participants years after. On July 15, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) released a notice to the industry on the modified rules on the labeling of medications for “Barn Use.” The modification of the rule is a change for which the HBPA has been lobbying for many years. The ORC reminds trainers that under the Rules of Racing (TB 15.09-019 (f)), they must maintain records relating to the particulars of any medications administered to horses in their care. For further information regarding this change, please see “Thoroughbred Directive Number 4-2011” on the ORC’s website at www.ontarioracingcommission.com. On a final note, when you have deemed that a Thoroughbred racehorse in your care no longer has the ability to race and you are looking to find it a new home, I urge you to make sure that you are dealing with a reputable person, that you have provided a bill of sale, and that the Jockey Club registration papers are duly executed. If you are having difficulty finding a new home for your horse, please contact LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society at (416) 675-3993, ext. 3440 or www.longrunretirement.com or Second Start Thoroughbreds at (519) 688-0722 or www.secondstartthoroughbreds.org.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours truly, Sue Leslie noticE oF annual GEnERal mEEtinG (aGm) – mEmbERS onlY – plEaSE bRinG YouR 2011 oRc licEnSE The Annual General Meeting of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) will be held in the Munnings Room, Woodbine Racetrack, 555 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. for the following purpose: 1. To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held September 26, 2010; 2. To report on the activities of the Association; 3. To receive the report of the auditors in respect of the audited financial statements of the Association for the year ended March 31, 2011; and the pension plan statements for year ended December 31, 2010. 4. To appoint the auditors for the Corporation; 5. To transact such other business as many be required by law or these By-laws to be brought before the meeting Dated at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario this 9th day of August, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bridget Bimm Executive Assistant manuliFE hEalth & DEntal REnEwal FoR JulY 1, 2011 We are pleased to inform those members who take advantage of the Manulife Health & Dental plan offered by the HBPA of Ontario that they will notice a very slight decrease in the monthly premium for the 2011-2012 policy period. pEnSion plan annual StatEmEntS in thE mail If you belong to the HBPA of Ontario Pension Plan, please watch your mailbox as the Pension Plan annual statements were mailed to members in August. Please review your statement when you receive it and contact our administrative office at (416) 747-5252 or 1-866-779-3067 should you have any concerns. Do wE haVE YouR aDDRESS inFoRmation on FilE? Are you a new Thoroughbred owner or trainer racing in Ontario, or have you moved recently? If so, please contact one of our offices in Toronto or Fort Erie or visit our website at www.hbpa.on.ca and complete a membership form. Having your current contact information will assist the HBPA of Ontario in maintaining a current database for members in order that we may contact you for important industry issues, the annual general meeting, elections, distribution of owners’ awards, the health & dental plan, and the pension plan. We look forward to hearing from you.

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EVEntS in ontaRio Sunday, September 11 – HBPA Day at the Races – Woodbine Race Track Sunday, September 25 – Owner Appreciation Day at Woodbine Race Track – Compliments of the HBPA of Ontario and the Woodbine Entertainment Group. If you are an owner and/or trainer with a current ORC license and would like to attend, please call Lesley Barker at (416) 747-5252 or 1-866-779-3067 to obtain your tickets (limited seating of 350). Friday, September 30 – LongRun Gala – Woodbine Track Side Tent - Once again, LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society is hosting the event of the season with its Legends Gala in September. The event will feature silent and live auctions with many priceless pieces, including E.P Taylor’s riding boots, and many more items! All proceeds go directly to the support of over 40 Thoroughbred retirees awaiting adoptive homes. Tickets are $250 Canadian, and purchasers will receive a tax receipt for a portion of the ticket sale amount. Tickets are available by phone at (416) 675-3993, ext. 3440 or by email at info@longrunretirement.com. Sunday, october 2 – HBPA Day at the Races – Fort Erie Race Track Saturday, November 12 – HBPA Backstretch Appreciation Day & LongRun 2012 calendar give-away – Woodbine Race Track

nEw two-YEaR aGREEmEnt at poRtlanD mEaDowS President Jim Fergason and the entire Board of Directors of the Oregon HBPA are pleased to report that a new two-year agreement has been signed with The Stronach Group for Portland Meadows. The new contract, which was signed on June 29, will ensure there will be racing in Oregon for the next two seasons. Under the recently concluded agreement, the racing landscape will change dramatically in the coming seasons. The 2011/2012 racing season will begin on October 17 and will run through March 14 of 2012. There will be a total of 517 races scheduled over 55 days of racing. Management had originally planned to run a total of 360 races over 39 days, with the meet ending in December of 2011. However, after considerable discussion and negotiation, the HBPA negotiating team made some financial concessions and were able to obtain additional races and days to continue the meet until March of 2012. The biggest change will come during the 2011/2012 racing season when, for the first time in recent history, Portland Meadows will attempt to transition from a winter venue to a summer race meet. Pending approval of the Oregon Racing Commission, Portland Meadows plans to kick off the summer season in July and will run through December of 2012. This is an extremely difficult time for horse racing and everyone that participates in our sport. Horsemen, including owners, trainers, and breeders, as well as track operators, are in a desperate struggle for survival. The next few years may well determine the future of racing in Oregon. It is extremely important that everyone in our industry work together if we are to be successful. As always, the Oregon HBPA, as your elected representative, appreciates your patience and understanding in this extremely difficult time.

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GoVERnoR’S cup wEEKEnD a SuccESS The highlight of the racing season at Penn National is the annual Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Racing Festival, which was held this year on July 29 and 30. The co-features of the two-day event are the Jenny Wade Handicap and Governor’s Cup Handicap, both five-furlong turf sprints. This year’s Jenny Wade, for fillies and mares, drew a field of eight, with the Parx shipper Suzzona sent off as the post-time favorite. It was not to be her night as Suzzona could not catch two other Parx shippers, Inspired and Bounding Bi. Inspired, under jockey Robby Alvarado, was Inspired hustled from the gate to get the early lead, opened up into the stretch, and just held on to win by a neck over Bounding Bi. Friday night was also the Pennsylvania HBPA’s Horsemen’s Appreciation Day for owners and trainers at Penn National. The event was held in conjunction with the Purina Pink 50 Dash for Hope, which raises awareness and support for breast cancer research. In excess of 400 owners and trainers enjoyed the free buffet and race card. Saturday’s Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup was all about Ben’s Cat. The fiveyear-old gelding was looking for his eleventh career win and did not disappoint. Sent off as the 7-5 favorite, Ben’s Cat sat chilly under jockey Jeremy Rose then closed strongly to get up by a neck over longshot Ben’s Cat Cardashi. The connections of Ben’s Cat are hopeful that they can follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Chamberlain Bridge, and take the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in November. pRESquE iSlE DownS continuES momEntum Presque Isle Downs, the best-kept little secret in racing, is beginning to be noticed. Horsemen from the Mid-Atlantic, as well as those from West Virginia, have begun to flock to the small track on the shores of Lake Erie. The number of starters per race has increased, and the quality of the overnight races has seen both the attendance and handle rise. The Tapeta surface – deemed one of the safest and most consistent – and the lucrative purse structure have attracted the attention of top trainers like Jonathan Sheppard, Shug McGaughey, Graham Motion, Todd Pletcher, and Dale Romans. Jamie Ness is Presque Isle’s leading trainer and is nationally ranked. The talented jockey colony including Willie Martinez, Mario Pino, and Harry Vega add to the excellence of the meet. Led by the enlightened administration of Fred Buro, president and general manager of Presque Isle Downs and Casino, new barns will begin construction in the fall of 2011. A 20 percent raise in purses will be added to an enhanced racing program in September that will include ten races per day on eight cards. On September 9, the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile will be run, and September 10 is the $400,000 PID Masters Stakes. Last year’s Masters saw Informed Decision put in an electrifying run down the stretch to catch Dubai Majesty, who went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. The meet concludes with the $100,000 Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Stakes, the $100,000 Presque Isle Debutante, and the $100,000 HBPA Stakes on October 1.

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inactiVE hoRSEmEn booKKEEpER accountS The Pennsylvania HBPA announces inactive accounts in the Horsemen’s Bookkeeping Account at Penn National. In accordance with the Live Racing Agreement, Penn National furnished a list of accounts that have been inactive for a period of four (4) years. The names on those inactive accounts are set forth below. Holders of inactive accounts should contact the Pennslyvania HBPA by mail at P.O. Box 88, Grantville, PA 17028, by telephone at (717) 469-2970, or by fax at (717) 469-7714. All inactive accounts which remain unclaimed one (1) year after the date of this publication will be paid to the Pennsylvania HBPA’s Benevolent Fund. The account names are: 4 Sale Stable; Frank Agrinsoni; Priscilla Alford; American Choice Stables; Richard D. Anderson; Wayne M. Bailey; Darrell E. Ballard; Ballyvaughan Stables; Sharon J. Banford; Kathleen (Kathy) Barnes; Kenneth R. Barrick; Beautiful Mountain Stable; Bel-Air Racing; Anne B. Berkeley; Chris Bernard and Wendy Thayer; Rose Berry; Black Label Stable; Kevin M. Braunskill; Bring Em Home Stable; Brite Wulf Racing; Brookfield Farm, LLC; Mary L. Brown; Susan L. Brown; Graziella Buffolino and Kim Collins; Bull Frog Stable; Manuel J. Cardoza, Jr.; Joel M. Carino; Cheryl Carrillo; Pedro Castillo; Kim Cecil; Linda S. Cheek; Cigar City Racing; Deborah J. Clemenson; Harold Coleman; Compass Racing Stable; Complete Racing Stables; Edward J. Connolly; Susan S. Cooney and Susan Hart; Ross Copeland; Kim M. Corrado; Council Rock Racing and Brown-Gambone, Beth Ann; Country Life Farm III; Michael J. Crowley, Jr.; Michael D’Amario; Dan-D-John Stable; Bridget Dial; Antonio N. Dioses; Debra Divitto and John Lemmens; Kevin A. Dole; Carlos Dominguez; Dominiak Racing; Double J B Racing Stable and Lisa Allen; Double K. Racing Stables; Kenneth E. Douglas; Casey A. Dunkelberger; Edward & Judith Smith; The Elbow Group; Cindy A. Ellis; Catherine L. Erickson; Rosario Evola; Shawn B. Fairman; Pedigree Farm; Susan Farnsworth and Lawrence M. Smith; Fascination Street Racing; Albert Fetterhoff; Firehouse Stable; Carol A. Fournier; Fred Fox and Morton Fink; Milton Wayne Freeman; Kevin Frey; Albert Fried, Jr.; Jackie, Robert and Gregory T. Fried; Dennis W. Fries; Carol Fritz; Wendy J. Fritz; Lynn Fry; Gabriella Stable; Randy Sr. L. Garcia; Leonidas Georgakopoulos; Leo Gianoussopoulos and George Papaprodromou; James H. Glassmeyer; William T. Goff, Jr.; Harold Gould; Grandview Stable, Inc.; Jeff Greer; Happy Days Stable; Harron Stables Inc. & M Moran; Robert Hastie Sr.; Hawthorne, Andy J. & Rush, Barbara (Bobbi) Anne Rush; Veronica Hemphill; Julio Heredia; Michael Hill et al; Timothy A. Hills; Albert Hoffman, Jr.; Brian Hollingsworth; David J. Hughes; Francine Ingerman; Joseph J. Johnson; Michael E. Jones, Jr.; Joseph and Jillian Adriani; Joseph Besecker, Gary Gasper & Charles Mady; Joy , Kevin J. and Pacella, Peter; Catherine F. Kline; Nancy J. Kolb; William R. Kostanski; Zeljko Krcmar; Elizabeth M. Kreiner; Robert G. Kuzmins; Labet, Inc. and Thorpe, Sam; Joseph Lacorte; Robert Lambe; Marco Antonio Latorre-Diaz; Lebarron, Nancy and Stephen; Daniel Lemmon; Darren and Tina Lilly; Lauren E. Linn; Linwood Stable; Linwood Stables and Vega, Ricardo; Alan J. Lockhart; Lloyd W. Lockhart;

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Tracy Lopez; Woodrow C. Lott; Margie Lucchesi; Gilles Malsonneuve; Deanna Manfredi; Manhasset Stable; William E. March; Jose Martinez, Jr.; Victoria E. Marzullo; Mike Mascarelli; Mark Mauriello; Robert May; Michael McCrea; Frank B. McEntee; Edgar McIntosh; Richard A. McMaster; Stephen Michael; Leo R. Mikkonen; Douglas Millward; Rowena Milton; Michelle Lynn Mitchell; Montana Stables LLC; Moonlite Stable; Luis Morales; Tex J Mullins Jr.; Mario A. Munar; Maleke Mundle; My Jean Marie Stable; Nauset Stable and Cringoli, Dominic; Rob K. Nokes; Mark Nunnally; Robert W. O’Hara; Leigh Offutt; On His Own Racing Stable; Ivan Ortiz, Jr.; Our Canterbury Stables; Leilani D. Owens-Tracy; Palavecino, Norberto and Gomez, Eduardo; Palmagirls, LLC; Parker, Neil and Love, Don K.; William M. Patterson, Jr.; Alex Patykewich; Paul Nash & Robert Leaf, Jr.; Penny G. Pearce; Jacqueline Peralta-Ramos; Stephen J. Perry; Kristy Peterson; John S. Pettibone, Jr.; Grubby W. Pitzer; Cesar Poleo; Kristen P. Prado; Dwight E. Puckett; Rafeen Farm; Steve A. Raker; Eric Ramaekers; Robert Reeves Jr.; Craig A. Reiff; Kate M. Repp; Joan A. Reynolds; Rhythms Stable; Alan Rice; Laura Richardson; Michael Lee Rife; Kelly D. Ritchie; Robert W. Kinch, Jr.; Hector Q. Rodriguez; Elizabeth Rogers; James Route, Jr.; Russell, Mark E. and Walters, G.W.; Luther II, L. S. and L. S.; Faisal Salman; Nelson Samhammer; Sammy G. Stable; Joseph Sanches-Cruz; Miguel Sanchez; Ron Santmyer; Schaffer, Howard and Gradell, Scott; Charles M. Schneider; Michael Sears; Roberta A. Seeger; Jean A. Seidel; Mrs. George M. Sensor; Francis Shetzler; Franklin L. Shipe; Peter R. Siegel and Bruce Borocvay; John Sikalias; Bruce Simpson; Clifford W. Sise, Jr.; Clifford Sise, Jr. and Broguiere, Ray; Guy Smith; Smooth Sailing Stables; David Sorokolit; Stephen Spears; Unseen Hands Stable and Schatzel, Edward; Cramers Racing Stable, et al; Somewhere Stables; Stan Stefanski; Ronald M. Sweeney; Vincent Talese; Ryuji Tatsushiro; Kendra Taylor; Adam Thompson; Michelle Torrance; James P. Travers; Trinity Stable; Valley Stable LLC; Jeffrey M. and Shawn P. Verrecchio; Paul A. Vetrano; Luis E. Villamil; Richard J. Walsh Sr.; Sarah A. Warmack; Lynden W. Watson; Frank Bongiovanni and Lucy Webb; Sidney J. Weiner; Peter T. Welling; Gloria Wenderoth; Dan D. Westland; White Fox Farm; Willow Wind Farm; Angel’s Wings; Sally Yeckley and Natalie Houle. Texas horsemeN’s ParTNershiP, llP SpEcial SESSion oF tExaS lEGiSlatuRE EnDS without conSiDERation oF nEw REVEnuE SouRcES Texas Governor Rick Perry called a special session of the Texas Legislature immediately on the heels of the 2011 regular session. The regular session closed on May 31, and the 30-day special session began on June 1. According to an article by Thanh Tan in The Texas Tribune on June 30: “Gov. Rick Perry laid out four core issues he wanted lawmakers to resolve: balance the budget for the next two years (including a plan for cutting school funding), reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s claims process, draw congressional redistricting maps, and rein in the cost of health care.” “As the weeks passed, he listened to some of his conservative constituents and added a ban on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ to the call. In the final week of the session, he surprised many by tossing lawmakers one more political football: the TSA ‘anti-groping’ measure. In the end, lawmakers managed to resolve the first four parts of the agenda (albeit without much Democratic support). But even with a GOP supermajority, they left those last two issues — the most emotionally charged — on the table for a future Legislature.” Gov. Perry never opened the special session up for legislators to look at and evaluate new sources of revenue for the state. One of those potential new sources that was thus not considered during the special session was slots at existing Texas horse and greyhound tracks, along with federally recognized Indian reservations in the state. www.nationalhbpa.com

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Barring something unforeseen, it appears the Texas Legislature is adjourned until the beginning of the regular legislative session in January of 2013. Between now and that time, the Texas racing industry will continue to work together to prepare for our next chance to get legislative relief from the competitive disadvantage we currently face as compared to our neighboring states, which all benefit from additional forms of gaming at their racetracks. REtama RanKED no. 4 on bESt hoRSEplaYER tRacK liSt Retama Park has been ranked number four by the Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) on its national “Track Ratings” list, making it that association’s highest-ranked track where Quarter Horses race and boosting it six places from last year. Horseplayers Association of North America is a grassroots group of horseplayers not affiliated with any organization. The HANA Track Ratings are based on an algorithm designed by HANA board member Bill Weaver, a retired engineer. Using studies and empirical data that are directly correlated to horseplayer value and handle growth, takeout rate, field size, wager variety, pool size and signal distribution, a composite score is tabulated, and tracks are ranked. Retama finished behind Thoroughbred tracks Keeneland, Churchill Downs, and Tampa Bay Downs. Indiana Downs is the only other track that made it into the top 10 where American Quarter Horses race. HANA noted that Retama “has ... tried its best to cater to customers.” Moreover, HANA complimented the track’s low 12 percent takeout on doubles and pick threes, as well as its average field size of 10.62 horses, which is the largest in North America. virgiNia hBPa colonial DownS mEEt EnDS with poSitiVE numbERS Colonial Downs’ 15th season of Thoroughbred racing in New Kent, Virginia ended on July 31, with all economic indicators rising above 2010 results. Even though racing during the eight-week meet was scaled back – at the Virginia HBPA’s request – to four days from the usual five days, total attendance actually increased, with the daily average jumping 28 percent to 1,894 patrons from last year’s 1,477. Moving the Saturday post to 5:00 p.m. from the standard 1:00 p.m. start to avoid beach traffic and oppressive summer heat contributed to increased attendance. More importantly from a horsemen’s standpoint, daily purses averaged $193,424, 15 percent higher than last season’s $168,757. That was helped by Virginia’s unique 100 percent bonus program. The owners of all Virginia-bred or sired horses finishing first through fifth in all open races received double the regular purse share. Turning to wagering, all-source handle increased from a daily average of $830,857 to this year’s $844,441. And the on-track portion of that handle number increased by 19 percent over 2010 results. The four-day race week also helped boost field size to an average 8.8 starters, compared to last year’s 7.7 average. Looking just at turf races (78 percent of all races), Colonial averaged 9.3 starters per race. Were it not for rainy weather causing a move to the main track on five race days, the overall field size would likely have been a good bit higher than 8.8 horses. ownERS’ DaY at thE RacES The Virginia HBPA held its annual Owners’ Day tribute at Colonial Downs on June 18 as part of the Saturday race card, featuring three stakes’ races on the turf – the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (three years old and up at 1 3/16 miles), the $100,000 Edward P. Evans All Along (Gr. IIIT, three years old and 62

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up, fillies and mares, at 1 1/8 miles), and the $50,000 Da Hoss Stakes (three years old and up at a mile). The event began with a reception in the Virginia HBPA building in the stable area. Owners, trainers, and friends of Virginia racing were served a banquet of food and drink while they watched the racing from the Virginia HBPA’s Left to right, Virginia HBPA Board members Donna Dennehy, Carlos patio. Garcia, and Stephanie Nixon After the first few races, ceremonies moved to the grandstand. All winning owners received a special Virginia HBPA engraved glass picture frame to hold the traditional winner’s circle Virginia HBPA President Robin photo. Richards presenting picture frame to Robert Courtney, owner of Turf Cup winner Rahystrada

StuDEntS at colonial DownS Each year during Colonial Downs’ summer meet, the Virginia HBPA sponsors programs, organized by Virginia HBPA Board member Diana McClure, to introduce youngsters to the horse racing industry. This year, two young women spent the summer at the track as interns. Marshall Blevins, a sophomore in the University of Kentucky’s equine studies program, and Madison Scott, a high school senior from Austin, Texas, got first hand racing experience working with veteran trainer Hamilton Smith and his string of horses stabled on the grounds. That included learning training procedures, as well as hot walking, mucking stalls, and leading horses to the paddock. The interns got a look at the administrative and regulatory side of racing by tagging along with Jillian Tullock, who in the mornings worked in the racing secretary’s office coordinating entries of Virginia-bred horses and in the afternoons served as a placing judge in the grandstand. The Virginia HBPA also hosted a group of students and their family members from the North Carolina State University equine education unit. The Sunday visit included a tour of the track – front side and stable area – and a lecture on racing economics from the prospective of horsemen and track ownership. DiSablED JocKEYS’ GolF bEnEFit Along with the Virginia Thoroughbred Association and Colonial Downs, the Virginia HBPA sponsored its seventh annual Shannon Campbell and Disabled Jockeys’ Fund golf tournament on the afternoon before Virginia Derby Day. It took place at the Royal New Kent Club near the racetrack. Owners, trainers, jockeys, gate crew members, and assorted racetrackers played in the tournament. Colonial Downs leading jockey Sheldon Russell swinging an iron Shannon Campbell is a Virginia native who was paralyzed from the waist down in a riding accident. She is one of more than 50 jockeys in the country who are permanently disabled. This year’s benefit raised nearly $7,000, all of which goes to help pay living and medical expenses for the disabled jockeys.

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starting in a race had to be fully shod with racing plates. At the request of horsemen, and after careful examination of a plethora of data pertaining to horseshoes and the health and welfare of the horse, the rule was amended to allow the official veterinarian to approve a horse to be partially or completely unshod. Trainers must request the approval from the State Veterinarian and must declare that the horse will be partially shod or unshod at the time of entry, and any such horse shall be noted in the official program. Other Washington HBPA-initiated rule changes adopted were 30-day worker’s compensation coverage, changing the minimum age for a jockey license to 16 years of age, and changing the vet’s list timeline to accommodate the extension of entry time/race date. If you have any questions about these rule amendments, please contact the Washington HBPA or WHRC staff.

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biJou baRRiStER awaRDED national hbpa 2010 wEStERn REGional claimER oF YEaR awaRD During the “Day at the Races” portion of the National HBPA Convention in Seattle on July 23, owners H.R. “Pat” Mullens, Ed Zenker, and Richard “Swede” Larson were presented with the 2010 National HBPA Western Regional Claimer of the Year Left to right, National HBPA Chairman Emeritus Award honoring the outstanding Dr. Ed Hagan and President & Chairman Joe achievements of Bijou Barrister. Santanna present the Regional Claimer of the The National HBPA Awards Year Award to H.R. “Pat” Mullens, Barbara Larson, Richard “Swede” Larson and Ed Zenker Committee chose the Washingtonbred runner from horses nominated by HBPA members around the country. Mullens, who also trains the five-year-old gelded son of Tribunal, accompanied the co-owners for the Emerald Downs winner’s circle presentation. A $2,000 WTBOA 2007 October sales purchase, Bijou Barrister broke his maiden in his second lifetime start. He ended his three-year old season in 2009 with four consecutive wins at Portland Meadows, all at the $2,500-$5,000 level. Bijou Barrister’s winning ways continued in 2010 as he was victorious in his first start at Emerald Downs in a wide-open $5,000 claiming race on May 2. He went on to win three out of his four next starts as he climbed the claiming ranks at Emerald. His 2010 season culminated when he took the Mt. Hood Stakes at Portland Meadows on November 17, defeating some solid Emerald Downs opponents such as 2008 Longacres Mile winner Wasserman, Olympic Lights, and Carry On John. Overall in 2010, Bijou Barrister won six of his 11 starts. He also earned three seconds and one third on his way to earnings of $44,557. Bijou Barrister is out the Chequer mare On the Big Screen and was bred in Washington by Czech-Mate Stables.

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washiNgToN hBPa commiSSionER haRtlY KRuGER RESiGnS FRom whRc At the June 10, meeting of the Washington Horse Racing Commission (WHRC), Commissioner Hartly Kruger announced that he was “reluctantly resigning” from the Commission, effective June 30, 2011. His resignation was on the heels of Governor Gregoire’s June 7 signing of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1371, which, on July 1, 2011 reduced the number of Washington Horse Racing Commissioners from five to three. With four current commissioners, Hartly agreed to resign to allow the three newer members an opportunity to serve the state racing industry. Hartly was first appointed to the Commission in 1998, after RCW 67.16.012 was amended, ‘increasing’ the number of commissioners from three to five. In his 13 years on the Commission, Hartly has been a strong advocate for racing across the state of Washington. He was a member of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Board and often attended the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program’s Symposium on Racing. “Losing a commissioner that loves the game and is a friend to horsemen is never a good thing for racing,” commented Washington HBPA Executive Director MaryAnn O’Connell. She added, “Hartly was very good at balancing protecting the integrity of the sport and protecting the rights of horsemen. He listened to concerns with a compassionate ear and took his position seriously. He will definitely be missed.” Commissioners Paul George, Dr. A. L. “Bud” Hallowell, and Jeff Colliton hold the three remaining seats on the WHRC.

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StablE aREa Social EVEntS Due to Colonial Downs’ rural central Virginia location, providing entertainment for grooms, hot walkers, exercise riders, and others who spent seven days a week in the stable area was a priority for the Virginia HBPA. Volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes in the dormitory areas proved very popular. So, too, was unlimited access to computers and a large screen television in the Virginia HBPA building. Getting away from the track, if only temporarily, was provided by our Virginia HBPA shuttle. The 12-person van regularly took horsemen to shopping malls, amusement parks, and the beach. The summer’s two entertainment highlights were the backstretch picnic and the hot dog eating contest. The picnic was catered professionally by Phat Boyz BBQ. Ribs, chicken, hamburgers, and all the fixings for 300 people were served under a tent in the dormitory Winner Edward “Fast Eddie” Schottroffe area. competing The hot dog eating contest was in the winner’s circle on the front side. Edward “Fast Eddie” Schottroffe won for the third year in a row. Finally, the Virginia HBPA introduced a new chaplain to the backside. Pastor Nick Lapcevic of the New Kent Christian Center took over from the long-serving Reverend Marjorie Bevans, who moved to West Virginia. In addition to counseling in the stable area and the jockey’s room, Pastor Lapcevic held worship services in the grandstand on Sunday mornings.

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