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21 One Lucky Filly

Message from the National HBPA

Thanks to some caring horsemen, 2-year-old Bold and Bossy is safe after first running down a highway and then escaping a barn fire

Immigration Hope Is on the Horizon

Industry News

Big changes could be coming, but we need to make sure the racing industry is included

Zilpaterol and Ractopamine: Reaching Consensus on Trace-Level Transfers to Racehorses

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THE CEO WHERE WE ARE WITH THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY ACT

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PRESIDENT/ CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD Dr. Doug Daniels SECRETARY/ TREASURER Lynne Schuller CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Eric J. Hamelback VICE PRESIDENT SOUTHERN REGION Rick Hiles VICE PRESIDENT CENTRAL REGION Joe Davis VICE PRESIDENT WESTERN REGION J. Lloyd Yother VICE PRESIDENT EASTERN REGION Sandee Martin

he non-elected, appointed group known as the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority continues moving forward in promulgating rules dealing with medication and safety within the horse racing industry for a projected July 2022 implementation. While there has been no significant release of these proposed rules, we know in good faith they are working on drafts to present to the Federal Trade Commission by the end of 2021. Has anything changed? Many are still saying this legislation is needed to get the industry back on course as it pertains to horse safety, integrity and the alleged abuse of illegal drugs. But let me be clear: While there are aspects included within the HISA bill I support, it is important to reiterate that this bill is an example of the government moving into an industry in which it doesn’t belong and, dare I say, is still not proven to be needed. As the process is unfolding—by my interpretation from close sources and tea leaf reading—HISA may, in fact, start to cause the horse racing industry more problems than it actually solves. Much of the argument for the need of HISA continues to revolve around an industry that is labeled by a few loud voices as broken and plagued by the scandal of recent indictments. As I have said many times, “Please show me the facts, and I will be the first on the boat.” I don’t believe our industry has lost the narrative between the general public and the industry as a whole. Do I believe negative occurrences have been used to drive a self-serving narrative that led the public to no longer accept horse racing? Yes, I do. The tragedies at Santa Anita were exploited to drive a false narrative, but there was very little in the press about the independent investigation results from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. I wonder why. Then the Servis and Navarro indictments have dominated the headlines as if these are everyday occurrences. True industry participants realize this is a rarity, and these indictments are not even dominated by Thoroughbred industry participants. We also hear from these indictments, “Here is an example of why we need HISA.” Really? What did HISA or the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have to do with any of the work leading to these indictments? Nothing. I was asked recently that if I was convinced HISA and USADA were duplicative and nonproductive, what would I offer up as a solution others could get behind. It seems many have forgotten about the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) and that they are still active as an established alphabet group in the industry. The TRPB could have easily been bolstered financially (returning to the days of their origin) to perform exactly what these indictments accomplished. All of this would be within the realm of the industry and wholly owned by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, which could have funded the process from racetracks and other organizations. Instead, we have organizations and individuals spending millions upon millions of dollars for something that duplicates the structure we already have, creates a new layer of bureaucracy and ultimately provides us with a new alphabet group with undefined costs. Wouldn’t it have made more sense—and there were many like me voicing this opinion—to overturn the defunding of the TRPB that occurred many years ago? What about using the finances spent on lobbying and investigative firms to restructure, reinforce and refocus an organization that already exists? Creating a completely new regulatory arm seems almost as crazy as starting a new alphabet industry group, superseding one already in place, to oversee and set safety standards of racetracks through a coalition. Oh, wait a minute—many of the HISA supporters did that as well. Today, we hear, “HISA is not perfect,” followed by, “You can’t let the perfect get in the way of the good.” That’s an interesting perspective when referring to a federal law. Let’s pretend it is OK to not understand how HISA may be funded, even after the legislation was signed into law. Should we take comfort in hearing from the Authority that there will be a way to find the funding? We know the answer, and it has not changed. The solution will be to tax the people involved in the racing industry. Funding has never been the only concern. It is well known that there are several hurdles HISA must clear before it becomes a reality, and the implementors know there are many details yet to be worked out, none of which will happen overnight. We recently have been made aware that the Supreme Court has not made a prominent ruling on delegation powers since 1936, which is the primary argument in the initial lawsuit filed by the National HBPA and several affiliates. We also can note that the present makeup of the Supreme Court includes several new justices who have indicated they would consider revisiting the issue. With that said, others are now recognizing that the HISA Authority could very well be in jeopardy. Where does that leave us with HISA and the litigation? It is clear there are still major concerns being voiced not only by us but from other entities within horse racing, and the proponents of HISA are painfully recognizing the many shortcomings of this new bureaucracy. In the alternative, listening to ideas as simple as establishing screening limits and laboratory uniformity or adding funding to the already existing TRPB to conduct more investigations from allegations of horse doping may not seem so far-fetched now. It is my belief that there are plenty involved with HISA who are now recognizing that our alternative proposals have always had merit, and in the event a court rules the legislation creating HISA violates the Constitution, we are standing ready to help bring about true uniformity. SINCERELY, ERIC J. HAMELBACK

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Steve Asmussen Breaks Record to Become All-Time Winningest North American Trainer all of Famer Steve Asmussen became the all-time winningest Thoroughbred trainer in North America when he won the 9,446th race of his career on August 7 at Saratoga Race Course, eclipsing the mark of 9,445 victories held since 2007 by the late Dale Baird. Asmussen, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016 and won the Eclipse Award as Outstanding Trainer in 2008 and 2009, broke the long-standing record when Stellar Tap won the day’s fifth race, a seven-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds. “To be surrounded by people you love and who love you, and you have a common goal, it’s impossible to put into words what horse racing means to me and my whole family and to all the employees,” said an emotional Asmussen in a winner’s circle ceremony. “They’re family, and they know so and are treated as such.” CHELSEA DURAND/NYRA PHOTO

STEVE ASMUSSEN SURPASSED THE LATE DALE BAIRD FOR THE MOST TRAINING VICTORIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS CLOSING IN ON 10,000 FOR HIS CAREER.

L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Stellar Tap, a first-time starter with Ricardo Santana Jr. in the irons, tracked the early speed of Brigadier General through the opening quarter-mile before taking command and extending his lead to 5 ¼ lengths at the finish.

“How fitting to do this with a 2-year-old owned by the Winchells and who came through Mom and Dad’s farm in Laredo and on Whitney Day,” Asmussen said. “I was definitely blessed. I’m very proud of where I came from and don’t ever want to forget it. It makes you who you are. I love to be able to share this with my parents.” Bred in Kentucky by Moyglare Stud Farm, Stellar Tap was purchased for $250,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Sent to post at odds of 5-1, Stellar Tap returned $13 for a $2 win bet. “I’m very grateful to be the one who helped him break the record,” Santana said. “He’s a part of the family. He took me in since I was a little kid, and he’s really shown me a lot of support throughout my career. I was really happy with that baby. I went by the barn this morning, and I told Steve how much I liked the horse. He was working crazy good.” Asmussen has trained the Horse of the Year four times (Curlin in 2007–08, Rachel Alexandra in 2009 and Gun Runner in 2017) and conditioned seven Eclipse Award winners in Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Gun Runner, Untapable, Mitole, Midnight Bisou and My Miss Aurelia. His record-setting 9,446 victories include seven Breeders’ Cup wins, including two in the Classic with Curlin in 2007 and Gun Runner a decade later in 2017; two Preakness wins with Curlin in 2007 and Rachel Alexandra in 2009; and one Belmont Stakes win with Creator in 2016. Asmussen, 55, took out his jockey’s license at age 16, and after growing out of the saddle, he became a trainer in 1986. He won his first race that year at New Mexico’s Ruidoso Downs with Victory’s Halo and earned his first stakes score in 1987 with Scout Command in the Bessemer Stakes at the now-defunct Birmingham Race Course in Alabama. His first graded stakes victory was in 1996 with Valid Expectations in the Grade 3 Derby Trial at Churchill Downs. His first Grade 1 score came with Dreams Gallore in the 1999 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, he has recorded almost 46,000 starts for purse earnings of more than $361 million. Asmussen and his wife, Julie, are the parents of sons Keith, Darren and Eric. He is the son of Keith and Marilyn Asmussen, who own and operate El Primero Training Center in Laredo, Texas, and is the younger brother of 1979 Eclipse Award-winning Apprentice Jockey Cash Asmussen.

Round Table Transcripts and Video Replay Available Online

he 69th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing was held virtually on August 15 and streamed live on jockeyclub.com. Official transcripts and a video replay are now available at the site. The conference featured presentations by Charles Scheeler, chair of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority board of directors, and Dr. Tessa Muir, director of Equine Science for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who talked about the work ahead for the authority and USADA’s role in setting up an anti-doping program. Emily Lyman, founder and CEO of Branch & Bramble, a digital marketing agency retained by America’s Best Racing, discussed how tracking public sentiment through “social listening” should be used when developing marketing 8

strategies for horse racing. Will Duff Gordon, CEO of Total Performance Data (TPD), spoke alongside Will Bradley, director and founder of Gmax Technology Ltd., about how TPD and Gmax have collaborated to create timing systems for horse races and how they are working with Equibase to determine how the tracking data can supplement and enhance the information that Equibase provides. Dr. Yuval Neria, professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia University and director of the PTSD Research Center, was joined by Dr. Prudence Fisher, associate professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University, to talk about the Man O’ War Project, which is the first university-led research study to examine the effectiveness of equine-assisted therapy in treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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Kristin Werner, senior counsel for The Jockey Club and administrator of The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program, moderated an aftercare panel with panelists Erin Crady, executive director, Thoroughbred Charities of America; Brian Sanfratello, executive secretary, Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association; Beverly Strauss, executive director, MidAtlantic Horse Rescue; and Dr. Emily Weiss, vice president of Equine Welfare, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. David O’Rourke, president and CEO of the New York Racing Association, provided an update on that organization’s efforts to promote safety and integrity.

James L. Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, delivered a report on the activities of The Jockey Club. Stuart S. Janney III, chairman of The Jockey Club, presided over the conference and closed the event by addressing arguments made by groups in the racing industry that have stated their opposition to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA). The Jockey Club Round Table Conference was first held on July 1, 1953, in The Jockey Club office in New York City. The following year, it was moved to Saratoga Springs, New York.

2022 Track Superintendent Field Day to Be Hosted at Gulfstream Park

he 2022 edition of Track Superintendent Field Day will be held June 12-14 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. This will mark the first time the event, which debuted in 2002 at Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing), has been held at Gulfstream Park. The gathering brings together track superintendents and staff to discuss best practices related to track maintenance, safety and operational issues for racing and training facilities.

speakers we bring together are instrumental in cultivating the superintendents of tomorrow and in building the skill sets of current supers. We urge tracks to send their key people to demonstrate willingness to invest in their future.” In addition to the educational aspect, Track Superintendent Field Day has a charity aspect, and the 2021 meeting at Indiana Grand provided $500 donations to both the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and New Vocations. “The PDJF and New Vocations are both tremendously important to our industry, so we are happy to do our part in helping to support them with these donations,” Smith said. “We had a great event this year, and being able to give back to the industry makes it even better.” More information regarding registration and the agenda will be forthcoming at tracksupers.com.

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“We are thrilled to be heading to Florida in 2022,” said Roy Smith, founder of the event and track superintendent at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. “Gulfstream Park is a world-class facility with terrific racing surfaces, so it will serve as a great host for track superintendents from around North America and beyond.” “The team at Gulfstream Park and 1/ST Racing is truly looking forward to hosting the Superintendent Field Day for the first time,” said Aidan Butler, chief operating officer of 1/ST Racing. “Being committed to the safety of all our racing participants, we appreciate working together to continue elevating standards of safe racing operations through events exactly like this one. We hope to host more of these events at our 1/ST Properties in the future.” Thanks to the support of sponsors, including title sponsor Equine Equipment, the event again will offer free registration to all track superintendents and staff, with the only expenses being transportation and a discounted hotel rate. “I always look forward to attending this meeting and getting the chance to share ideas and information with other track supers, so I’m excited to welcome everyone to Gulfstream Park next year,” said Tony Martinez Jr., track superintendent at the South Florida track. “Track Superintendent Field Day always provides extensive educational information and networking, so we are proud to support this for the betterment of the industry,” said Steve Andersen of Equine Equipment. “The panels and THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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OwnerView to Host In-Person Thoroughbred Owner Conference During Breeders’ Cup Week

wnerView recently announced that registration is now open for an in-person Thoroughbred Owner Conference, which will be held Wednesday, November 3, in Del Mar, California, to coincide with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 5-6.

“Our monthly virtual Thoroughbred Owner Conference series has been enthusiastically received this year with more than 1,100 registrations, so we are

excited to carry this momentum forward and return to hosting a live event during the week of the Breeders’ Cup,” said Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView. “We are looking forward to again offering existing and prospective Thoroughbred owners the invaluable face-to-face networking opportunities that have made the Thoroughbred Owner Conference such a popular event since its inception.” This year’s conference will include several panels of expert speakers as well as social events to facilitate networking. Attendees also will have the opportunity to purchase Breeders’ Cup tickets with registration. Registration details can be found at ownerview.com/event/conference, and more information about the conference schedule and host hotel will be posted on the OwnerView site in the coming weeks. The virtual Thoroughbred Owner Conference series will continue on the first Tuesday of each month through December. To register for the free virtual series or to view past sessions, go to ownerview.com.

Louisville’s Equine Industry Program Speaker Series Returns to In-Person Format for Fall 2021

he University of Louisville Equine Industry Program (EIP), with the support of the racing news website Horse Racing Nation, announced the fall 2021 speaker series focusing on the most current topics in the horse racing industry. The free series, to be held in person this year on the UofL campus, includes panel discussions on the “Super Card” trend in racing and growing racing through diversity and inclusion. “In the speaker series, we really look to advance discussion on the issues and not rehash previous discussions,” said Sean Beirne, director of the EIP, part of the College of Business. “I think our panel on how racing can grow through diversity and inclusion really will focus on the many new opportunities for young professionals, especially those with new and exciting ideas.” The final event in the series will be an interview with Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, a Houston business owner, Thoroughbred owner and philanthropist. McIngvale placed a $2.4-million-dollar wager on Essential Quality in this year’s Kentucky Derby, making the wager on-track and tying the bet to promotions at his business, Gallery Furniture in Houston. The events will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Eastern in the locations indicated, as well as broadcast live on the Horse Racing Nation Facebook page. September 14: “Examining Horse Racing’s ‘Super Card’ Trend,” Horn Auditorium, UofL College of Business Most every racetrack combines their biggest stakes into “Super Card” days in an effort to appeal to fans and stand out in the simulcast marketplace. Does this take away too much from the purse account and diminish excitement for the rest of the meet? • Eric Halstrom, vice president and general manager of racing, Indiana Grand Racing & Casino

• Ben Huffman, vice president, racing and racing secretary, Churchill Downs and Keeneland • Jon Moss, executive director, Iowa HBPA Inc. Panel moderated by Jude Feld, racing analyst and contributor, Horse Racing Radio Network. October 12: “How Racing Can Grow Through Diversity and Inclusion,” UofL Student Activities Center An in-depth look at how racing can grow through embracing diversity and inclusion. Panelists will explore advancements being made at the racetrack, in horse ownership and through youth education. • Jason Wilson, chief operating officer, 1/ST Content • Greg Harbut, founder and president, Harbut Bloodstock • Ron Mack, executive director, Legacy Equine Academy Panel moderated by Alicia Hughes, digital content editor, TVG/FanDuel. November 9: “An Evening with ‘Mattress Mack,’ aka Jim McIngvale,” UofL Student Activities Center The series concludes with an entertaining evening with Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale. Owner of the Gallery Furniture retail chain, McIngvale is a Houston businessman and philanthropist known for his work ethic and continuous innovation. He also owns and races Thoroughbreds, including the 2015 Eclipse Award sprint champion Runhappy. He is known in racing circles for his strong opinions on the sport, horses running medication free and supporting the ecosystem of horse racing by placing wagers at the racetrack instead of through advance-deposit wagering accounts. The events are free, but tickets are required. For more information and tickets, contact Kimberly Spear at kimberly.spear@louisville.edu or (502) 852-7727.

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TOBA Honors State Breeders at Awards Dinner

he Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association honored breeders selected from 18 states and Canada during the TOBA National Awards on Saturday, September 11.

State Breeders of the Year: Arkansas: Bill and Mary McDowell California: George Krikorian Canada: Ivan Dalos Canada: Lawrence P. Cordes Florida: Charlotte Weber/Live Oak Stud Indiana: Greg Baer, DVM and Deann Baer Iowa: Allen Poindexter Kentucky: Godolphin Louisiana: Tri-Star Racing LLC Maryland: Angie and Sabrina Moore Minnesota: Lorie Michaels New Jersey: John Bowers Jr. New Mexico: R.D. Hubbard New York: Twin Creeks Farm Oregon: Janet and Patrick Cosgrove Pennsylvania: Blackstone Farm LLC South Carolina: Franklin Smith Sr. Texas: James Wessel Virginia: Lazy Lane Farm Washington: Darrin L. Paul

“TOBA congratulates the remarkable achievements of all of the state and Canadian breeders, who truly represent the foundation of our sport,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “Their commitment to excellence and devotion to the horse epitomizes what makes Thoroughbred racing a truly unique and special sport.” Also honored during the TOBA National Awards program were: National Owner of the Year: Gary Barber National Breeder of the Year: Peter Blum National Small Breeder of the Year: Angie Moore National Broodmare of the Year: Drumette Cot Campbell Racing Partnership of the Year: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Industry Service Award: Samantha Siegel Claiming Crown Horse of the Year: Frost Or Frippery (see page 14) Sport Horse of the Year: Kaytee Mountain TOBA’s National Awards were presented live at Hill ’n’ Dale at Xalapa, with a special performance from legendary Motown artist Gladys Knight. TOBA National Awards sponsors include Hill ’n’ Dale at Xalapa, Keeneland, TVG, Breeders’ Cup, Limestone Bank, Stonestreet Farms, Jackson Family Wines, John Deere, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National HBPA, Independence Bank, BloodHorse, The Jockey Club Information Systems and Stoll Keenon Ogden. HJ

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bleeding time. They concluded that the active ingredient in BleederShield was effective at minimizing blood loss in horses.1 Bleeding Time (sec) in Horses

By Mark Hansen

While bleeding from the nose in racehorses is uncommon, it is accepted that most every horse will experience some level of bleeding in their lungs. Even though this may only cause slight discomfort for the equine athlete, it is a trainer’s worst nightmare because it can lead to poor performance, lost training days, costly treatments, or worse — a very sick horse that’s banned from racing for life. For one trainer, this is exactly the nightmare that happened to him. Suddenly not just one, but two of his best horses were bleeding from EIPH (Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage). They were in danger of being banned from racing, even though they were still in their prime. Lasix (Salix) was not an option. The trainer was at a loss. What can be done? Facing these concerns for two of his horses, the trainer (who asked us to withhold his name for competitive reasons) was willing to try anything. So, he searched for another option. He gave his horses an alternative to bleeder drugs and treatments; something he had read about called BleederShield. This natural respiratory horse supplement helps control bleeding. It is just as effective in improving the health and performance of bleeders but without any of those “drug issues” that come with most race-day bleeder medications. “I used BleederShield paste on two horses that had been bleeding. Now, neither horse has bled. This is a great product; it saved the careers of two very good horses.” The Science Behind BleederShield To understand how BleederShield works, we looked at a controlled study run by veterinarians at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. They investigated the effects of the active ingredient in BleederShield, yunnan baiyao, which has been shown to help reduce bleeding in people and animals. The veterinary team wanted to see how this active ingredient specifically affected bleeding in horses. They measured template bleeding times in horses before and after receiving a supplement with the active ingredient. The researchers reported that the supplement significantly reduced

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What surprised us the most about BleederShield is its effectiveness without the use of drugs. Having a drug-free option is critical in countries that ban most race-day EIPH medications. And even though Lasix/Salix isn’t banned in the USA yet, its day may be coming. There’s a serious need NOW for a natural solution that can help control bleeding in performance horses. Trainers and owners alike are impressed with the results they are seeing from BleederShield. One winning trainer told us: “I have horses that bleed and when I use this product I have no problems. I’m sure there are a lot of products on the market but I stand behind this one all the way.” Now you can improve the health of your horses while protecting the investment in their racing careers. With the results from the scientific studies, you can expect BleederShield to reduce bleeding events in horses during intense exercise… repair damaged blood vessels…and provide support for normal lung function and normal blood flow.2 Best of all, BleederShield is easy AND affordable. It could be the smartest investment you make to avoid pricey problems related to EIPH. It’s well worth the small price to avoid a banning risk or losing a great horse. A company spokesperson confirmed an exclusive offer for the Journal’s readers: if you order BleederShield this month, you’ll receive 10% off your first order by using promo code "HJ10" at checkout. You can order BleederShield today at www.BleederShield.com. 1. Graham L. et al. J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 12:4 (2002) 279-282. 2. Graham L. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2006.

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HBPA NEWS DR. DOUG DANIELS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL HBPA ASHLEY NICOLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Horse owner and equine veterinarian Doug Daniels has been elected president of the National HBPA, North America’s largest organization representing Thoroughbred racing owners and trainers. Daniels, who was unopposed for the National HBPA presidency, has been vice president of the Virginia HBPA and a member of the National HBPA’s executive committee since 2019. He succeeds Leroy Gessmann, who had been president since 2015. In addition to his own Virginia Equine PLLC veterinary practice, Daniels has and continues to work for the Virginia Racing Commission when needed as a regulatory veterinarian at the commonwealth’s Thoroughbred, Standardbred and steeplechase race meets. Jami Poole, president of the Mountaineer HBPA, chaired the nominating committee and said of Daniels, “Having someone with the credentials of Dr. Daniels lead the National HBPA speaks to the commitment of our organization and should be a message to all that we are leading into the future and we are ‘horsemen helping horsemen.’” “It’s a pivotal time for the industry in general,” Daniels said. “I feel very fortunate to be involved and to have the opportunity to give back to an industry that’s been good to me personally and professionally. My hope and my goal would be to use my education and my work experience and knowledge of equine medicine to the betterment of the membership.” He takes over the helm at a time when the National HBPA is challenging in federal court in Texas the legality of the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA). That legislation grants broad taxation and regulatory powers to a private authority with little accountability and whose members have ties to a wellfunded minority group of industry elites. The National HBPA has long advocated for enhanced safety regulations, security and tougher sanctions for cheaters but believes policies must be implemented with transparency and input from horsemen’s and veterinary representative groups. “Because of the pending federal legislation, I feel like this is a good time for the membership to have a veterinarian with a voice to look out for their interests,” Daniels said.

As a horse owner who keeps a couple of racehorses in training as well as a broodmare or two at any time, Daniels said he “all too painfully” knows the concerns facing owners. The industry can expect him to be a powerful spokesman for horsemen. “If there is some noise to be made, some massaging or finessing to be done, I plan to be all up in it,” he said of the challenges facing owners and trainers. “Medication policy, worker’s compensation and immigration issues are going to require a lot of continued attention. “I definitely enjoy what I do for a living, and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” he continued. “But I’m looking forward to branching out into this next aspect of my professional career. It’s one I’ve not taken lightly, and it’s one I discussed with my family at length before taking this step. I’m excited about it. I’m excited about the people I’ll be working with at the HBPA, in particular with [CEO] Eric Hamelback. We’re so lucky to have him. He makes my position so much easier.” Daniels grew up in Kansas, with his parents raising and racing horses in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas. He attended Auburn University for his undergraduate studies and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from there, graduating cum laude. Daniels ventured into horse ownership once his vet practice became established. He has raced in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Daniels was elected at the National HBPA’s full board meeting in July at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, which included the election of all National HBPA officers. The only change other than the election of Daniels was that of the National HBPA’s East Region vice president. The East Region affiliates elected Sandee Martin, president of the Pennsylvania HBPA. Re-elected as vice presidents were Kentucky HBPA President Rick Hiles (Southern Region), Arizona HBPA Vice President Lloyd Yother (West Region) and Indiana HBPA President Joe Davis (Central Region). Hiles also remains in the position of first National HBPA vice president. The secretary-treasurer, an appointed position, remains Lynne McNally, executive vice president of the Nebraska HBPA. Hamelback called the board meeting positive and productive. He said among the topics discussed were fixed-odds wagering on horse racing and the importance of revenue sharing for horse owners, legislative efforts revolving around H-2B and H-2A visa programs, continued discussions of HISA implementation and the signature Claiming Crown. Additionally, the NHBPA full board recognized and approved the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association as an affiliate under the National HBPA.

CLAIMING CROWN SET FOR DECEMBER 4 AT GULFSTREAM PARK, NOMINATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 8 The 23rd renewal of the Claiming Crown has been set for December 4 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Envisioned as a Breeders’ Cup-style event for claiming horse owners and trainers, this year’s Claiming Crown will feature nine races run under starter allowance conditions with more than $800,000 in guaranteed purses. Last year’s edition at Gulfstream Park, featuring the event’s usual full and competitive fields, set an all-time handle record of $14.6 million, again proving its popularity with both handicappers and horsemen. The Claiming Crown is the result of a partnership between the National HBPA and the Thoroughbred THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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Owners and Breeders Association with full support from the management team at Gulfstream Park and the horsemen of Florida. “The Claiming Crown has developed into one of the biggest events in Thoroughbred racing, and we are proud to highlight the great claiming horses in our sport and their owners and trainers,” said Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA. Horses can be nominated for just $100 each, and nominations are due by November 8. A nomination form is available on page 19 of this issue or at claimingcrown.com.

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FROST OR FRIPPERY HONORED AS CLAIMING CROWN HORSE OF THE YEAR

FROST OR FRIPPERY (INSIDE) HAS BEEN RETIRED AFTER WINNING 22 OF 67 STARTS WITH EARNINGS OF MORE THAN $380,000.

Steve Landers calls Frost Or Frippery “as hard-hitting a horse” as he’s ever owned. There’s no better example than the gelding’s nose victory in the $75,000 Claiming Crown Kent Stirling Memorial Iron Horse last December. That day, the 7-year-old was shut off and had to check hard heading into the first turn, got shuffled back on the far turn, rallied to take the lead 70 yards out and then held on by mere inches. Off that game performance and an 8-for-13 record (with four seconds) last year, Frost Or Frippery was honored as the 2020 Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, as selected by the Industry Awards Committee of the National HBPA. Frost Or Frippery was recognized at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s 36th annual awards dinner on September 11 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm at Xalapa in Paris, Kentucky. “He’s not the most expensive horse I’ve ever had, but he showed the most heart,” said Landers, a prominent Arkansas auto dealer and longtime horse owner.

“That’s what it’s all about—a horse who gives you everything he’s got.” Landers and trainer Brad Cox claimed Frost Or Frippery for $20,000 at Oaklawn Park on April 30, 2020. He won his first four starts and seven of nine overall for those connections. The gelding raced once at Oaklawn in January and subsequently sustained a training injury. He was retired after a career that saw him go 22-12-13 in 67 starts for earnings of $381,918. All but seven of the Kentucky-bred’s starts came in claiming races or under starter-allowance conditions. The 1 1/16-mile Kent Stirling Memorial Iron Horse is for horses that at some point ran for an $8,000 claiming price or cheaper. The Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park marked the 11th track at which Frost Or Frippery had competed. “The hallmark of a good horse is one that is honest and tries every time, no matter their level,” Cox said. “Frost Or Frippery wasn’t the best or the fastest, but he was as honest as they come. I’m glad the Claiming Crown rewards such horses and their owners.” The Claiming Crown program is a partnership between the National HBPA and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. It was launched in 1999 to be the claiming horse owners’ Breeders’ Cup, a special event showcasing the blue-collar stalwarts that fill the majority of races in America. “The group of horses that competed in the 2020 Claiming Crown provided a solid display of talent and class,” said Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA. “The event was designed as a means of featuring and promoting claiming-level horses while demonstrating to owners that claiming your way to success is an extremely important aspect within our industry. Frost Or Frippery exemplifies the true spirit of the Claiming Crown event, and we congratulate all the connections.” Landers said he’s touched that Frost Or Frippery is being recognized as the Claiming Crown Horse of the Year. “Because of how tough the horse was, he knew what he was doing,” Landers said. “Didn’t act stupid in the paddock, just went straight out there and did his job. It meant a lot for him to win it because there are a lot of claiming horses in the country. That’s what the Claiming Crown is about—being the best at what they do. He acted like a more expensive horse, like a high-dollar, more class-type horse than he really was. But he didn’t know what his class was. He’d just go out there and win.”

NATIONAL HBPA WELCOMES SIS AS A CORPORATE SPONSOR The National HBPA is pleased to announce that Sports Information Services (SIS) has become a corporate sponsor of North America’s largest horsemen’s association. SIS has been a horse racing content supplier to the global betting industry for more than 30 years, distributing racing product to sportsbooks (fixed odds) and pari-mutuel operators. From two United Kingdom-based production and operation centers, SIS produces 24/7 live racing video channels, racing data and betting prices in a standardized format to a network of more than 400 betting operators in 50 countries. “The technology and wagering systems in horse racing are changing rapidly, so the National HBPA is thrilled to team up with a worldwide leader like SIS,” said Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA. 14

“It is a pivotal time for U.S. horse racing with the expansion of sports wagering,” said Richard Ames, SIS CEO. “SIS is committed to providing our global sportsbook distribution expertise to benefit racetracks and horsemen.” SIS is partnered with 118 racetracks in 16 countries to distribute more than 30,000 horse races annually, including Royal Ascot, the Dubai World Cup, the Irish Derby and the Saudi Cup. The mission at SIS is to maximize revenue for both racetracks and betting operators while attracting new customers to the racing product. “As SIS expands its operation within the United States, we recognize the importance of working with the horsemen and are looking forward to our involvement with the National HBPA,” said Michele Fischer, SIS U.S. representative. For more information about SIS, go to sis.tv.

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NEW MEXICO HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION RETURNS AS AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL HBPA The New Mexico Horsemen’s Association (NMHA), which represents owners and trainers of both Thoroughbreds and American Quarter Horses in the state, has returned as an affiliate of the National HBPA. “We are so pleased to welcome the NMHA back into the National HBPA,” said Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA. “New Mexico has a long and storied horse racing history and is home to many top-class horsemen and horsewomen, so we look forward to working together for the betterment of racing.” The NMHA has represented New Mexico horsemen and been a watchdog of the state’s purse account since 1966 and currently has a membership of approximately 4,000 horsemen and horsewomen.

“I’m very pleased with the NMHA state board’s decision to once again become an affiliate of the National HBPA,” said Richard Erhard, executive director of the NMHA. “As evidence of its value, even as we were still in the final affiliate approval process, staff, officers and members of the National HBPA graciously assisted me with timely resources and wise counsel. It’s truly a great organization!” New Mexico is home to five racetracks: The Downs at Albuquerque, Ruidoso Downs, Sunland Park, SunRay Park and Zia Park. The state boasts the world’s richest and most prestigious American Quarter Horse race, the $3-million All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs, as well as the Sunland Derby (G3), an important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. For more information about the NMHA, go to nmhorsemen.org.

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INDIANA HBPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED MAN OF THE YEAR BY JOCKEYS AND JEANS

INDIANA HBPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN ELMORE

Jockeys and Jeans, which has raised more than $1.6 million for former jockeys supported by the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), has made Brian Elmore, the executive director of the Indiana HBPA, its 2021 Man of the Year. “We can think of no one who is more deserving,” said Barry Pearl, president of the all-volunteer group. “He has furthered the cause of severely injured jockeys in many ways.” Organized in late 2014 by a group of former jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans held its first fundraiser a few weeks later at Tampa Bay Downs, raising $23,000. The event moves each year, and Elmore, then the corporate vice president of racing

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for Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, was eager to host the 2015 event. It raised more than $205,000. “We learned a lot about fundraising events from Brian, and the success invigorated our committee,” Pearl said. “We knew we could fund a significant portion of the PDJF yearly budget. Brian is a valued friend and true mentor.” Elmore received the award at the seventh annual Jockeys and Jeans event at Monmouth Park on Saturday, September 11. Seventeen Hall of Fame jockeys were scheduled to attend and honor seven of their fallen brothers and sisters. The PDJF distributes a monthly stipend of $1,000 to 62 former jockeys who suffered catastrophic, career-ending injuries, with at least 40 either para- or quadriplegics. Elmore has long advocated for jockeys. In 2016, he won the Eddie Arcaro Award, presented by the Jockeys’ Guild to a person or group that consistently shows exceptional commitment to jockeys and the organization. As the Indiana HBPA executive director, Elmore has enlisted the group to donate $30,000 to the PDJF over the last few years. He is also the only Jockeys and Jeans Ambassador who is not an active or former jockey, a position he takes to heart. At the 2019 Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser at Santa Anita, Elmore gave an impassioned speech on the importance of supporting disabled jockeys and cited the death of 17-year-old promising jockey Juan Saez, younger brother of jockey Luis Saez, following a 2014 racing accident at Indiana Grand when Elmore headed the track’s management team. “I will never forget the sound the helicopter blades made when it carried him to a trauma ward,” he said. “It was a tough day for his family, the riding colony and all who knew him. I have a passion for two things—our equine athletes and the jockeys who put their lives on the line every time they race. I feel I have a responsibility to do my best for both of them.” HJ

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RESEARCH AND MEDICATION UPDATE

University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Council Launch 2022 Kentucky Equine Surveys The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC), in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA) and other industry partners, will conduct a statewide equine survey in 2022. The announcement on August 20 by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB) provided a key piece of needed funding to help make the survey’s execution possible. The survey also has received support from the UK Gluck Equine Research Center and the Kentucky Farm Bureau. Additional industry support is needed for the work, which will be coordinated by Jill Stowe, an equine industry economist and professor within UK’s Department of Agricultural Economics, and implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. It’s been a decade since UK Ag Equine Programs and KHC successfully partnered on a statewide equine survey, a critically needed study that helped provide a more accurate assessment of the number of horses (242,400) in Kentucky and their economic impact ($3 billion), two fundamental pieces of information that had been unavailable to those who needed it. Prior to the 2012 study, the last time a comprehensive look had been taken at Kentucky’s equine industry was in 1977, and an industry-wide economic impact study had never been conducted. Fast forward 10 years from the 2012 survey, and a lot has changed in the state and within its signature industry. A follow-up study is needed to provide an accurate snapshot of the state’s equine industry and to identify changes that are happening over time. “Data obtained from this study are important for the sustained strength and continued growth of Kentucky’s equine industry,” Stowe said. “Decisionmakers such as entrepreneurs and business owners, equine health providers

and policymakers can utilize this data to make sound, well-informed decisions on important issues facing the industry.” “Sincerest thanks go out to the KHC, KADB, KTA/KTOB, Kentucky Farm Bureau and others for their support,” said Nancy Cox, vice president for land grant engagement and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Without this support, there can be no accurate count of the animals that underpin a huge part of Kentucky’s agricultural economy.” In addition to providing information about the number of horses in each county in Kentucky, their uses and the economic activity they generate, the study also will help provide critical data for disease surveillance, inform workforce development efforts and help identify emerging markets on which businesses can capitalize. “As the KHC is a non-breed, non-discipline-specific organization focused on the protection and development of the Kentucky equine community, the information gleaned from this survey will be invaluable,” said Sarah Coleman, KHC executive director. “We’re excited to learn more about the horses residing in the commonwealth and how we can better assist them and their owners.” “Accurate and current data is the essential foundation that enables informed decisions and policies,” said James MacLeod, professor of veterinary science and director of UK Ag Equine Programs. “Accurate medical surveillance, agricultural policies, economic planning and governmental programs all will be empowered by this very important study.” HJ

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FROM CLAIM TO FAME! Don't miss the Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park on December 4 with full fields, big purses and great betting opportunities!

Presented by a partnership of the National HBPA, TOBA, Florida Horsemen's Group and Gulfstream Park.

For more information about how to nominate, go to www.claimingcrown.com

The National HBPA Inc. Eric Hamelback, CEO Phone: 859-259-0451 3380 Paris Pike Lexington, Kentucky 40511

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NOMINATION Name of Horse

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Regular Nominations must be received or postmarked on or before November 8. Supplemental Nominations must be received on December 1.

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Tel: _______________Email:____________ “I submit this nomination of the above-listed horse(s) in order to make each eligible for participation in the 2021 Claiming Crown, and do so with the understanding that I will be bound by the terms and conditions established by Claiming Crown Ltd. I understand that said conditions are available to me online at www.claimingcrown.com and/or are printed on the backside of this document and are all incorporated herein by reference. Payment is enclosed.” Signature:_______________________ ______________________ Date:__________________________________________________ [ ] Owner or [ ] Authorized Agent

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Claiming Crown Ltd. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to: (1) postpone, discontinue, amend, or change the conditions for all or part of the Claiming Crown program; and, (2) to reject the nomination and/or entry of any horse deemed ineligible or otherwise prohibited from competing in the program. Please return this original with your payment; make copy of both sides for your files.

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All races are limited to 14 starters which have complied with and satisfied the eligibility conditions, and which have been selected in accordance with those

1. Nomination, Entry and Starting fees are accepted subject to the approval of Claiming Crown Limited (CCL). The propriety of the amount of the enclosed fee will be determined by CCL, and if any such nomination or entry fee is determined to be other than that which is required to be paid in full in a timely manner, the referenced horse(s) may be prohibited from entering and/or starting in a Claiming Crown race in the sole discretion of CCL. The guaranteed purse for Claiming Crown races will be stated prior to the time entry fees are due. Nomination, entry and starting fees are applied to the guaranteed purses. Purses will be distributed in accordance with the distribution schedule set forth in the 2021 Claiming Crown Summary of Conditions, which information is incorporated herein by reference. 2. Payment of horse Nomination fees make a horse eligible for only the current running of Claiming Crown, and does not satisfy any future nomination requirements. Purses shall be distributed by Gulfstream Park (“GSP” or the “Host Track”) after certification that the purse is distributable in accord with applicable statutes or regulations. 3. Nomination and Entry to or in Claiming Crown races is valid only upon the acceptance of and compliance with the rules and regulations governing Thoroughbred horse races adopted by the State where the races are conducted, the rules and regulations of the Host Track, the rules and regulations of CCL, and/or compliance with any decision of the state racing officials, and/or officers of the Host Track, and/or CCL regarding the interpretation and application of their respective rules and regulations. At the discretion of the Stewards, the Host Track, or CCL, and without notice, the entry of any horse may be refused. CCL shall have no liability for the actions of any officials or employees of the Host Track or for any matter under the control of such track, its officials or employees. Purses shall be payable to the rightful parties recognized as such by state racing officials. 4. A horse entered in a Claiming Crown race may be scratched by authorized racing officials for any reason including but not limited to if (i) such horse's equipment malfunctions, is damaged or lost and cannot be remedied within sufficient time, in the judgment of authorized racing officials, to allow the race in which such horse is entered to start at post time for such race, (ii) the horse does not appear “sound” for racing purposes, or (iii) if any other unavoidable event occurs with respect to a horse entered in a Claiming Crown race, or to its jockey, which cannot be remedied within sufficient time, in the judgment of authorized racing officials, to allow the race in which such horse or jockey is scheduled to participate to start at post time for such race. In the event of a scratch under such circumstances, the Entry and/or Starting fees may, at the discretion of CCL, be refunded. 5. CCL reserves the right to limit the number of entries in any of the Claiming Crown races. In the event CCL determines it must limit entries they will be selected in accordance with the Claiming Crown conditions regarding field selection or by such other method as CCL may determine in its sole discretion. The Claiming Crown field selection process is set forth in the 2021 Claiming Crown Summary of Conditions and is incorporated herein by reference. CCL reserves the right to modify the distance of any race to accommodate track and/or race safety. CCL reserves the right to transfer any turf race to the main track, or to cancel any, or all, Claiming Crown races without notice prior to the actual running thereof, without any liability, other than the return of Entry and/or Starting fees. 6. In making any application for participation in Thoroughbred racing, it is understood that an investigation may be made by the appropriate authority as to the owner(s) character, reputation, mode of living and financial standing, which investigation may involve interviews with family, personal or business acquaintances. 7. Owner hereby expressly and irrevocably grants CCL the exclusive right to use, in connection with the promotion of the Claiming Crown, the name and likeness of the Owner, of any horse entered or nominated, and of any co-owners, jockeys, trainers, grooms, assistant trainers, colors, logos, silks, and any other associated or identifying characteristics, as well as any other matter relating to the participation of the horse in the Claiming Crown. Promotion by CCL may include, without limitation, televising, broadcasting (including but not limited to on-line and web broadcasting in any form, fashion or manner) and/or recording in any manner the races which are a part of the Claiming Crown and the activities incident to them, and broadcasting, exhibiting and/or exploiting the same by any means now or hereafter known, including, without limitation, licensing such rights to others for uses approved by CCL. Owner hereby expressly, irrevocably and perpetually WAIVES on his behalf and on behalf of his agents and employees (including trainers, grooms, exercise riders, assistant trainers and jockeys) any and all rights he or they may have in connection with any matter referred to in this paragraph, including without limitation, any claim to invasion of the right of privacy, right of publicity or to misappropriation, for infringement of trademark, or other intellectual property rights or for any remuneration therefor. Upon demand, Owner shall cause any of the aforementioned persons to deliver releases to CCL permitting it to use and exhibit such material. Owner understands and agrees that CCL reserves the right to use names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, symbols, logos, slogans, results, still and motion pictures, videos and audio reports, trailers, promos and other identifying characteristics relating to CCL and the Claiming Crown, and that any such use by Owner of any of them is prohibited without the express written consent of CCL (which may be denied for any reason). CCL reserves all rights to advertise the Claiming Crown in any manner deemed appropriate by CCL in its sole discretion. Owners, trainers, assistant trainers, grooms, jockeys and horses shall not display commercial advertising or promotional material of any kind, including but not limited to, product names, logos and/or slogans on clothing or equipment, including but not limited to the jockey’s attire, before, during, or after the Claiming Crown race in which the horse is entered without prior written approval of CCL which may be denied for any reason. 8. All claims, controversies and/or objections arising out of or related to the application or interpretation of any rules or conditions of CCL shall be decided solely by the CCL Appeals Board. Information regarding the Appeals Procedure for CCL shall be furnished to any person submitting a written request for such information to Claiming Crown Limited, P.O. Box 910668, Lexington, Kentucky 40591-0668, Attn: Appeals Board. Any person wishing to object to any action or decision by CCL in the application of its rules or conditions must, within thirty (30) days of being advised of such action or decision, submit to the Appeals Board a written Notice of Appeal in compliance with the Appeals Procedure and shall be entitled to an oral hearing upon making a written demand as set forth in the Appeals Procedure. The Appeals Procedure shall not be applicable to matters arising under condition 5 hereinabove from which there shall be no appeal. The appeal process noted herein is the sole appeal venue and process and Owner WAVES THE RIGHT, IF ANY, to file a lawsuit to contest CCL’s decision or any appeal therefrom. Any appeal not postmarked or received within thirty (30) days of being advised of the action or decision of CCL shall be DEEMED WAIVED AND FOREVER BARRED. 9. Owner agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CCL and its officers, directors, employees and volunteers (or if for any reason indemnification is not available, to contribute to CCL's losses and the losses of its officers, directors, employees and volunteers), to the fullest extent permitted under the law, from and against any and all claims, damages, judgments, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (should CCL select its own counsel which it may do at its sole and exclusive discretion), to which CCL and/or its officers, directors, employees and volunteers may become subject or liable as a result of or arising out of directly or indirectly: (i) any action or conduct of any horses owned by or under the control or direction of Owner while on the race track premises, and (ii) any acts, or failure to act by Owner, any Co-owners, or any of their agents, employees or invitees while on the race track premises. 10. Owner hereby RELEASES, WAIVES AGAINST AND DISCHARGES CCL and its officers, directors, employees and volunteers, to the fullest extent permitted under the law, from any claims, losses, obligations, costs and expenses arising from or due to personal injuries or property damages of any kind or description to the person, property or horses owned or controlled by Owner occurring on track premises. Owner agrees that all risk of loss, injury, damage or destruction to persons or property, including but not limited to, the horses brought onto track premises by or at the direction of Owner, his agents or employees, arising from, due to, caused by, resulting from or in any way, directly or indirectly, related to any cause, including but not limited to accident, theft, fire or otherwise, whether or not caused by or contributed to or by or related to any fault or negligence of CCL and/or its officers, directors, employees and volunteers or the condition of the track premises, are assumed in full by Owner, except as to acts or conditions caused by the intentional, or willful conduct of CCL. Owner agrees that the release and waiver and discharge provisions hereof are intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the law. Owner further agrees that the foregoing provisions hereof regarding such release and waiver and discharge shall not be deemed waived or affected in any way by the fact that CCL does or does not, may or may not, in the future carry insurance coverage against claims where loss is caused by or resulting from damage or injury to property, persons and/or horses while competing on the race track, using the training tracks, stables, roads or any other facilities over the race track premises or in transit thereon. 11. Whenever the term "Owner" is used herein, it shall include the owner whose name appears on the reverse side of this form, all owners, co-owners (or lessees) of horses controlled by or in partnership with the Owner, jockeys, grooms, exercise riders, assistant trainers, servants, employees and invitees of the Owner, and their heirs, representatives, successors and assigns. Owner agrees to provide a copy of this Nomination Agreement to all co-owners of the horses listed on this Nomination Agreement. 12. In consideration of CCL's agreement to pay the purses described hereinabove, Owner hereby consents to allow CCL and/or the Host Track to contract with any domestic or foreign licensed wagering entity for the purpose of accepting wagers on Claiming Crown races pursuant to the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. sections 3001, et seq. and warrants that no third party or organization has or will be given the right or authority to assert any claim, demand, or cause of action inconsistent with such consent. 13. By signing this form on the reverse side, I hereby certify that I have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions of this Nomination Agreement including all release and waiver provisions.

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One Lucky Filly

Thanks to some caring horsemen, 2-year-old Bold and Bossy is safe after first running down a highway and then escaping a barn fire

COURTESY ELLIS PARK

By Jennie Rees

THANKS TO SOME HEROIC HORSEMEN, BOLD AND BOSSY, ALONG WITH SIX OTHER HORSES, ESCAPED A FIRE IN THE RECEIVING BARN AT ELLIS PARK.

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COURTESY MICHAEL ANN EWING

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BOLD AND BOSSY, PICTURED AT ROOD & RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL, HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE A LESS EVENTFUL EXPERIENCE WHEN SHE RETURNS TO THE TRACK.

When Michael Ann Ewing sent Bold and Bossy from Lexington to Ellis Park for the 2-year-old filly’s first race on August 21, the owner-trainer says she thought of “all the silly baby things that are going to go wrong,” adding, “I didn’t think of this.” At the time, Ewing didn’t know the half of it: Within a 24-hour period, Bold and Bossy got loose before her race and wound up running several miles on the highway and interstate, and then later that night, she was one of the horses in Ellis Park’s receiving barn when it burned. Thankfully, the filly seems to be recovering well, and no horses or humans were seriously injured in the fire. The eventful day started when Bold and Bossy got away from the pony and unseated her rider in the post parade. She then ran off, eluding the outriders, and went off the track and up and around the levee. From there, she made it to the road heading out of the barn area, loped a couple of miles first on the highway in front of Ellis Park and then up the ramp onto Interstate 69, somehow getting onto the other side of the interstate and running down Veterans Memorial Parkway, a major artery to downtown Evansville, before tiring and being stopped. Trainers Wes Hawley and Jack Hancock independently jumped into their trucks and followed the filly, who by that time was worn out and initially was stopped by an unidentified couple. Hawley got her blinkers off, by which time Hancock had come up with a shank. Hancock took off her tack and kept Bold and Bossy moving until the horse ambulance and state vet showed up. They also gave her a drink and put water on her head and back from a gallon of water a police officer on the scene had. “This scenario is the last thing you think of when they go to their first race, a 2-year-old baby race,” Ewing, who was not at the race, said from Lexington. “But she’s doing well. Thank God for all the people who jumped in to go find her. Because she left town.” 22

“Thank God she wasn’t hit,” she continued. “For all that, and she ran a long way, she was just missing a couple of shoes. She did grab a quarter, but it’s not bad. Most severely, she was tying up when they caught her, and she’s really dehydrated.” But here is where the story gets weirder. After undergoing such a traumatic experience, Bold and Bossy was kept overnight in the Ellis Park receiving barn. Shortly after 4 a.m. on August 22, the receiving barn caught fire and was demolished within half an hour. But, as with Bold and Bossy’s highway misadventures, racetrackers immediately jumped in to help. Grooms working for trainers Eddie Kenneally and Brendan Walsh quickly went to the barn and got the horses out. Bold and Bossy was one of seven horses in the barn. The other six were completely unscathed while Bold and Bossy sustained some superficial burns on her back, perhaps from embers falling after the fire got up in the roof. Fire officials said the preliminary cause was electrical, with no evidence of it being deliberately set. The filly was sent to Lexington’s Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital for treatment and further evaluation. Ewing reported in Facebook updates that she is recovering well, with a couple of dime-sized burns that appeared largely superficial. Bold and Bossy even chased people out of her stall “so she could concentrate on her feed.” Among the backstretch workers who pitched in to help rescue the horses, one in particular stands out: Marvin Prado, a groom for Kenneally for the past 13 years. According to those on the scene, Prado jumped into action retrieving six of the seven horses, getting them out by their halters without a shank and handing them to his colleagues, who then found empty stalls for them. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

ELLIS PARK RECOGNIZED THE BACKSTRETCH WORKERS, INCLUDING MARVIN PRADO (CENTER), IN A WINNER’S CIRCLE PRESENTATION.

“I am so grateful, and again, it’s people coming together for love of the horse,” Ewing said. “Racing is a way of life,” she added. “Taking care of our horses is a way of life. These guys who stepped in—most of them I’ve never met—they’re heroes. They just dropped everything. Especially those guys who ran into a burning barn without thinking and saved seven horses. Because it could have been really bad.” Adding to the drama, Prado’s wife was seven months pregnant with their first child and experiencing complications with high blood pressure. He said, with Kentucky HBPA Backstretch Services Coordinator and Hispanic Liaison Julio Rubio providing translation where needed, that before he went in for the last horse, he wavered for a split second. The flames had gotten bigger, and Prado was thinking of his wife and unborn child. “What happens to them if something happens to me?” flashed through his mind, he said. Then he got the last horse out. After that, he went back to cleaning out the stalls of the horses in his care. Asked later why he went back in, Prado said, “There wasn’t any option. The horse had to get out.” The next day, Prado was back in Louisville. His wife had labor induced, and their daughter was born two months prematurely. None of the horses in the receiving barn were trained by Kenneally, but that didn’t matter to Prado and those who assisted him. The same was true with Hawley and Hancock. “I just did what anybody else would have done under the circumstances,” Hawley said. “I mean, that’s all I could do.” On August 29, Ellis Park honored the heroes who helped ensure no horses were lost in the fire.

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“These acts of bravery are a testament to the real folks who represent this industry in largely unseen capacities and actions,” said Ellis Park Racing Secretary Dan Bork. “To do what they did, to run into a building engulfed in flames—and then go about their business as if nothing ever happened, like what they did wasn’t anything out of the ordinary—they’re true heroes with their totally selfless acts of courage. “These are two unbelievable stories that happened in a one-day span that you could never even imagine,” he continued. “But it shows how much the people in this game really do care when it comes to taking care of these horses, including Wes and Jack chasing the filly down a highway. You can’t make it up.” For a horse that has never made an official start, Bold and Bossy has earned some notoriety both for herself and those who saved her. “They’re brave, they’re kind, they love their horses,” said Ewing. “People just come together when any of us need help. People running into that fire or chasing my filly down the road, trying to find her. And the response afterward! So many texts, emails and Facebook questions: ‘How is your filly?’ I personally want to extend my thanks to everybody and to Marvin, and all who helped him. What could have been a tragedy is not, through people just stepping up and not thinking about themselves.” HJ

Jennie Rees is a communications consultant for the Kentucky HBPA and the National HBPA as well as being publicity director for Kentucky Downs and handling racing publicity on a seasonal basis for Ellis Park. Rees, who is married to former Kentucky trainer Pat Dupuy, was elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor in 2014.

BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS ALL STARTERS Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure from Jan. 1 through Sept. 19, 2021. There were no filters applied for starters based on age, sex, distance, or surface. Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figures. 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES STUD FEE

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$225,000 $175,000 $27,500

365 206 173

1566 892 867

286 146 124

18 14 10

74 53 48

34 29 17

9.32% 14.08% 9.83%

9 5 4

5 5 4

1.37% 2.43% 2.31%

Munnings $40,000 Speightstown $90,000 Tapit $185,000 City Zip Died 2017 Ghostzapper $85,000 Uncle Mo $175,000 Candy Ride (ARG) $75,000 Twirling Candy $40,000 Hard Spun $35,000 Street Sense $60,000 War Front $150,000 Constitution $85,000 Kitten’s Joy $60,000 Declaration of War Stands in Japan Medaglia d’Oro $150,000 Midshipman $7,500 Union Rags $30,000 Scat Daddy Died 2015 Flatter $35,000 Goldencents $15,000 Bernardini Died 2021 More Than Ready $65,000 Dansili (GB) Pensioned

259 155 195 127 176 237 192 230 210 194 96 168 230 131

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229 117 133 95 144 171 147 200 162 140 57 125 139 79

4 7 13 5 7 5 6 3 3 7 2 3 2 3

47 43 41 39 37 35 33 32 30 25 25 24 24 23

23 17 20 14 15 18 19 14 15 14 10 13 12 12

8.88% 10.97% 10.26% 11.02% 8.52% 7.59% 9.90% 6.09% 7.14% 7.22% 10.42% 7.74% 5.22% 9.16%

6 5 8 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 1 1 4 2

4 5 5 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1

1.54% 3.23% 2.56% 1.57% 1.70% 1.27% 1.56% 0.87% 0.95% 1.03% 1.04% 0.60% 0.87% 0.76%

137 186 207 63 147 221 154 182 12

518 891 872 312 715 1045 607 760 40

76 148 118 44 124 149 87 110 10

5 3 2 6 3 4 3 4 3

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7.30% 3.76% 5.31% 14.29% 4.76% 4.98% 5.19% 4.95% 58.33%

0 6 3 4 0 1 3 2 5

0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 2

0.00% 1.61% 0.48% 4.76% 0.00% 0.45% 1.30% 1.10% 16.67%

Maclean’s Music $25,000 Paynter $10,000 Super Saver Stands in Turkey Midnight Lute $15,000 Giant’s Causeway Died 2018 Malibu Moon Died 2021

162 175 197 107 77 194

686 948 1088 572 363 908

132 169 159 93 50 159

7 3 6 1 2 1

18 17 17 17 17 17

7 11 8 5 9 9

4.32% 6.29% 4.06% 4.67% 11.69% 4.64%

4 3 4 5 2 0

3 1 1 2 1 0

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Tiznow The Factor Temple City

150 192 222

677 1022 1020

114 159 131

3 4 1

16 16 16

4 7 7

2.67% 3.65% 3.15%

2 1 0

1.33% 0.52% 0.00%

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IMMIGRATION HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON BIG CHANGES COULD BE COMING, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE RACING INDUSTRY IS INCLUDED

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By Will Velie

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Over the past 15-plus years, I’ve had the pleasure of traveling to many of the great racetracks in this country with my good friend and colleague Julio Rubio, who serves as backstretch services coordinator and Hispanic liaison for the Kentucky HBPA. Just about everyone on the backside of any track knows Julio. He’s been working for Kentucky HBPA Executive Director Marty Maline and President Rick Hiles for nearly 20 years and is also recognized by the National HBPA as its immigration and Hispanic liaison. When we travel to a track, we usually arrive around 7 a.m. during training and walk the barns talking with the workers. We let them know we will be holding an informal free immigration clinic at the chapel or track kitchen after training ends, and we will stay until all questions are answered. On some occasions, we will get more than 100 people who come to speak with us and ask questions about their individual immigration circumstances. It is no secret that our industry, like many other agricultural industries, has a substantial number of undocumented people filling critically needed roles when Americans are unavailable. According to a U.S. Department of Labor report, roughly half of the 2.5 million farmworkers in the United States are undocumented. Since the last legalization happened in 2001, there has been very little that could be done for the vast majority of undocumented people in the United States, even if they have an employer or family member who will sponsor them. In our meetings with the workers, we often try to determine if they have a pathway to fix their status, such as whether they came to this country before they were 16 or if they have a qualifying family member who can show that the worker we are talking to would suffer great hardship if deported. We also tell them don’t drink and drive, don’t fight with your spouse and pray for an amnesty. Finally, it seems some of those prayers might be answered. In a couple of months, a bill may become law that will enable most undocumented farmworkers to become legal and start on a pathway to legal permanent residence and ultimately citizenship in the United States. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, H.R. 1603, passed the House of Representatives earlier this year and is very likely to be placed into a larger immigration package legalizing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for young recipients known as Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that will be attached to the FY2022 federal budget. 28

The immigration provision can only survive Senate filibuster if it can be shown that legalization of undocumented immigrants will have an impact on the budget. A recent report showed that the economic benefits generated by legalizing and allowing to work the 3.2 million Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers and other essential workers who will qualify under the law will add a cumulative $1.5 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product over the next decade and create more than 400,000 new American jobs. Congress has until September 30, 2021, to adopt a new budget or pass a continuing resolution to continue funding the government until a budget is passed by a majority of both houses of Congress. While a strict timeline is not certain, the immigration provisions will likely pass, meaning millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States and on horse farms, ranches and racetracks across the country will have a pathway to legal permanent residence and citizenship in the United States.

MAKING SURE THE RACING INDUSTRY IS INCLUDED The window of opportunity will be tight, and our industry will need to create a coordinated approach to ensure that none of our people are left off the pathway to citizenship because they either did not know about the new law or they did not file on time or properly. The National HBPA has always been very proactive and vigilant when it comes to protecting the rights and interests of its members with regard to immigration policy in Washington, D.C. National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback and his Capitol Hill team are already in regular contact with senators, representatives and agency leaders, working to ensure our people will qualify under the definitions in the farm worker bill. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act will be based on earned legalization wherein a qualified applicant will obtain certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and, after completing a certain period of time in agricultural work, may apply for permanent residence and ultimately citizenship. The following is a quick summary of the bill’s qualification and earned legalization requirements. To qualify, the applicant must:

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1. Prove Past Work in Agriculture: The applicant must have worked in U.S. agriculture for at least 180 days over the previous two years; 2. Undocumented Status: The applicant must be undocumented and in the United States at the date of the bill’s introduction; 3. Continuous Presence: Applicants must be “continuously present” in the United States from the date of the introduction of the bill until the date on which they are granted CAW status; 4. No Criminal Bars: Applicants must not be ineligible because of certain criminal or other inadmissibility grounds (the bill provides waivers for some grounds); 5. Background Checks: Applicants must pass security and law enforcement background checks; and 6. Fee: Applicants must pay an application fee, to be determined by the Department of Homeland Security. Applicants who qualify for CAW status will be granted employment authorization to work in any industry, although those wishing to renew their status or seek a green card must meet an ongoing agricultural work requirement. The workers will be granted travel permission to come and go from the United States to visit family or for any other reason. Spouses and children of those with CAW status also will be granted legal status in the United States and will be granted work authorization in any field they choose. The status will be granted for five and a half years for the principal and their family and can be renewed indefinitely. For a worker to renew their status and to eventually file for permanent residence, they will have to meet the following requirements and work in agriculture for at least 100 days per year in the following scenarios: 1. For certified agricultural workers who have already worked in U.S. agriculture for 10 years or more prior to enactment of the bill, they must work 100 days per year over the next four years; 2. For certified agricultural workers who have worked in U.S. agriculture for less than 10 years prior to enactment of the bill, they must work 100 days per year over the next eight years;

3. In addition, the certified agricultural worker must: a. pay an application fee and a $1,000 fine; b. pay any applicable federal taxes; and c. continue to meet other admissibility requirements.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION It is not an overstatement to say that passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would help many of our horsemen and women to finally realize their dream of having a stable life of working and raising their families free from the fear of being picked up and removed from this country to which they have contributed so much. However, before I become too sentimental, I have to qualify all of the previous hopeful talk with the possibility that horsemen could be left out of this opportunity. Currently, racetrack workers are considered laborers and not agricultural workers, and as a result, our backstretch workers could be left out of the sweeping legalization. I have seen the serious efforts Eric and the National HBPA are making to ensure our backstretch workers are included in the bill’s definitions, but their efforts are only one piece of an effective advocacy strategy. In my experience, the most effective voice in advocating to Congress is the individual constituent calling their local representative or senator and personally telling them how important a particular piece of legislation is to them as a constituent of their district. Congressional offices love to hear from their constituents and to have the opportunity to show that they are at their service. While the National HBPA is important in bringing the details, individual constituents are essential when it comes to bringing to light the personal story and importance of the request. Fortunately, it is very easy to locate and contact your local representative or senator, so please pick up the phone and give them a call or send them an email. You can find their offices’ contact information at house.gov and senate.gov. HJ

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Attorney Will Velie is president 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 horsemanlabor.com or by phone at (877) 678-RACE.

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BREATHE EASY How do FLAIR® Strips make breathing easier?

UPPER AIRWAYS

Unlike humans, horses only breathe through their noses during intensive exercise. The horse’s respiratory system is essentially a long tube that extends from the nostrils to the lungs. The respiratory system is divided into the upper airway (nostrils, nasal passages, larynx and trachea) and the lower airway (lungs). The only way to bring air into the horse’s lungs is through the nose.

When a horse breathes in during exercise, over 50% of the resistance to airflow is in the nasal passages. During exercise, resistance to moving air into the lungs increases. 90% of the resistance occurs in the upper airways and over half of that occurs in the nasal passages1. One reason for this is that a significant portion of soft tissue overlying the nasal passages in horses is unsupported by bone or cartilage, including at the narrowest part of the upper airway: the nasal valve. As breathing intensity increases, this unsupported tissue collapses during inhalation, reducing the size of the airway and greatly increasing resistance to air flow.

LOWER AIRWAYS

RESISTANCE TO AIRFLOW DURING EXERCISE Upper Airway: Nasal Passages Upper Airway: Larynx and Trachea Lower Airway

Inhalation

ENDOSCOPIC VIEW OF NASAL PASSAGES OF HORSE AT REST2

FLAIR Strips reduce airway resistance during exercise to make breathing easier. The physics principle of Poiseuille’s law tells us that for each incremental increase in the size of a tube, resistance to flow decreases by 16 fold. FLAIR Strips improve airflow by supporting the nasal passages to reduce the soft tissue collapse that occurs in all horses during inhalation. Using a FLAIR Strip can be compared to drinking from a large, thick straw rather than a regular straw...it’s much easier to get what you need.

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1 Art, T. et al. “Effect exercise on the partitioning of equine respiratory resistance.” Equine Veterinary Journal. Volume 20: Number 4, 268-273, 1988. 2 Holcombe, Susan J. VMD, PhD et al. “Effect of Commercially Available Nasal Strips on Airway Resistance in Exercising Horses.” American Journal of Veterinary Research. Volume 63: Number 8, 1101-1105, August 2002.

Clinical Studies prove FLAIR Strips reduce airway resistance. Clinical studies at leading research institutions show that by reducing airway resistance FLAIR Strips make breathing easier, reduce fatigue, reduce lung bleeding, conserve energy, and quicken recovery. See the science at fl airstrips.com/learn.

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FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME HAS HELPED PRESERVE AND HIGHLIGHT THE SPORT’S RICH HISTORY.

A new immersive theater and interactive plaques are raising the stakes for visitors to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame By Annie Johnson Photos courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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Whatever it is that drives that horse to push its nose across the finish line first—its nature, its training, its jockey— that’s what it takes. BOB COSTAS

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he thrilling stretch duels, the roar of the crowd, the unforgettable race calls and the winner’s circle photos—these are the highest highs in the sport of Thoroughbred racing. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, has captured the intensity and excitement of America’s first national pastime while taking the educational experience to the highest level with a new, innovative theater and the film, What It Takes—Journey to the Hall of Fame. With a 360-degree panoramic format and interactive touchscreen stations for accessing inductee profiles, the Hall of Fame’s multiscreen theater provides an immersive experience for museum visitors to learn about this exclusive group that represents less than 1 percent of the sport’s participants. Including the 2021 class inducted in August, the Hall of Fame has just 462 members, consisting of 324 athletes (216 horses and 108 jockeys), 100 trainers and 38 industry pioneers, or “Pillars of the Turf.”

INTRODUCING WHAT IT TAKES The theater’s new 16-minute film was created by Donna Lawrence Productions, which also produced The Greatest Race, the panoramic movie at the Kentucky Derby Museum adjacent to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Narrated by Bob Costas, former host of NBC Sports’ coverage of the Kentucky Derby, What It Takes includes interviews with 14 Hall of Fame jockeys and trainers as well as other industry leaders, such as former jockey and NBC Sports analyst Donna Barton Brothers and retired New York Racing Association race caller Tom Durkin. As visitors sit along the perimeter of the theater to view the film, its first segment, titled “Spirit,” is projected onto a four-sided floor-to-ceiling screen column in the center of the room. “The Hall of Fame is an honor few achieve,” Costas says. “This is the story of what it takes.” “Spirit” opens at the very beginning of the road to the Hall of Fame, with scenes of young horses at a farm while Hall of Fame jockeys remark about spotting the earliest signs of what could be racing talent—the temperament, courage and heart that are essential to succeeding in this sport. “I love going to Kentucky in the springtime and seeing all the babies turned out together, and the competition has already started,” Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens says in the film. Fellow Hall of Fame rider Chris McCarron adds, “Once they’ve left their mom, and they’re out there together as weanlings, a lot of times early on you can see who the dominant ones are and who are the followers.” The journey continues with the second film segment, “Sport,” as a larger four-sided screen column descends into the center of the theater, drawing the audience closer to the behind-the-scenes action of horses in training. “There’s a thousand ways to train a racehorse, but there’s only one result that is acceptable, and that is for the horse to relax and respond to his rider’s command,” says Carl Nafzger, Hall of Fame trainer of Kentucky Derby winners Unbridled and Street Sense. “Now, you figure that one out, and you can become a horse trainer.” Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. struggled during his early years as a rider, and the idea of excelling at the level of Hall of Fame riders must have seemed an impossibility at the time. “I didn’t do any good until the end of ’67; I mean, I took a beating for five years,” he says. “It was like lightning came and touched me. I never, never, never imagined that I was gonna have that much success.” Cordero went on to win six Triple Crown races and three Eclipse Awards

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and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988. The Hall of Fame’s human inductees aspire to perform at the top level of racing because they also possess a deep love and adoration for the sport’s equine athletes. Three-time Eclipse Award winner Bill Mott, trainer of champions Cigar and Royal Delta, says, “I would want everybody to know what an effort it takes, from all the people that are involved, from the breeding industry all the way up. The hard work and dedication these people put in. They have a passion, and they have a feel for horses.” Donna Barton Brothers echoes these sentiments, adding, “For people in the Thoroughbred industry, it doesn’t feel like a job; it feels like a love affair with the horse.” The theater’s screens change a final time as the center column disappears and the film’s visuals shift to a stunning cinematic experience of 360-degree projections around the four walls of the room, placing the audience in the center of the story of the Thoroughbred. “You can buy the breeding that goes back generations upon generations—a horse with a perfect conformation, a horse that has that attitude that shows that he could be favorably thought of as a Thoroughbred racehorse, a horse that has that potential, but it’s the character of that horse 34

that will turn it into a great horse,” Tom Durkin says. Nafzger sums up the allure of the sport of horse racing, saying, “It’s the uncontrollable factor in horse racing that makes everybody get in it. What’s the old saying—‘You can’t breed one, you can’t buy one, you can’t even steal one. You wake up one morning, and there’s one in your barn.’” Arthur Hancock, owner of Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, agrees that success in horse racing often comes by chance, saying, “Like [trainer] Johnny Nerud said, ‘You got to position yourself for luck to run over you and just hope the hell it does.’” The 360-degree panoramic imagery continues with spectacular race-day scenes at various U.S. tracks—Saratoga, Keeneland, Churchill Downs and Santa Anita—including racing’s biggest international stage at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The film includes replays of some of the most legendary races won by Hall of Fame heroes accompanied by their memorable race calls, including Secretariat’s dominating 31-length Belmont Stakes victory (“He is moving like a tremendous machine!”) and Rachel Alexandra’s breathtaking 2009 Woodward Stakes win (“Here’s the wire—Rachel won! She is indeed Rachel Alexandra the Great!”). What It Takes—Journey to the Hall of Fame closes with flashing images of the inductees—from early Pillars of the Turf like John Morrissey and August

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Belmont II, pioneers of New York racetracks that endure today, to the greatest Thoroughbred athletes of the 21st century and the trainers and jockeys who made their careers successful. “Many race; few win,” Costas says at the end. “Fewer still rise to this level of greatness. Welcome to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.”

INTERACTIVE PROFILES The exhilarating film is just one element of the new Hall of Fame educational experience, part of a $20-million project to enhance the museum that was founded in 1950. Visitors now have the opportunity to delve further into the careers of all inductees by using one of the nine interactive touchscreen stations located around the perimeter of the theater. Arranged by Hall of Fame category—Horses, Jockeys, Trainers and Pillars of the Turf—and listed in alphabetical order, the profiles include a digital version of each inductee’s Hall of Fame plaque as well as links to an achievements page and a media gallery with images and films. While information about the inductees at the museum had been primarily limited to the award plaques—which quickly became outdated for inductees who were still active in the sport—the new kiosks offer visitors comprehensive and continuously updated career overviews of members. Because fans of the sport are likely to be more familiar with 20th- and 21st-century inductees, the digital stations enable visitors to learn about the top players of the early days of the sport through rare portraits, images and career achievements. Visitors can discover such 19th-century greats as the “Napoleon of the Turf,” William Ransom Johnson, the only antebellum trainer in the Hall of Fame; Ruthless, Miss Woodford and Fashion, the three female horse inductees from the 1800s; Parole, Ten Broeck and Tom Ochiltree, the trio of Thoroughbreds that battled in an 1877 race at Pimlico, forever immortalized in the sculpture The Great Race above the track’s clubhouse entrance; and the celebrated Black jockeys and trainers, including riders Shelby “Pike” Barnes, Anthony Hamilton, Isaac Murphy, Willie Simms and James Winkfield and trainers Ed Brown and Ansel Williamson, both of whom were born enslaved. The film is shown eight times daily on the half-hour during the Saratoga racing season, and the schedule, which is subject to change during the offseason, is listed on the museum website at racingmuseum.org. Visitors should plan ample time to see the film and fully engage in the educational experience by utilizing the interactive stations to learn more about horse racing’s best of the best. HJ

MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND PERMANENT GALLERIES In addition to the Hall of Fame experience, visitors can explore a range of new exhibits and updates as well as the museum’s permanent galleries. ON DISPLAY THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2022

Muybridge and Motion (Link Gallery): Through his “The Horse in Motion” series of 12 photographs, English photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) proved that horses become fully airborne during a single stride while galloping. This exhibition merges his animal locomotion photography with works by equine artist Henry Stull (1851– 1913) to display how Muybridge’s discovery influenced animal painting. Women in Racing (Peter McBean Gallery): This exhibition celebrates the groundbreaking women of the sport, including the two in the Hall of Fame—jockey Julie Krone and steeplechase trainer Janet E. Elliot, through portraits, multimedia and racing artifacts. EXHIBIT UPDATES FOR 2021

Triple Crown Gallery: This permanent gallery features the achievements of the 13 Triple Crown winners through photographs, race videos and other mementos. Through 2022, the exhibit commemorates the 75th anniversary of Texas-bred Assault’s 1946 Triple Crown triumph with jockey silks and other memorabilia on loan from King Ranch. Edward P. Evans Gallery: In addition to exhibits such as “The Legacy of Man o’ War,” “The Grand National” and “A Salute to Hollywood Park,” this gallery now includes “Fifty Years Ago,” which highlights the 1971 victories and awards of Hall of Famers Riva Ridge, Shuvee, trainer Charlie Whittingham and Pillar of the Turf Paul Mellon. PERMANENT GALLERIES

The museum has several more galleries to explore, including the Sculpture Gallery of bronzes and trophies; the von Stade Gallery with paintings, photographs and special temporary exhibitions; the Jockey Club Gallery dedicated to the club’s history and its services; the Anatomy Gallery with anatomical exhibits; the Steeplechase Gallery, focused on jump racing; the HorsePlay! Interactive Gallery for children; and the Race Day Gallery, which offers interactive opportunities such as taking a Winner’s Circle photo and calling a race, with a digital recording to keep. The period galleries—Colonial Gallery, Pre-Civil War, Post-Civil War and 20th Century—highlight the progress of the sport and related achievements with portraits, trophies and other artifacts.

Annie Johnson writes about horse racing history. Visit her website at turfhistorytimes.com and follow her on Twitter @turfhistorytime.

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for explosive power that use sugar for energy, at the expense of Type 2a fibers, which require oxygen and burn fat. This results in impaired aerobic capacity during exercise, which actually negatively impacts racehorse performance when distances exceed short sprints. Zilpaterol and ractopamine are typically added to finishing feed during the milling process, which means they are intended to be fed for the last three to six weeks before slaughter. Zilpaterol and ractopamine are not approved for any purpose in horses, but both may show up in trace levels in horse feed that is manufactured in the same facility in which cattle, pig or poultry feed is milled. These identifications occur because, in horses, zilpaterol and ractopamine are well absorbed orally and excreted unchanged in urine with a long terminal half-life. When these inadvertent transfers occur, they usually occur as clusters of low-concentration identifications, which helps considerably in determining the source of these identifications, although in some cases, a specific source can be elusive. In equine drug testing we define a cluster as at least three identifications in horses of the same substance in the same general location and timeframe, usually from three or more trainers. This definition is based on the unlikelihood of multiple unrelated trainers simultaneously deciding to use the same inappropriate substance in their racehorses. The reviewed zilpaterol and ractopamine identifications mostly meet this definition in that the clusters involved relatively large numbers of unrelated horses/trainers at specific locations and within specific timeframes. A further consideration is that the concentrations of the substance involved in such clusters are likely to be completely ineffective, a further indication of the random and non-trainer-associated origins of the identifications in question— in this case, pharmacologically insignificant trace-level identifications of zilpaterol.

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that result from inadvertent environmental exposure beyond the control of the trainer are becoming a recurrent theme in horse racing. Substances are categorized and assigned a penalty class by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) according to their effect on the horse if present at pharmacological levels, but the actual effect of the substances on the horse at the level in which they are found is often ignored. In most cases, penalties are assessed solely based on the ARCI classification, without mitigation resulting from the recognition that trace levels from environmental contaminants are unlikely to have a meaningful effect on the horse. With the ever-increasing sensitivity of drug testing technology, guidelines should be developed and adopted to guide regulators in how to identify environmental contamination as a mitigating circumstance to avoid inappropriate penalties for circumstances beyond the control of the trainer. In this article, we review the investigation of trace amounts of β-2 adrenergic agonists, a drug class that poses a significant risk to the integrity of horse racing whether intentionally used or through the inadvertent contamination of feed. Clenbuterol is the most recognizable of the β-2 adrenergic agonists, but others include albuterol, ractopamine and zilpaterol. This drug class can, on the one hand, include valuable therapeutic agents and, on the other hand, provide a potential performance edge in sprint races and even endanger the life of the animal when intentionally used. This drug class also has a repartitioning effect, increasing lean mass and decreasing fat mass. This effect is responsible for the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of zilpaterol (Zilmax) and ractopamine (Paylean) for use in food-producing animals for the purpose of improving carcass quality by increasing the lean meat. Within skeletal muscle specifically, β-2 adrenergic agonist administration increases Type 2x muscle fibers, large fibers responsible

Zilpaterol TABLE 1: FEEDSTUFF-RELATED CLUSTERS OF EQUINE ZILPATEROL

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Country

Horses

Detection

Control Authority

Lab

Horse Feed

2013, March/April

United States (California)

Post-race

California Horse Racing Board

UC Davis

1 U.S. brand

2013, July

Hong Kong

Post-race

Hong Kong Jockey Club

HKRC Lab

2 U.S. brands

2019, March

Mauritius

Out-ofcompetition

Mauritius Turf Club

QuantiLab

South African

2020

France

Post-race

France Galop, Le Trot

LCH France

Irish

16 (80-plus?)

Penalty

No trainer penalties

Table 1. Feedstuff-related clusters of zilpaterol identifications, 2013 through 2021, dates of events, jurisdiction, number of cases reported, pattern of testing, authority, laboratory, source of feed and penalties. In Hong Kong, 16 horses were initially identified, but there were suggestions that at least 80 more horses had been exposed. In related 2020 events, 18 horses were withdrawn from racing in England and France because of exposure to horse feed containing zilpaterol. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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FEATURE Since 2013, these events have occurred a number of times in horse racing worldwide. The first well-characterized zilpaterol identification cluster took place in March/April 2013 in California, where molasses containing zilpaterol was inadvertently added to horse feed. Zilpaterol began to show up in racehorses about two weeks after their first exposure to the affected feed, consistent with the delayed urinary excretion of zilpaterol. A total of about 48 horses were reported positive for zilpaterol before the feed source was identified. The California racing authorities also recognized that the horsemen involved were innocent. The horses were disqualified, but no regulatory action was taken against the affected horsemen. Shortly thereafter, in July 2013, a similar zilpaterol identification cluster unfolded in Hong Kong, where 16 horses were reported as testing positive for zilpaterol. The source was again traced to feed, which had been provided by the Hong Kong Jockey Club itself. Although 16 horses were identified, possibly 80 or so more horses may have been exposed. It turned out that the Hong Kong feed was imported from the same source as the earlier California identifications, with the later Hong Kong identifications reflecting transpacific shipping time. The next cluster of zilpaterol identifications was in March 2019, when the Mauritius Turf Club reported zilpaterol in out-of-competition tests on 24 horses from seven stables. The stewards considered that these zilpaterol identifications were due to feed contamination, so no action was taken against the affected trainers. In a later communication, dated November 25, 2019, the Mauritius Turf Club authorities reported that the most likely source of these zilpaterol identifications was feed originating in South Africa. Shortly before the Mauritius Turf Club released its report, concerns about possible zilpaterol detections in racehorses in South Africa were communicated, although to our knowledge no formal positive identifications were called. On November 8, 2019, the South African Sporting Post noted that the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) in South Africa released a statement noting that “in some racehorse specimens emanating countrywide, traces of a substance … may be indicative of zilpaterol,” thereby reporting the possible presence of zilpaterol in South African racing samples. This communication created concern among South African trainers, who did not know what the NHA expected them to do besides contacting their feed merchants, which was likely part of the reason for the NHA communication. These zilpaterol concerns in South African racing are fully consistent with approval of zilpaterol for use in cattle feed in South Africa and the ease with which zilpaterol can transfer in microgram amounts from cattle feed to horse feed and therefore to post-race urine samples. The next cluster of zilpaterol identifications occurred in fall 2020 in France, involving approximately 12 France Galop Thoroughbred horses, four Le Trot Standardbred horses and two horses from trainers’ yards, to date 18 total samples, all reported by the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (LCH). The first samples reported positive were collected around August 30, with the zilpaterol identifications reported by LCH starting September 29. The samples contained microgram amounts of zilpaterol inadvertently incorporated into some horse feed products, with the estimated daily intake per horse being minimal, in the order of 15 micrograms per horse per day. This 2020 French zilpaterol cluster is unusual in that positives were reported only in France by LCH testing, even though the feeds in question also were given to horses racing in England and Ireland. This cluster is therefore forensically similar to the 2019 Mauritius cluster in that the feed failed to draw attention in the jurisdiction where it originated until horses were tested in a jurisdiction with more sensitive testing methods. Related fallout from these French events included 11 horses trained by Aiden O’Brien and his sons Joseph and Donnacha being withdrawn from the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October 2020 and a trainer in England scratching seven runners, all because of exposure to zilpaterol-contaminated feed. Reviewing these 2020 zilpaterol cluster events, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and the European Horseracing Scientific 40

Liaison Committee have recommended that horse racing jurisdictions should offer elective testing for zilpaterol where contaminated feed is suspected to have been fed. This elective testing should be performed in the country in which the horse holds an entry, and no regulatory action should be taken against any screening findings for zilpaterol when it can be demonstrated that the horse was likely fed contaminated feed. A further recommendation was that the IFHA racing jurisdictions and their analytical laboratories should work together to harmonize the reporting limits for zilpaterol and other key substances that are prohibited at all times. In these zilpaterol clusters, it is important to note that to our knowledge no significant regulatory actions were taken against any of the horsemen involved. In the 2013 Hong Kong cases, triggered by post-race identifications in horses trained by Ricky Yui, the Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards conceded the zilpaterol finding was due to the “feed product imported by the Club at the request of the trainers, including Mr. Yui, being contaminated.” Yui was therefore not penalized because the stewards considered that Yui and the other Hong Kong trainers involved were innocent of any wrongdoing, although the zilpaterolpositive horses were taken down. A further consideration is that the concentrations of zilpaterol involved in these identifications are considered to be without pharmacological or forensic significance, and at times, the amounts detected were defined simply by the sensitivity of the testing laboratory in question, as in the 2019 Mauritius and 2020 French clusters. In the Mauritius matter, the Mauritius Turf Club reported on March 22, 2019, that “after due consideration, the Racing Stewards found, beyond reasonable doubt, that the above horses had been tested positive for ‘zilpaterol’ as a result of feed contamination. Accordingly, no action was taken against any one of the above trainers.” Similarly, as reported by BloodHorse on March 27, 2013, “the California Horse Racing Board, citing feed contamination, has dismissed all 48 positive tests for zilpaterol.” To address this problem, the British Equestrian Federation (BEF), which regulates show horses, instituted “a 14-day moratorium over positive doping tests.” During this moratorium, any horse returning a positive result for zilpaterol was not to be subjected to any regulatory action under the BEF anti-doping rules, provided the positive is consistent with feed contaminated with zilpaterol. The moratorium also could “be extended depending upon updating information relating to the contamination.” Additionally, the British Equestrian Trade Association indicated that there were “no health or welfare issues in a horse consuming feed containing the level of zilpaterol found.” As this report was being drafted, the National Horseracing Authority in South Africa elected to get into the zilpaterol cluster business, calling 10 positives on eight trainers in the KwaZulu-Natal province. Seven of these trainers retained counsel, and one trainer with two positives pleaded not guilty. Despite the extensive worldwide precedents set forth in this article, this trainer was found guilty by the NHA and issued a warning. The downside for this trainer is that he now has a Class 1 forbidden substance violation on his record, despite being, to our knowledge, no less guilty of such a violation than any of the other 100-plus trainers worldwide with similar trace-level zilpaterol positives.

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Ractopamine TABLE 2: FEEDSTUFF-ASSOCIATED RACTOPAMINE IDENTIFICATIONS

Year

Country

Horses

Detection

Control Authority

Lab

Horse Feed

Penalty

2013

Canada (Ontario)

Post-race

CPMA

Maxxam

1 Canadian brand

Cleared

2014

Canada (Ontario)

Post-race

CPMA

Maxxam

1 Canadian brand

Cleared

2016

United States (Iowa)

Post-race

Iowa

Industrial

1 U.S. brand

Cleared

2016

United States (Minnesota)

Post-race

Minnesota

Industrial

1 U.S. brand

Cleared

2017

United States (Kentucky)

Post-race

Kentucky

Industrial

Unknown

Cleared*

*Positive horses were disqualified, except in the Kentucky identifications The ractopamine cluster identifications comprise smaller numbers of horses than the zilpaterol cases. This is likely related to the manner in which the feed contamination took place. In most of the zilpaterol contaminations, the offending feed additive was a zilpaterol-molasses mixture that was added to the horse feed. In the case of the ractopamine contaminations, a cattle or swine feed was improperly mixed in the feed mill prior to the mixture manufactured for

horses. This likely resulted in lower amounts of ractopamine in the horse feed than in the case of zilpaterol. It is notable that in one of the clusters, the 2017 Kentucky ractopamine positives, a common feed source could not be identified. However, based on the levels and the cluster circumstances of the positive tests, the horses were not disqualified.

Atypical Findings Policy

these four β-2 agonists that are readily identifiable and even FDA approved for use in horses but with the unauthorized use of those alternative drugs. The zilpaterol and ractopamine story is reassuring in that some jurisdictions are actually following the science and not penalizing trainers for circumstances beyond their control. Rational thresholds and thorough investigation of adverse analytical findings should continue to be encouraged, and horse racing should follow the lead of the FEI to establish an ATF policy, thus turning away from the irrational penalties that often accompany inadvertent environmental exposure. The integrity of racing could be better served if our attention were diverted from finding FDA-approved and accepted therapeutics and contaminants of hay and feed at ever lower levels and directed at finding substances that might actually be used nefariously, such as the other 20 or so β-2 agonists. HJ CODY – STOCK.ADOBE.COM

The federation that regulates international horse shows addressed the issue of inadvertent contamination in a different way. On November 23, 2020, the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) proposed a new analytical findings category, the atypical findings (ATF) policy. This category was created to address the ever-increasing inadvertent transfer of substances from the environment, resulting in trace identifications in competition animals. We note that the zilpaterol and ractopamine identifications meet each of the ATF policy criteria presented by the FEI. The policy states that when reviewing a potentially adverse analytical finding for consideration as an ATF, the FEI will take a number of factors into account, all of which are met by the zilpaterol and ractopamine identifications reviewed in this article. The ATF policy criteria include a requirement that there be identifications of the same prohibited substance arising from other samples taken at the relevant event, a criterion readily met by the described clusters. The second criterion is that there be ATFs arising from the same prohibited substance from other samples taken in previous events held at the same venue or in the same region, a second criterion also met. The third criterion is that samples taken from feed or bedding at the relevant event test positive for the substance in question; this criterion also has been met by almost all of these zilpaterol and ractopamine identifications. The ATF policy also addresses whether or not the level found in the analytical samples is likely to have any effect on the performance of the animal. In particular, it specified zilpaterol as a prohibited substance that would be treated as an ATF as of January 1, 2021.

β-2 Agonists

Zilpaterol and ractopamine and the common therapeutic substances clenbuterol and albuterol are only four of at least 20 readily obtainable β-2 agonists, with innumerable unnamed β-2 agonists that can be theoretically synthesized, obtained and used. The threat to the integrity of racing lies not with THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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ALABAMA HBPA Alabama-Bred Race Update The $25,000 Ken Cotton Classic, sponsored by the Alabama HBPA for registered Alabama-bred 3-year-olds and up, was run Sunday, September 5, at Louisiana Downs. Four runners contested the 6 ½-furlong race with Winalot Racing’s Foolish Steve winning by 3 ½ lengths as the odds-on favorite. Bred by Jerry Hughes, the winner is a 5-year-old gelded son of Mosquito. Runner-up was Claudio Solis’ Two Mikes N Doc G, with Live-Lee Farm’s Gotta A. P. B. in third and Kent Gremmels’ Saul Good Man in fourth. We were pleased to have this race run in 2021 after having to cancel in 2020. The $25,000 Kudzu Juvenile and $50,000 Magic City Classic, both sponsored by the Birmingham Racing Commission, are to be run later this year as well. More information about these will be available as the dates are firmed up. Nominations for these races will be through the commission by contacting Leda Dimperio at (205) 937-2232 or leda@mindspring.com. This is also the same contact information for registering Alabama-bred horses. Whether due to COVID-19, the economy or life in general, the Alabama foal crop was down last year. We continue to try to locate owners and breeders of Alabama-bred horses for their participation in our supplemental purse fund and to keep them apprised of Alabama-bred races. The Horsemen’s Journal has been our best source for keeping people informed. In addition, we are continuing to update our Alabama HBPA database and compile an email list for general news as it happens. If you have any updates, please notify us via email at nancy.m.delony@ms.com, by U.S. mail to Nancy Delony 3221 Ridgely Drive, Birmingham, AL 35243 or by phone at (205) 612-1999.

ARIZONA HBPA Arizona Downs Update In March 2021, Pacific Peninsula Entertainment stepped up to the plate and backed a summer race meet at Arizona Downs. They started by hiring a respected industry leader who has strong ties to Arizona horse racing. Mike Weiss was named general manager of Arizona Downs. Weiss also serves as the general manager of Rillito Park Racetrack in Tucson and is well known for pioneering the PRISE (PariBet Racing Industry Student Experience) educational program for the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program (RTIP). Weiss attended the RTIP and serves as a career advisor there. He likes to get students involved at both tracks. This summer, he had two student interns. Giselle Lugo from UofA helped in all phases of jobs at the track. She worked in the racing office taking entries and on program production. In the afternoons, she joined national racing personality Aaron Vercruysse as one of the on-air personalities giving out their daily picks live from the paddock as well as on the simulcast network. Jacob Bogden from Arizona State University worked in the flow of the business, and he experienced all aspects, from giving out his daily picks with Aaron to Equibase chart calling to even driving a tractor with the track crew. J.B. Coronado, a graduate of UofA, handled all the social media. Arizona Downs fans experienced the excitement of watching the winning ways of the horse Six Ninety One, who already has 10 victories and counting this year with the last four coming at Arizona Downs. Jockey Travis Wales won his 1,000th career race this summer at the track. Congratulations, Travis! Arizona Downs provided a golf challenge on the last Wednesday of each month. Contestants hit a golf ball 100 yards to try to land in a five-gallon bucket with a prize of up to $100,000 for making it. One of the contestants came within a few inches of landing in the bucket! THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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August 31 was Arizona Breeders’ Day at Arizona Downs, with six Arizonabred stakes on the card: Westfork Ranch Stakes 300 Yards for Quarter Horse Fillies and Mares, 3YO and Up Winner: Skysthalimitcarver • Owner: Anastacio Mariscal Jr. Trainer: Roy V. Ronquillo • Jockey: Elias Gutierrez • Breeder: Eliberto Rivera Double JK Ranch Stakes 300 Yards for Quarter Horses, 3YO and Up Winner: Dog Choice • Owner/Breeder: Ariana A. Garcia Trainer: Roy V. Ronquillo • Jockey: Martin Osuna Las Vegas Ranch Stakes Five Furlongs, 2YOs Winner: Brazen Now • Owner: Kevin Eikleberry, Lloyd Yother, Reunion Racing Stables, Marvin Fleming • Trainer: Kevin Eikleberry • Jockey: Keivan Serrano Breeder: Fleming Thoroughbred Farm Coyote Springs Stakes Six Furlongs, 3YOs Winner: Reign of Fire • Owner: D. Chadwick Culvert • Trainer: Scott Rollins Jockey: Travis Wales • Breeder: Regan Wright and Rustin Reidhead Whiskey Row Stakes Six Furlongs, 3YO and Up Winner: Hey Pilgrim • Owner/Breeder: Kevin R. Owens • Trainer: Dan Kenney Jockey: Mike Ybarra Yvonne Kunz Stakes Six Furlongs, 3YO and Up Winner: Last Punch • Owner/Breeder: Kevin R. Owens • Trainer: Dan Kenney Jockey: Daniel Vergara Arizona Downs wrapped up the meet September 15. After no racing in 2020 because of the COVID-19 restrictions, Arizona Downs experienced a 54-percent increase in handle after 21 days. They experienced larger than projected crowds for running on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pacific Peninsula Entertainment was very excited about their first year at Arizona Downs!

ARKANSAS HBPA Stall Apps, First Condition Book Available for Richest Meet in Oaklawn History The richest meet in the 118-year history of Oaklawn is set to begin on December 3 and will feature maiden special weights for $84,000 and open allowances starting at $100,000. Overall, the 66-day season will offer purses between $45 million and $50 million. Stall applications and the first condition book are now available at oaklawn.com/racing/horsemen. The stall applications are due on Thursday, October 21. “Our slogan has been ‘A New Level of Racing’ the last few years, and that’s exactly what we intend to deliver,” Oaklawn President Louis Cella said. “Our purses will be among the highest in the country between December and May, and the entertainment value we offer will be second to none. Our luxury hotel, spa and event center are fully open. The excitement heading into our live season has never been greater.” Oaklawn plans to offer nine races per card, while racing on a Friday through Sunday basis with a few exceptions. There will be no racing Christmas week or Easter Sunday. Oaklawn will race Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 21. Purses for claiming races will range between a minimum of $25,000 and $55,000 in book one. 43

NEWS In support of its top level of racing, Oaklawn previously announced, subject to regulatory approval, the prohibition of clenbuterol or any other beta2-agonist within 120 days of a race. This restriction is part of Oaklawn’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the safety and integrity of its racing program. The presence of clenbuterol and other β-2-agonists will be determined through blood, urine and hair follicle testing conducted by Industrial Labs. Oaklawn’s 2021–22 season runs from Friday, December 3, to Sunday, May 8. The schedule also features 36 stakes worth $12,300,000, highlighted by the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1), which received a $250,000 increase for 2022, and three $1 million stakes races—the Rebel Stakes (G2), Oaklawn Handicap (G2) and Apple Blossom Handicap (G1). Reservations for the Oaklawn Hotel during the 2021–22 live meet can be made by visiting oaklawn.com or calling (501) 363-4625.

CHARLES TOWN HBPA West Virginia Breeders Classics

Charles Town Track Kitchen Operator Honored at Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Congratulations to Brenda Wilhelm, the operator of the racetrack kitchen at Charles Town Races! She has been named a finalist in the Support Services Award category at the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin.

Charles Town HBPA Election The Charles Town HBPA will be conducting its board of directors election this year. Ballots are due to be mailed out on October 8. Voting members should contact the Charles Town HBPA at info@cthbpa.com if they have had a change of address since the last election.

COLORADO HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION Kim Oliver Named Colorado Horsemen’s Association President, Schultz New VP

The brainchild of National Football League Hall of Famer and West Virginia native Sam Huff, the West Virginia Breeders Classics is a one-night event with a year-round impact. It includes a gala and golf tournament that make charitable donations to important local and statewide organizations. The 2021 West Virginia Breeders Classics—the 35th Classics!—will take place October 9 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The schedule includes: • Sam Huff Golf Classic on Friday, October 8, at Locust Hill Golf Course. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with coffee and danishes. Shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. • Breeders’ Classics Gala on Friday, October 8, at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown. Invitation only. For information, email wvbcmbn@ frontier.com. • West Virginia Breeders’ Classics night on Saturday, October 9, at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. First post at 7 p.m.

Horsemen Meeting at the State Fairs The Charles Town HBPA, Mountaineer Park HBPA and West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association hosted a luncheon in partnership with West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt at the West Virginia State Fair to bring together horsemen and women from across the state. The attendees, whose organizations provided a cross-section of breeds and equine disciplines, met to discuss the formation of a long-needed coalition to promote the interests of the equine industry in the state. 44

Owner/trainer Kim Oliver was named the new president of the Colorado Horsemen’s Association (CHA) at the organization’s regular monthly board meeting in July. The CHA’s board of directors appointed Oliver to replace previous president Kent Bamford, who resigned at an earlier special meeting of the board. “I am honored to serve my fellow horsemen and excited to work on their behalf with such a wise and talented group of board members,” Oliver said. “The upcoming Arapahoe Park meet will offer more purse money than we have had available for several years. The CHA is committed to putting on the best show we can for the benefit of all Colorado racing stakeholders.” The board also voted to make owner/trainer Mark Schultz its new vice president, a role previously held by Jim Weimer, who also resigned earlier in July. Four new board members were appointed to fill vacancies created by the recent resignations of Bamford, Weimer, Vaughn Long and Sandy Miller. The new board members are owner/trainer Mark Kulow, owner Rob Ring, owner/trainer Howie Chavers and owner Robin Smith. The full board consists of nine directors, which already included Victor Cervantes, Kerry Kemper, Oliver, Miguel Pena and Schultz. The four new board members will serve until the next vote of the CHA’s full membership later this year. Also at the meeting, the board named owner Lisa Trujillo as secretary in a non-voting capacity. Trujillo is a public relations specialist who has served as PR manager for metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District for more than eight years. The board also appointed Jim Mulvihill as the CHA’s interim executive director. Mulvihill recently relocated to Colorado from Kentucky, where he worked for Churchill Downs Inc. as the company’s senior director of betting information. Prior to that, Mulvihill served as director of media and industry relations at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and has also worked on track in communications roles at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie near Dallas. Mulvihill succeeds longtime CHA Executive Director Shannon Rushton, who resigned from his CHA role. Rushton remains the racing secretary at Arapahoe, the state’s lone pari-mutuel racetrack. Questions and input regarding the CHA may be directed via email to coloradohorseracing@gmail.com. Visit the CHA online at chanews.org. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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AFFILIATE NEWS PDJF Racing Across America was co-sponsored by the Indiana HBPA, which offered back-to-school activities as well. The organization provided an iPad drawing and 10 backpack giveaways complete with water bottles. Logan King was the winner of the iPad, as local kids prepared to return to school. Other activities on the day included a live DJ, food and beverage specials and an appearance by the Mario Brothers cartoon characters.

Purse Increase Bolsters Arapahoe Park’s Special Fall Meet

Full House Watches First-Ever Exotic Animal Races at Indiana Grand A full house of racing fans came out to Indiana Grand on Saturday, July 24, to witness a first of its kind in the state of Indiana. The track hosted ostrich, camel and zebra racing during the third All Quarter Horse Day for 2021. Zebras were first to step onto the track. The four entrants were ridden by Indiana Grand jockeys and exercise riders with Amara Kranz scoring the win aboard Zebiscuit. Other entrants included Stripes with Francisco Quintero, Led Zeblin ridden by John Baker and I’ll Be White Black ridden by Cristian Reyes. Kranz noted in a post-race interview that this was a bucket list item for her to guide a zebra in a race. COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

A recently announced $2,000 bump for all open-company overnight races is designed to reward loyal horsemen supporting the Bally’s Arapahoe Park 2021 meet. The Aurora, Colorado, racetrack pushed back the season from its usual midsummer dates to allow the simulcast-driven purse fund to recover from pandemic-related OTB closures. The added time has resulted in a purse account that is as flush as it has been in many years. In addition to the purse increase, Arapahoe is offering a new bonus structure for Colorado-breds competing against open company, with up to $2,000 in additional purse funds for a top-three finish. First post is 12 p.m. MT, Wednesdays to Fridays, through October 15. The mixed meet will offer Arabian, American Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing. Select Thoroughbred races will be broadcast live on TVG and TVG2. All races are available on every prominent wagering platform. Last year’s leading trainer Stetson Mitchell is back to defend his title with 60 horses stabled at Arapahoe. Adrian Ramos is favored to lead the jockey standings after sharing last year’s title with the legendary Scott Stevens, who retired in March. Admission will be free for live racing. Much of the grandstand will be closed due to precautionary measures for COVID-19, but the ground-level concessions and bar will be open. For more information about racing at Arapahoe, visit mihiracing.com.

INDIANA HBPA Jockeys, Team Members Support PDJF at Indiana Grand Indiana Grand team members, jockeys, horsemen and racing fans came together Thursday, July 29, to celebrate and support PDJF Racing Across America. The event, celebrated at tracks across the nation, brings funding and awareness to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). It also marked the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in honor of National Disability Independence Day. Jockeys participated in several events during the day in support of the PDJF with a foot race from the starting gate. Quarter Horse jockey German Rodriguez closed late in the 50-yard dash to overtake Dex Mitchell for the win with Sammy Bermudez, three-time jockey foot race winner, finishing third. Other participants in the contest included Elias Vallejo, Joe Ramos, Sammy Mendez, Danny Martinez and Andres Ulloa. The popular tug of war between the jockeys and the track crew was up next. The jockeys, who are undefeated against several different groups in the area including the local firemen and the police, brought in what they hoped would be a secret weapon as valet Carl Brown stepped in as their anchor and put the end loop around his waist. The opposing teams got in place. Three seconds into the pull, the rope broke right in front of Brown, sending jockey Natasha Fritz flying to the ground and sending the win over to the track maintenance crew. Also representing the jockey tug of war team were Edgar Morales, Rodney Prescott, Elias Vallejo, Giovani Vasquez-Gomez, Alex Achard, Sammy Mendez and German Rodriguez. Participants from both teams gathered for a group photo following the event and joined Eric Halstrom, Indiana Grand’s vice president and general manager of racing, for a check presentation of $2,500 from Indiana Grand to the PDJF. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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“They came out of the gate fast,” Kranz said. “I’ve ridden some tough horses before but never a zebra. I was just worried about hanging on.” Four camels stepped into the starting gate next with Oh Camel Ye Faithful getting an early jump on the field and striding home to the win with jockey Natasha Fritz aboard. Other entrants included Hump Day with John Baker, Drama Dairy with Cristian Reyes and Humpty Dumpty with Bennett Greely. “I just held on with my knees and set up a little and shot him his head,” Fritz said. “And then I just yelled ‘ye ye ye’ the whole way.” The final event placed five ostriches in the starting gate. The birds started out of the gate and went in all directions. Jose Ruiz was able to sit still and hold on as Emu-Ji ran the fastest to the finish line. Other entrants included Flightless Fred and Mandy Green, Ken the Kicker and Cristian Reyes, Ostri-Sized and Elias Vallejo and Two Toed Tony and German Rodriguez. “I just held on and tried not to fall off,” Ruiz said. Reyes, who rode in all three events, added, “It was really great. I didn’t know where the ostrich was going. I just tried to stay on.” The event was provided by Hedrick’s Promotions, based in Nickerson, Kansas. The group travels all across the country each season to provide exotic animal racing at racetracks and special events.

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Friends of Ferdinand Receives $6,000 Donation from Indiana Grand

State-Bred and -Sired Stakes Return to $100,000 at Indiana Grand The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) approved a proposal by the Indiana Thoroughbred Breed Development (ITBD) program at its meeting on July 15 held at Harrah’s Hoosier Park to reinstate all state-bred and -sired stakes purses at a minimum of $100,000. The increase will affect 22 stakes and will be retroactive to the beginning of the stakes season, which got underway May 19. Ten stakes have already been run. Winning connections in those races will receive an additional $25,000 directly from the ITBD portion of the purse account. In addition, six stakes with purses advertised at $100,000 for 2021 will be boosted to $150,000: the Governor’s Stakes, Indiana First Lady, To Much Coffee Stakes, Cardinal Stakes, Unreachable Star Stakes and Lady Fog Horn Stakes. “Seeing this addition to our already healthy stakes schedule is a great boost to our racing program,” said Eric Halstrom, Indiana Grand’s vice president and general manager of racing. “Indiana Grand is fortunate to have such great partnerships with both the state and the horsemen’s organizations. This level of stakes purses brings us back to where we were in 2019, and it’s a great incentive for future investment and participation in the state-bred program.” Jessica Barnes, director of breed development, worked closely with the horsemen’s organizations and Indiana Grand for the proposal to the IHRC. The increase will boost the state-bred stakes for 2021 by more than $850,000.

It was a flawless connection for Mr. Wireless, who made all the right moves to dominate in the 27th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Indiana Derby. The race was contested in front of a packed house with all-sources handle soaring to a new record of $6,292,387. COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

Friends of Ferdinand is a longtime racehorse aftercare program located in central Indiana. Their mission of retraining and rehoming retired racehorses is vital to the Thoroughbred racing industry. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino is proud to be an annual donor to the organization, which has placed many former racehorses into second careers after life on the track. “The donation of $6,000 will cover the cost of placing two former racehorses into their next career,” said Wendy Brown, board member for Friends of Ferdinand. “We are thrilled to get this donation. Indiana Grand is so dedicated to the aftercare of horses, and we appreciate their support.” Friends of Ferdinand, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the only Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-accredited operation in the state of Indiana. Located in Mooresville, Friends of Ferdinand has seen hundreds of former racehorses go through their program who are now enjoying life as show horses, jumpers, trail horses and even reining horses. Since 2005, approximately 95 percent of the horses passing through their program are thriving in new careers. “Without aftercare programs such as Friends of Ferdinand, many of our racehorses would not have the opportunity to find good homes at the conclusion of their racing careers,” said Eric Halstrom, vice president and general manager of racing at Indiana Grand. “These horses still have a lot of value when their racing careers are complete, so providing this avenue into a new phase of their life is very important to the racing industry. We are very proud to support their efforts on an annual basis and value our partnership with Friends of Ferdinand.” More information on horses currently available for adoption and other news about Friends of Ferdinand may be found at friendsofferdinand.com.

Mr. Wireless Connects in Grade 3 Indiana Derby

MR. WIRELESS TAKES THE INDIANA DERBY.

Starting from post six, Mr. Wireless wasted no time getting out of the gate for jockey Ramon Vazquez. Three horses were across the track heading into the first turn with Mr. Wireless widest of all. Vazquez backed off of W W Crazy and Victor Santiago and allowed them to move into the lead, while Starrininmydreams and Luis Saez, who were between horses, backed away into third. By the halfway mark of the 1 1/16-mile race, Mr. Wireless had moved up on the outside of W W Crazy. The son of Dialed In waited patiently until Starrininmydreams moved three-wide to press the pace, giving Mr. Wireless room to move on and take control of the race. In the stretch, Mr. Wireless had Starrininmydreams to his outside and Sermononthemount to his inside but was able to shake loose, drawing off to a 3 3/4-length advantage at the wire. Sermononthemount and James Graham finished second over favored Fulsome and Florent Geroux, who moved up late to finish third. “I am really confident in my horse,” Vazquez said. “I know my horse is getting better and better. So I just put my horse in good position. When I asked him the last quarter, he gave me everything he has. He’s going to be a good horse.” Mr. Wireless paid $9.80 for the win. Unraced at two, he captured his third win in five starts and his first stakes win in the Indiana Derby. He also doubled his career bankroll to more than $360,000. Jon Lapczenski’s and John Kerber’s JIL Stable owns Mr. Wireless, who was bred by John and Iveta Kerber. “John [Kerber], the breeder, is a lot older, and our group has gotten to learn from him and jump in on some of his horses,” said co-owner Jon Lapczenski, who lives north of Oklahoma City. “He’s actually won the Iowa Derby and the Indiana Derby in the last six days. [Trainer] Bret [Calhoun] called me Monday morning and asked me, ‘What do you think of the spot?’ I said, ‘I think it’s great. There’s only one horse, and they [the public] just basically think we have THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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AFFILIATE NEWS no chance. We know this horse just keeps getting better and better.’ We were pretty confident.” It was the second win in three years in the race for Calhoun. A native of Texas, Calhoun brought a stable to Hoosier Park in the first few years of parimutuel racing in the mid-1990s when he first started training. Since that time, his operation has grown to prominence with numerous graded stakes wins, including two in the Indiana Derby. “I thought this horse was on the improve,” said Calhoun. “I also thought Fulsome was on the improve. I didn’t get to see the replay; I’m not sure what happened to him. I have a lot of respect for that horse. Obviously, I was very concerned about him. I didn’t know how much farther we could go, but he took it to another level today.” Calhoun continued, “He’s got to keep moving forward. He hasn’t done much wrong in his career. He’s got a really good two-turn record. We don’t think he has any distance limitations. He’s gotten better and better. He’s a horse who was really hard to get to the races, just to get him fit and ready. I know his family pretty good. I’ve trained his family. His sister Ain’t No Elmers was the first one. Mentally and physically, they were slow developers. He was the same. You have horses like that, a lot of times they just keep getting better and better.” Hailed as Indiana’s biggest summer sporting event, the Indiana Derby featured numerous ancillary activities, including five $1,000 Indiana Derby Megabet Win Wager drawings. Of the five, only one correctly chose Mr. Wireless as the winner. Charles Beacom of Shreveport, Louisiana, cashed in for nearly $5,000 with the wager, which was sponsored by the Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance. The track’s other graded race, the Grade 3, $200,000 Indiana Oaks, went to Raydelz Stable’s homebred Soothsay. Ridden by Flavien Prat for trainer Richard Mandella, the daughter of Distorted Humor came in from California, where she won the Santa Anita Oaks (G2). “When she made that big move around the field going into the second turn, I thought, ‘Boy, that really looks impressive, but I hope she doesn’t come up short from such a big effort to make it up,’” Mandella said. “When she straightened away in the stretch, she looked like she was very composed and still had her act together. The stride and power she has, I felt pretty good at that point.” Soothsay raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.36 and boosted her bankroll to $431,800 in just four career starts.

IOWA HBPA Prairie Meadows’ 2022 Racing Season We are beginning to work with Prairie Meadows on the 2022 racing season. As of this writing, the main objectives are to maintain as high a purse structure as possible, maintain racing days and maintain racing opportunities. Also, we will be discussing post time changes and other improvements to the stabling situation with Prairie Meadows for Thoroughbred horsemen. We are early in the discussions and believe our racing schedule will be similar to our 2021 schedule, but please stay in touch by using some of the ways outlined in “Iowa HBPA Office Hours and Information” to keep up to speed on the latest developments regarding the 2022 racing season.

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Iowa HBPA Office Hours and Information When the racing season ends at Prairie Meadows, the office off-season hours will go into effect. The hours will be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can contact the Iowa HBPA at (515) 967-4804 or via email at info@iowahbpa.org. To keep up to date on news and issues occurring in Iowa, you can find us on our Facebook page at Iowa Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association Inc., follow us on Twitter @IowaHBPA and sign up to receive our emails at info@iowahbpa.org. You also can check out our redesigned website at iowahbpa.org.

KENTUCKY HBPA President’s Message At the time of this report, I will have successfully completed surgery and begun the arduous task of recovery. It is important for me to express my sincere appreciation to everyone who has contacted me over the course of my treatment and offered their prayers and encouragement. I cannot imagine going through this often-harrowing experience without the support of so many. Horsemen’s purses continue to flourish, due in large part to the success of the instant racing machines. The Kentucky HBPA, through our purse contract with Kentucky Downs, has the opportunity to utilize a portion of the revenue generated for purses to enhance the purses at other racetracks in the state. Thus far, Ellis Park purses have benefited substantially from Kentucky Downs, and we also have agreed to assist Keeneland from the largess. In addition, Turfway Park purses received an infusion of cash from Derby City Gaming and the Oak Grove instant racing facility. As the revenue from the instant racing machines continues to grow from the various locations and with the new gaming facility at Turfway Park on the horizon, the Kentucky HBPA feels this is the opportunity to provide Kentuckybred claiming horses a share of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund. We would appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue. The Kentucky HBPA election is underway with ballots being mailed in October. Please make an effort to vote and mail in your ballot. As part of Kentucky HBPA news for this quarter, please take the time to read Jennie Rees’ article on page 21 on the heroic efforts of horsemen to catch the young filly Bold and Bossy as she exited Ellis Park after unseating her jockey in the post parade and proceeded to jaunt down the highway and onto the expressway. Horsemen finally corralled her after she ran several miles along the interstate. In the early morning hours of the following day, she was saved along with several other horses by the heroic efforts of backstretch workers as the receiving barn became fully engulfed by flames. A wonderful example of “horsemen helping horsemen,” the motto of the HBPA. Their unselfish acts were recognized during the closing weeks of Ellis Park, and each person involved in the rescue efforts from the fire received a cash award from the Kentucky HBPA and Ellis Park. Good luck in your racing endeavors, Rick Hiles, President, KHBPA

NEWS “These lawmakers and their colleagues literally preserved Ellis Park and Kentucky horse racing by passing the enabling legislation that protects HHR,” said Kentucky HBPA Executive Director Marty Maline. “We cannot underestimate the importance of their fighting for horse racing and all the jobs and small businesses the industry supports.” Ellis invited Reps. Miles and Dixon back to present trophies during Kentucky Downs Preview Weekend on August 7-8. Henderson Mayor Steve Austin and Henderson County Judge Executive Brad Schneider also were invited to present trophies to show appreciation for their long support of horse racing and Ellis Park. Ellis Park’s series of turf stakes that serve as automatic qualifiers for Kentucky Downs’ big-money stakes has grown to seven races and hence expanded from a single day into Kentucky Downs Preview Weekend. The series, with each stakes worth at least $100,000, is possible because of the purse money generated at The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs that is transferred to Ellis Park’s purse account in an agreement with the Kentucky HBPA. The other critical component is the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) money generated at Kentucky Downs through HHR and sent to Ellis at the directive of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on the recommendation of its KTDF advisory committee. The stakes winners receive a fees-paid spot in the corresponding stakes at Kentucky Downs. For those who weren’t previously stakes winners, the Ellis victory likely was the only way the horse could get into the expected overflow stakes fields at Kentucky Downs.

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COVID-19 kept things quiet for the Kentucky HBPA during Ellis Park’s 2020 meet, but we made up for it in 2021. The annual Kentucky HBPA College Day, featuring $1,000 scholarships and iPad mini giveaways after every race, returned following a year’s hiatus. Students from 25 colleges, universities and technical programs signed up for the drawings. Several of the winners had never been to a racetrack before, including a University of Georgia student who was interning at a Quarter Horse farm in western Kentucky. We also teamed with Ellis Park for the unique public event “D. Wayne and Dale: A Conversation,” letting the Tri-State region see iconic trainer D. Wayne Lukas and our own accomplished and colorful vice president Dale Romans stage a conversation in front of an appreciative live audience before the races on August 14. Farm Boy Meats provided free hotdogs for those in attendance.

TRAINERS DALE ROMANS (LEFT) AND D. WAYNE LUKAS, PICTURED WITH REP. SUZANNE MILES OF OWENSBORO, PROVIDED AN ENTERTAINING CONVERSATION FOR RACING FANS.

Lukas was stabled at Ellis Park for the first time because of Churchill Downs’ summer closure for training in order to put in a new turf course. We wanted to give area racing enthusiasts an opportunity to see him up close and personal. Romans, a Kentucky HBPA vice president who was Churchill Downs’ all-time win leader until surpassed by Steve Asmussen, spent the hour interviewing Lukas as they shared stories and thoughts. Kentucky HBPA board member John Hancock provided heartfelt introductions, relaying growing up with Romans on the Ellis Park backstretch as the children of horsemen and meeting Lukas years ago in Georgia. Fans were able to get autographs and have their picture taken with Lukas and Romans with donations encouraged to benefit the Second Stride Thoroughbred aftercare facility that both trainers support. Video of the event is available on the Ellis Park YouTube channel. One of the most important days of the meet came Friday, August 6. That’s when Ellis Park hosted key Kentucky legislators for a day at the races in a show of appreciation for their support of historical horse racing (HHR) during the General Assembly last winter. Those attending included Rep. Suzanne Miles of Owensboro, whose district includes part of Henderson County; Rep. Jonathan Dixon, whose district includes Ellis Park; Rep. Adam Koenig of Erlanger; Rep. Al Gentry of Louisville; Rep. Thomas Huff of Shepherdsville; Rep. Jim Gooch of Providence; Senator Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer; Sen. John Schickel of Union; and Sen. Robin Webb of Grayson. The legislators enjoyed Henderson’s J&B BBQ for lunch and met trainers and jockeys. Ellis Park presented each with an Ellis Park saddle towel with their name and the number 1. 48

TRAINER VICKI OLIVER AND JOCKEY RAFAEL BEJARANO HIGH-FIVED AFTER FLIPPANT CAPTURED THE KENTUCKY DOWNS TVG PREVIEW DUELING GROUNDS OAKS FOR THEIR THIRD WIN TOGETHER ON THE AUGUST 7 CARD AT ELLIS PARK.

The star of the series was trainer Vicki Oliver. She won the $125,000 Kentucky Downs TVG Preview Dueling Grounds Derby at 1 1/8 miles with filly Core Values going against the boys and then two races later took the $125,000 Kentucky Downs TVG Preview Dueling Grounds Oaks with Flippant. Oliver also won an allowance race earlier on the card with Never Forget, a half sister to Flippant, with Rafael Bejarano aboard for each victory plus a fourth win for another trainer.

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AFFILIATE NEWS “I love Kentucky Downs, love Ellis Park,” Oliver said after winning two stakes in one day for the first time in her career. “I think it’s fantastic they have this day. It’s great for all of us who stay here and support the Kentucky circuit. It keeps us staying here. And we get a leg up to get into Kentucky Downs for that.” Ellis Park’s stakes competition concluded Sunday, August 15, with a gangbuster card showcasing five dirt stakes. Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Super Stock got back on track with a victory in the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby. Al Stall Jr. showed he’s got a budding star as 3-year-old filly Carribean Caper went to 4-for-4 by taking the $100,000 Audubon Oaks. Reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox won the $125,000 Groupie Doll for the third time, with the exquisitely bred Matera drawing in off the also-eligible list (thanks to Cox scratching one of his two horses in the body of the race). Matera narrowly beat the Eddie Kenneally-trained Lady Kate, who came into the race off a layoff while attempting to become the Groupie Doll’s first two-time winner. Verylittlecents won her second straight for trainer Randy Morse in the $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Debutante, while Roger McQueen also won his second straight in the $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile for Chicago-based trainer Larry Rivelli. It was exciting to have Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s record-tying 9,445th victory come at Ellis Park with Shanghai Dream, pulling Asmussen even with the late Dale Baird for the most training victories in North America. The next day, Asmussen broke the record at Saratoga with Stellar Tap, owned by longtime client and Kentucky Downs co-owner Ron Winchell and with much of the trainer’s family in attendance. Kentucky horsemen’s prowess continued on display with all five horses in Saratoga’s Grade 1 Whitney being Kentucky-based, headed by victorious Knicks Go, trained by Cox; Kenneally shipping Point Me By to Arlington to take the Grade 1 Bruce D (formerly the Secretariat); and jockey James Graham returning to his former Chicago home for what is expected to be the last iteration of the Arlington Million, winning the $600,000 Mr. D (G1) on front-running 27-1 shot Two Emmys for Hugh Robertson. And Mike Maker, who races all over but keeps his main base in Kentucky, was on fire at Saratoga. Maker had 23 wins out of 102 starts for a one-win lead over three-time Saratoga titlist Chad Brown with 11 racing days to go as of this writing.

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 that 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 kyhbpa.org and click on “Become a Member.”

LOUISIANA HBPA Delta Downs The 2021–22 Thoroughbred meet at Delta Downs begins October 13 and ends March 5. Louisiana Premier Night is February 5, featuring approximately $900,000 in purses for Louisiana-breds. For additional information, contact the Delta Downs racing office at (888) 589-7223.

Evangeline Downs The 2021 American Quarter Horse meet at Evangeline Downs is a combined meet with Fair Grounds and begins October 6 and concludes December 30. On October 8, the trials for the Louisiana Sale Futurity will be conducted with the estimated $450,000 final on October 30. On November 27, the trials for the LQHBA Breeders’ Derby will be conducted with the final on December 18. Estimated purse for the Derby is $275,000. The trials for the Louisiana Million Futurity will be conducted November 26 with the final also on December 18. For additional information, contact the Evangeline Downs racing office at (337) 594-3022.

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The HBPA, established in 1940, is an organization of owners and trainers numbering more than 30,000 nationally in 23 states and Canada and more than 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: The HBPA negotiates in 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. 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 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 2021 Fair Grounds American Quarter Horse meet will be conducted as part of a combined meet at Evangeline Downs beginning October 6. The Fair Grounds 2021–22 Thoroughbred meet will begin Thanksgiving Day, November 25, and conclude March 27. Louisiana Champions Day will be December 11 and feature eight Thoroughbred and three American Quarter Horse stakes for more than $1 million in purses. Fair Grounds will host a final chance for Louisianabred juveniles to earn black type in the boys and girls divisions of the $100,000 Louisiana Futurity on December 31. Following the turn of the calendar into 2022, graded stakes action returns to New Orleans on January 22 when Kentucky Derby hopefuls square off in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes on a card with five supporting stakes. The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues February 19 with the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes presented by Lamarque Motor Company and concludes March 26 with the Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby. For more information, contact the racing office at (504) 948-1288.

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Louisiana Downs The 2021 Louisiana Downs Thoroughbred meet concludes September 21. The 2022 American Quarter Horse meet begins January 10 and concludes April 7.

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Canterbury Park Continues to Set Records

MOUNTAINEER PARK HBPA Mr. Wireless Rings Up a Win in the West Virginia Derby With a large group of owners and supporters from several states in the Midwest and Southwest looking on, Mr. Wireless collected his second consecutive Grade 3 win with a gritty score in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby on August 7 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort. The Dialed In gelding, who came into the race off a win in the Indiana Derby, runs for JIL Stable and is trained by Bret Calhoun. Ramon Vazquez rode him to victory in a time of 1:52.49 for 1 1/8 miles.

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The Mountaineer Park Chaplaincy is back serving the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of our racetrack community. Chaplain Rick Anderson hosts Monday Mid-Day Ministry every week in the track kitchen. In addition, the chaplaincy has hosted Derby Day Donuts, distributed school supplies and held a very successful summer picnic for more than 200 backstretch workers and their families. A memorial service was planned for mid-September to remember all those who passed away during this past year. COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

This was an exceptional year for Thoroughbred racing at Canterbury Park as the meet obliterated previous handle records. The best example of this was the Northern Stars Turf Festival. Total handle soared to $3,795,180, easily besting the previous mark set on Claiming Crown Day all the way back in 2004. Meanwhile, record daily handle figures powered record purse money of roughly $240,000 per day. Arguably, Canterbury’s evening signal was one of the strongest in the country. Also special this year was the inauguration of two benevolence programs. The first was an equine-assisted psychotherapy program, which was conducted in a sheltered area adjacent to the chapel in the stable area. The program, run by Abijah’s Hope, does a remarkable thing. It utilizes retired Thoroughbreds in helping people to improve their mental health, thus providing a second career for some of our horses. The program has been used by members of the stable area population, but also has proven popular for people outside the track. The second benevolence program was Furlong Learning’s tutoring program. In its first year, it had strong participation, including some adults who took English-as-a-Second-Language courses. But what was most remarkable is that all the children who participated in this tutoring program never missed a day the entire meet. They had a hunger to learn, and they enjoyed learning, the ultimate achievement of education. Although the Canterbury meet lasts only about four months, Furlong Learning’s tutoring program lasts all year for some. This is because the teachers provide distance learning whenever possible. In the process, the distance learning provides a continuity for children who many times live in multiple locations throughout the year. Lastly, the Minnesota HBPA has chosen Dr. Richard Bowman, the state veterinarian, to receive the Sampson Lifetime Achievement Award, named in honor of the inaugural recipients, Canterbury Park’s Curt and Randy Sampson, in 2019. (Curt passed away in 2020.) In short, Doc Bowman has been the patron saint of racehorses coming off the track at Canterbury Park. He has selflessly taken in and cared for these horses for decades. His example has acted as a catalyst for Canterbury Park and the Minnesota HBPA to further expand the options and funding of Thoroughbreds whose racing days have come to an end. It is the least we can do for these noble animals that have allowed all of us to work in Thoroughbred racing.

MORE THAN 200 HORSEMEN ATTENDED THE SUMMER PICNIC.

Mountaineer Park HBPA General Meeting The Mountaineer Park HBPA will host a general meeting on Friday, October 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the backstretch kitchen. The 2022 race meet and the West Virginia Retirement Plan for Backstretch Workers will be among the items discussed.

NEW ENGLAND HBPA Saratoga Reminds Us of What We Could Have in Massachusetts By Paul Umbrello, executive director of the New England HBPA There is a running joke among horse racing fans who gather at Saratoga for summer Thoroughbred racing that if you want to meet people from Massachusetts, come to Saratoga and wait a few minutes. It is also evident from just looking at the license plates of the cars that stream through this horse racing mecca for the summer Thoroughbred meet. But Saratoga is about more than horse racing. The horse culture is deeply embedded in the rural county’s daily life. A recent study found that 9 percent of the agricultural land there is dedicated to horse farms where breeders are raising the next generation of Thoroughbred champions. Thoroughbred racing is a passion for its fans, but it is also a major economic driver here with an estimated impact of more than $200 million, with $94 million of that brought in by tourists, people like us who currently have no Thoroughbred racing option in Massachusetts after Suffolk Downs closed in 2019. But now there is a path back to Thoroughbred racing in Massachusetts in the sports betting legislation that recently passed a key House committee and would permit wagering on a mobile app and in-person wagering at a Thoroughbred track. Developers who have been looking at bringing live Thoroughbred racing back to Massachusetts have long said that with mobile wagering they could make development of a horse park profitable. 51

NEWS What has not been fully understood, however, is that horse racing and wagering are a small part of why the Legislature should enact this bill in this session and literally put Thoroughbred racing back on track. A similar study that was done recently in Massachusetts found that a fully integrated horse facility with a one-mile track for racing, performance centers for competitive equine events and even a polo facility would generate up to $100 million in annual economic activity and create as many as 1,000 jobs across the broad spectrum of related businesses. It would protect horse farms that are being squeezed out by developers, it would preserve hay farms, and it would bring an economic engine into our rural economy that continues to lag behind the rest of the state in business startups. Saratoga saw a slump in past years when just 6 percent of its agricultural lands were dedicated to horse breeding farms and related activities, but the state’s renewed investment in the industry has seen those farms stabilized and actually grow to 9 percent. There is nothing not to love about Saratoga, but for Thoroughbred breeders, owners and farm owners from Massachusetts, the only thing that we don’t love about Saratoga is that we are bringing our passion and tourism to New York when we could have this at home.

NEW MEXICO HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION Horsemen File Suit Against New Mexico Racing Commission Over Defunding, Diverting Purse Money to Track Expenses The New Mexico Horsemen’s Association (NMHA) has taken additional legal action against the New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC) after the regulatory body ordered the defunding of the organization that represents about 4,000 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse owners and trainers in the state. On May 20, the NMRC, with minimal notice and little discussion, ordered tracks to withhold the time-honored 1 percent of purse money that goes to the horsemen’s association for administrative costs, about $400,000 a year. Additionally, the commission ordered a halt to the $5 per-starter fee NMHA member owners pay toward medical expenses for horsemen and their employees, as well as a $2 per-starter fee utilized for legislative advocacy. The horsemen’s association responded three days later with its second suit in less than six months filed against the commission in the Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County. On December 2, the NMHA went to court to ensure that the state’s laws governing the distribution of purse monies are followed. The NMHA, on behalf of its membership, negotiates contracts with the state’s racetracks regarding simulcasting and is involved in determining racing dates, purse structure, safety measures, stable area facilities, maintenance and more. Most importantly, the NMHA collects, deposits, accounts for, disburses, distributes and audits all purse monies. This involves millions of dollars, and the association has never lost a penny of that money. The crux of the conflict is the commission’s insistence that purse money be diverted to help pay for certain racetrack operating expenses instead of its statutory mandate to go to owners who race their horses at the state’s tracks and to assist with horsemen and their employees’ medical costs. Specifically, the horsemen since 2004 have been required to pay half of the racetrack insurance premiums to indemnify the tracks from legal liability and medical costs for jockeys and exercise riders. The amount of money siphoned from purses to the racetracks dating to 2004 totals more than $8.4 million, which 52

the horsemen’s association is asking to be refunded to the purse account. At the same meeting that the commission took the horsemen’s funding, the regulators also authorized racetracks to continue to take purse money for operating costs of insurance. Shortly before the lawsuit was filed, Ruidoso Downs took $96,800 from purse money for jockey insurance. The commission also has sanctioned taking $100 to $150 per-starter fees out of purses to cover certain track operation costs, including staffing the starting gate. The horsemen’s fear is if the commission gets away with this, the regulators will then use the purse monies for other expenses. “I think we’ve been very reasonable in trying to negotiate settlements of litigation, and the commission has refused to negotiate in good faith,” said Gary Mitchell, the attorney representing the horsemen’s association. “It’s a matter of people communicating, getting together, but the arrogance of the commissioners stands in the way.” New Mexico’s horse tracks are required to conduct live racing to maintain the privilege of slots gaming at their facilities. With America coming out of the worst of the pandemic and all five tracks’ slots operations up and running, horsemen insist on full and complete meets, that race days and races per day are not cut nor race meets canceled. “The commission should be reminding the racetrack operators that their ability to offer slots rests squarely on the back of horse racing,” Mitchell said. “The hypocrisy of the NMRC knows no bounds. It certainly appears that the commission means to destroy the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association.” After the first suit was filed, the racing commission ordered that the horsemen’s association was to have no contact with the state agency. That included preventing the horsemen from being represented at the meeting during which the commissioners voted 4-0 to defund the NMHA. “This is a small state where we all know one another, as lawyers, as horsemen and as track owners,” Mitchell said. “There’s no reason why somebody leading this couldn’t get everybody together and say, ‘We can iron out these problems.’ We do need to figure out some way to insure jockeys and exercise riders, outriders and people who work on the tracks, including grooms and such so these people will be safe and have insurance to cover their injuries and work loss. But we have no idea what the tracks are doing. We have no idea what the policies read. We just know that it’s cost us a small fortune in purses, over $8 million.” Since the late 1990s, New Mexico’s racetracks have benefited from the addition of electronic slot machines, in fact leading to the construction of SunRay Park and Zia Park. Such gaming was approved by the state legislature to protect horse racing. That industry provides about $550 million annually to New Mexico’s economic output and more than 8,000 direct jobs, with the parimutuel wagering in the state also contributing about $280 million and almost 4,000 jobs, according to a 2017 analysis by the University of New Mexico. Those statistics do not reflect the larger agribusiness and related services created by the needs of horse farms and racing stables. “We have 4,000 members,” Mitchell said. “By the time you figure out how many families that is, how many people in the state of New Mexico that is, it’s going to be 10,000 to 15,000. Then the employees who work at the tracks and their families, it’s probably 20,000 to 30,000, maybe more people who really need racing to do well in order to survive. Then there are the people who supply feed and horse supplies, everything from sawdust to grain. Now you’re talking 30,000 to 40,000 people affected and a significant economy in a state of two million.” The NMHA has represented New Mexico horsemen and been the watchdog of the purse account, presently about $42 million a year, since 1966. The organization is audited annually and takes pride in accounting for every penny, accounting so accurate that it has been used by the racing commission for their own audits.

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AFFILIATE NEWS The racing commission’s May 20 edict also ordered tracks to stop sending the money earmarked for the costs of administering the purses to the horsemen’s association. Such action, with no alternative structure in place, strips the existing mechanism that safeguards the tens of millions of dollars a year for which horses compete. The horsemen’s association requested the court stop the commission from shutting down the NMHA’s revenue stream. New Mexico horsemen already were struggling in the wake of the commission reducing or canceling meets amid the pandemic, with no racing staged in the state from late December 2020 until SunRay Park and Casino opened for the first time in more than a year on April 23, 2021. “The pandemic caused the track owners a lot of problems because they weren’t able to open up their casinos, because they’re short of money,” Mitchell acknowledged. “And yet the ones who have opened are making money hand over fist. The public has money to spend, they want to spend it, and here we are in this fight that we don’t need to be in. A good mediator and good, well-versed representatives from each party could sit down and settle this mess in I’d say a day’s time. The problem is the commissioners. They are so dictatorial and unwilling to pay attention to people who really know racing. We’ve got to work together and communicate. Because we can kill racing if we don’t.” The NMRC is part of the state’s tourism department. The commission’s website states its mission as providing “regulation in an equitable manner to New Mexico’s pari-mutuel horse racing industry to protect the interest of wagering patrons and the State of New Mexico in a manner which promotes a climate of economic prosperity for horsemen, horse owners and racetrack management.”

Horsemen File Suit in Federal Court in Ongoing Dispute with the New Mexico Racing Commission The New Mexico Horsemen’s Association filed suit against the New Mexico Racing Commission in federal court on June 28, charging the regulatory body with depriving racehorse owners and trainers of their civil rights and other violations. “The horsemen finally said, ‘Hold it. How many constitutional provisions can you continue to violate? How many statutes can you continue to ignore?’” said Gary Mitchell, attorney for the association. “The horsemen said, ‘Enough. We don’t have any other place to go but federal court. We need this to stop.’” The NMHA, which represents about 4,000 Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse horsemen in New Mexico, already has two lawsuits pending in state court against the commission. Instead of working with horsemen to settle the dispute, the NMRC subsequently barred the NMHA from communicating with the commission, contacting any commissioners or attending the regulatory agency’s public meetings. With no alternative after being deprived of any forum before the commission, the NMHA sought relief in federal court against the commission, as well as the individual commissioners, under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act and the New Mexico Tort Claims Act. A highly unusual step for a state horsemen’s association, the action creates the potential for individual members of the commission to be held personally liable. Mitchell said the commission is trying to silence the largest advocacy group under its jurisdiction. “The commissioners are deliberately attempting to do away with the horsemen’s association,” Mitchell said. “We’re prepared to prove, in court, that this is being done intentionally. They haven’t hesitated to do everything in their power to shut out New Mexico’s horsemen and ultimately shut down the NMHA.” The NMHA filed suit in the Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County in December to stop the commission’s years-long practice of taking THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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horsemen’s purse money to pay the racetracks’ liability insurance on jockeys and exercise riders, in clear violation of state law. The transfer of purse money to pay track operating expenses has cost horsemen to date more than $8 million. The horsemen were back in court in May after the commissioners ordered tracks to immediately shut off the NMHA’s revenue stream, derived from access to funds horsemen have earned from purses. The funds in question are used by the association to pay medical fees for its members, the NMHA’s Political Action Committee and administrative costs associated with proper accounting for all expenditures. That includes the critical role of overseeing the purse account for the horsemen and the state’s five racetracks. “We have never taken money from the purse funds to benefit our organization,” Mitchell said. “In fact, we took our own money to pay for the accounting, collection, management, dispersal and annual audits of how this money is handled. The taxpayer was not paying for us to do all of this. We were doing it for free, paying for it through contributions from our members, and the commissioners now say ‘stop.’” Mitchell also questioned the commission’s motivation. “They wish to get their hands on this money and use it how they see fit, which is basically to pay the costs of running the racetrack, thereby allowing more money to go into the casinos’ pockets,” he said. “Sadly, the commission, which is supposed to be fair and equal to everybody, sees no obligation to be fair to the horsemen. “Allowing gaming at racetracks in New Mexico was done to save racing,” Mitchell added. “The racetracks cannot have gaming unless they have racing. The law is very clear about it. The gaming compact is clear about it. The Gaming Control Act is clear about it. The Horse Racing Act is clear about it.” The NMHA challenges the commission’s contention that the horsemen’s organization is taking money designated for purses, pointing out that the money in question has transitioned into owners’ earnings based on race results. “When the race is run, the purse is paid, and that now becomes the winning horseman’s money,” said longtime racehorse owner and NMHA President Roy Manfredi. “By their actions, the racing commission has taken away the NMHA’s ability to provide financial assistance to horsemen in need. That’s the same as saying you cannot donate to the March of Dimes, the NRA or any other organization simply because your employer doesn’t like the March of Dimes or the other organization. Once the money is paid to an individual who owns a horse, that money is theirs, and they can do whatever they want with it. During the pandemic, the NMHA provided $100,000 in alfalfa and grain to the horsemen when we weren’t able to run. All we’ve ever asked them to do is just follow New Mexico state statute, which are laws. This commission considers them suggestions.” The horsemen seek compensatory damages, legal fees and other relief the court may deem appropriate.

New Mexico Horsemen Prevail in First Ruling of Ongoing Legal Battle with Racing Commission In early August, a district court judge in New Mexico gave the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association an initial victory in the organization’s legal action against the New Mexico Racing Commission. The action for now blocks the racing commission from ordering New Mexico’s tracks to withhold owners’ contributions to the horsemen’s association, which represents about 4,000 Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse owners and trainers. Judge Erin B. O’Connell granted a Motion to Stay on behalf of the NMHA in their lawsuit against the commission. According to a brief filed by the NMHA, the commission took action against 53

NEWS the horsemen’s association on May 20, 2021, claiming wrongfully and falsely that purse monies were being taken by the NMHA as its primary source of funding. The NMHA’s primary source of funding comes from horse owners’ contributions. The NMHA does not and has not taken a single penny of purse money, except as authorized by state statute NMSA 60-2E-47. The NMHA contended that the commission is in error and lacked jurisdiction and authority to do what it did. The ruling and subsequent order of the district court grants the motion filed by the NMHA on June 8, 2021, to stay the decision of the commission and upholds the horsemen’s position. “Today’s decision is the first step in the NMHA’s ongoing legal battle with the commission and is reason for all New Mexico horsemen to celebrate,” said Richard Erhard, NMHA executive director. “A huge thank you is owed to our attorney, Gary Mitchell, for his wise counsel as well as to NMHA administrative assistants, Terri Montoya and Brenda Gabaldon, for their ongoing attention to detail, perseverance and loyalty, as well as to our state board members for their rock-solid support during these turbulent times over the past several months.” In June, the NMHA filed suit against the NMRC in federal court, charging the regulatory body with depriving racehorse owners and trainers of their civil rights and other violations.

Treadway. Trainer Ivan Vazquez has Magna Man, an 8-year-old gelded son of Magna Graduate, in the best form of his career, having crossed the wire first in his past four starts, although he was disqualified from one of those wins and placed second. Magna Man covered the 1 ¼ miles in 2:04.24 in winning for the 11th time in 45 career starts. The stakes action wrapped up with Dougie D Oro tracking the pace to the stretch before drawing clear to a 2 ¾-length victory in the six-furlong Honey Jay Stakes, defeating two former Ohio Horse of the Year winners in the process. Ricardo Feliciano rode Dougie D Oro to the victory for owner-trainer Jerry Sparks. The win was Dougie D Oro’s sixth from just eight starts and his first stakes win. The 5-year-old gelded son of Mio d’Or covered the six furlongs in a rapid 1:09.62. Favored Nick Can Fix rallied to gain the place.

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Upgrades continue at Remington Park, with renovations underway to replace the 1,464 stalls in the track’s stable area. New composite stalls will replace the wooden stalls that have housed athletes competing at Remington Park since 1988. The project’s starting phase took place immediately after the end of the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa season in late May. Work continued into late July, when horses were admitted to the barn area for the Thoroughbred season. The first barns, C1 and C2, have been completed with new stalls. The process will continue with 18 more barns set for renovation as time permits between future seasons. A lot of work has already been performed on the project, with much of it in a testing procedure. Both track management and horsemen wanted to be certain the new stalls were durable and tough enough for what a 1,000-pound-plus horse could put them through. “The new stalls are a Priefert product from the regional farm and ranch supplier of everything from fencing to barns,” said Matt Vance, Remington Park’s executive vice president of racing. “We literally took sledgehammers to the material in a diligence campaign and were amazed at the durability and strength of the stalls. I’m confident they will outlast our generation.” The stalls at Remington Park that are set for replacement served their purpose. However, they had been worked over by thousands of horses during parts of five decades, lasting through 77 different racing seasons. Improvements were finally needed. “The original Remington Park stalls were built of tongue and groove wood,” Vance noted. “Thanks to plenty of tender loving care and repair and maintenance, they lasted an incredible 33 years. “It took many people working together to get this massive renovation project in motion,” Vance said. “I’d like to give Ken Stonecipher, Global Gaming Solutions vice president of development, recognition for spearheading the effort to complete this project, along with Skip Seeley, chief executive officer of GGS. The entire GGS board continues to dedicate resources that benefit the Remington Park backstretch community while working with our state’s horsemen’s groups. Both Krissy Bamberg of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association and Danielle Barber of the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma have been instrumental in this effort.” Thoroughbred racing began on August 20 at Remington Park.

Thistledown Hosts Successful Best of Ohio Program Five $100,000 stakes for Ohio-breds and perfect weather led to a large on-track crowd and all-sources handle of more than $1.3 million as Thistledown hosted its 2021 Best of Ohio racing program on Saturday, August 14. The 10-race card kicked off with stakes action as Richard Wilkinson and Bobby Cline’s Thedayofthegrey ($20.00) scored a gate-to-wire 1 ¾-length victory in the Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes for Ohio-registered 2-year-olds. The gelded son of Ohio stallion Twinspired covered the six furlongs in 1:12.06, holding off Tantrum, who rallied along the rail for the place. The victory under jockey Sonny Leon was Thedayofthegrey’s second win in just three starts. Two-year-old fillies were up next in the $100,000 Miss Ohio Stakes, which was run at six furlongs. Pacific Coast ($15.60) put away her pace rival in the upper stretch and drew off to an impressive 6 ½-length victory under jockey Jose Bracho. Co-owners WinStar Farm and Blazing Meadows Farm bred the daughter of Exaggerator, who won for the second time in three starts. Candlelight Hours rallied for the place in the final strides. Pacific Coast is trained by Tim Hamm and covered the six furlongs in 1:11.88. Circus Rings, who won the 2020 Pay the Man Stakes via disqualification, was a repeat winner, but once again the victory was not without controversy. Circus Rings ($16.40) stalked the pace to the second turn, dueled around that bend and through the stretch and held sway to score a neck victory over Sally Strong in the 1 1/8-mile race. However, shortly after crossing the wire, the inquiry sign was on the board, and the riders of second-place finisher Sally Strong and third-place finisher Market Success lodged claims of foul against Hector Berrios, who rode Circus Rings, alleging interference as Circus Rings drifted out through the stretch under steady left-handed urging. After a lengthy review of the video, the stewards let the original result stand. Circus Rings, a 6-year-old daughter of Wilburn, is trained by Valerie Shanyfelt for owner Knights A to Z Racing. The victory was the 10th in Circus Rings’ career and sent her career earnings over the $350,000 mark. She covered the distance in 1:53.48. Magna Man ($29.20) overcame a stumble at the break and a wide trip to score a game head victory over Forewarned in the 1 ¼-mile Governor’s Buckeye Cup. Chelsey Keiser rode Magna Man to victory for owners John Hoctel and Ron 54

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AFFILIATE NEWS Springboard Mile Moved to December 17, New Final Night of Season The $400,000 Springboard Mile, the top 2-year-old stakes event of the 2021 Remington Park Thoroughbred season, will now be contested on Friday, December 17. The evening also will serve as the final race date of the season. This marks the second consecutive year the Springboard Mile and its supporting undercard of stakes races will be contested on a Friday evening. The first race for the December 17 card will take place at 5 p.m. The Springboard program was initially set for Sunday, December 19. The Springboard has served as a solid final 2-year-old stakes on the calendar in recent years for many who have competed in the 3-year-old classics the next spring. Long Range Toddy, Combatant, Suddenbreakingnews and Will Take Charge all used the Springboard Mile prior to their starts in the Kentucky Derby. Will Take Charge, the Eclipse champion 3-year-old in 2013, ran in all three Triple Crown races before winning the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx and the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. Prior to his Clark victory, he was second to Mucho Macho Man, beaten only a nose, in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita. In addition to the Springboard Mile, these stakes races are featured for the evening of racing on December 17: • $100,000 Trapeze Stakes, 2-year-old fillies, one mile • $100,000 She’s All In Stakes, fillies & mares, 3 and older, 1 mile and 70 yards • $70,000 Jim Thorpe Stakes, 3-year-olds, one mile (Oklahoma-breds) • $70,000 Useeit Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, one mile (Oklahoma-breds) The $100,000 Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial, originally scheduled as part of the undercard of Springboard Mile night, has been moved to Friday, November 19. Remington Park was first scheduled to race on Saturday and Sunday, December 18 and 19, but those dates have been moved to Wednesday, September 29, and Thursday, November 11. The season will still total 67 racing dates. Post times also have been set for other major programs this season at Remington Park. Oklahoma Derby Day on Sunday, September 26, will begin at 3 p.m. The live racing on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, simulcast from Del Mar on November 6, will start at 7:07 p.m. Race cards set for a Monday or Tuesday will begin at 2:30 p.m. All times are Central.

TRAO Board Election Information The next TRAO board election is coming up. Below is some important information about the election. TRAO members can nominate candidates for the board election by contacting one of the following committee members, starting October 1: • Dr. Joe Alexander: (405) 747-4244 or foxlair.farm.6516@gmail.com • Bill Anderson: (405) 659-3806 or hydryjenbill@netscape.net • Kris Richter: (405) 743-1518 or richterjk@sbcglobal.net Nominations close October 16 in the track kitchen after nominations have been taken from the floor. Requirements for membership on the board: An owner must have at least five Thoroughbred starts at an OHRC-licensed racetrack during the previous 12 months. A breeder must be an individual or the managing partner of an entity during the previous 12 months prior to their nomination; (A)(i) is the breeder of record of at least one accredited Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbred foal, (ii) provides sufficient proof to the board they bred at least five Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbred mares in the year prior to their nomination, or (B) owns an accredited Oklahoma stallion or stallions that covered 10 or more mares total in the year prior to their nomination. For more information, contact the TRAO office at (405) 427-8753. THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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Oklahoma Champions The ninth annual champion awards banquet honoring the 2019 and 2020 Oklahoma Thoroughbred champions was held Saturday, September 18, at Remington Park. Congratulations to all the winners! 2020 Oklahoma-Bred Thoroughbred Champions Champion Male Racing Stock, Male Sprinter, Aged Stallion/Gelding, Horse of the Year and All Breeds Horse of the Year: Welder (The Visualiser—Dance Softly) Owner: Ra-Max Farms Champion Female Racing Stock and 3-Year-Old Filly: She’s All Wolfe (Magna Graduate—She’s All ln) Owner: Robert Zoellner Champion 2-Year-Old Filly: Courtly (Pollard’s Vision—Lady Noble) Owner: Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Number One Dude (American Lion—Ebony Uno) Owner: Terry Westemeir Champion 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Dont Tell Noobody (Cyber Secret—Yucca) Owner: Danny Caldwell Champion Female Sprinter: Gotta See Red (Pollard’s Vision— Gotagogotagogotago) Owners: Hal Browning and Dave Faulkner Champion Female Turf Runner: Alternative Slew (Alternation— lmadancingslew) Owner: Mike Jones Champion Male Turf Runner: Quality Rocket (Backstabber—Lady Cambridge) Owner: Gerald Ball Champion Aged Mare: Hawaiian Typhoon (Notional—My Stormy Elaine) Owner: Carol Nelson Champion Thoroughbred Horse Mixed Meets: Syked Up (Euroears—Pearly Mae) Owner: John David Foster Leading Owner of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Danny Caldwell Leading Breeder of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Center Hills Farm Leading Sire of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Euroears • Owners: James and Marilyn Helzer Leading Dam of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Dance Softly • Owner: Center Hills Farm 2019 Oklahoma-Bred Thoroughbred Champions Champion Male Racing Stock, Male Sprinter, Aged Stallion/Gelding, Horse of the Year and All Breeds Horse of the Year: Welder (The Visualiser—Dance Softly) Owner: Ra-Max Farms Champion Female Racing Stock, 3-Year-Old Filly and Female Turf Runner: Alternative Slew (Alternation—Imadancingslew) Owner: Mike Jones Champion 2-Year-Old Filly: Machos Vision (Pollard’s Vision—Machorina) Owners: Michael Biehler & MGB Racing LLC Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Rowdy Yates (Morning Line—Spring Station) Owner: L N Racing LLC Champion 3-Year-Old Colt/Gclding and Male Turf Runner: Cowboy Mischief (Into Mischief—Lady Jensen) Owner: Kelly Thiesing Champion Female Sprinter and Aged Mare: Three Chords (Euroears—Carter’s Chord) Owner: Dream Walkin Farms Champion Thoroughbred Horse Mixed Meets: America’s Darling (Latent Heat— American Sound) Owner: Jimmy Skinner Leading Owner of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: C.R. Trout Leading Breeder of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Center Hills Farm Leading Sire of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Euroears Leading Dam of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Dance Softly

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Scott Wells to Retire as President and General Manager of Remington Park and Lone Star Park Remington Park and Lone Star Park President and General Manager Scott Wells will retire from his position this fall. Global Gaming Solutions LLC, owner of Remington Park and Lone Star Park, announced Wells’ decision. Wells was on staff at Remington Park for three years beginning in 1990 soon after the Oklahoma City track first opened for live racing in 1988. Wells returned to Remington to his present position in 2005 and has directed operations at the track since then. He assumed the role of president and general manager at Lone Star Park in 2013. “Scott Wells is an icon in the horse racing industry and a mainstay at Remington Park across parts of four decades,” Skip Seeley, Global Gaming Solutions CEO, said. “His steady guidance and his deep expertise of track operations have been integral to the success of both Remington Park here and Lone Star Park in Texas. He helped create Remington Park as a destination in the racing industry, and he leaves a legacy of superlative service both to horsemen and racing fans in SCOTT WELLS WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THE REMINGTON PARK MEET. Oklahoma, across the country and around the world.” A native Oklahoman, Wells trained American Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds for 17 years, including training the winner of the state’s first official Thoroughbred race, Ye Song, at Blue Ribbon Downs in 1984. Wells finishes his career with 31 years of racetrack management, managing five racetracks in three countries. In 1990, Wells became a columnist for Daily Racing Form. He rose through the ranks as a Remington Park employee through 1992. He then served as assistant general manager at Hollywood Park in California and general manager of Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. In 1999, Wells was hired by Lone Star Park to reopen the national racetracks of Mexico and Uruguay as well as for consulting jobs in other Latin American countries. With passage of State Question 712 in Oklahoma in November 2004, Wells returned to the United States and became president and general manager of Remington Park, a position he has held for more than 16 years. Wells says Remington Park is his all-time favorite racetrack. “Through all the accomplishments, the changes and the challenges in racing, working with the Remington Park team has been the highlight of my career,” he said. “From the hundreds of employees to the thousands of customers and people involved directly in the horse business, I have been blessed with friendships that will last a lifetime. “I am eternally grateful for the leadership of Global Gaming Solutions and the Chickasaw Nation for entrusting me with the reins of both Remington Park and Lone Star Park. For me it has been a constant labor of love, and there’s no denying I will feel a special pang of remorse when I hand off that final trophy for the Springboard Mile on December 17. However, I know the traditions of excellence started by that initial leadership group of 1988 will continue long after I have moved on.” Wells will remain in his position through the end of the Remington Park Thoroughbred meet, which ends December 17. 56

OREGON HBPA Grants Pass Downs and Fair Meet Recaps The spring/summer meet at Grants Pass Downs was a success and finished over the Fourth of July weekend. Then it was on to summer fair meet racing at Prineville and Tillamook. As many of you know, the Prineville meet was marred by the tragic death of jockey Eduardo Gutierrez-Sosa in a racing accident. Sosa was much admired and revered among all who knew him. His loss was deeply felt by all of us. The backside of a racetrack is really just an extended family, and as such we all mourn the loss of a fine young man. I would like to take a moment to recount the generosity and compassion displayed by the people and racing fans of the city of Prineville. The evening following the accident, a small business owner from Prineville entered the announcer’s box and donated $100 to the Sosa family. He challenged others to do likewise. Over the course of those final three nights of racing, that $100 donation was repeated numerous times, resulting in multiple thousands of dollars being raised for the family. I was quite taken and inspired that these racing fans reached out in such a way to try to help the Sosa family through a difficult and stressful time. It is certainly a tribute to the citizens of Prineville and to racing fans in particular. Our thanks to them. We then moved on to Tillamook and had a successful race meeting there. As always, Tillamook remains popular among the horsemen for its coastal climate and fun atmosphere. Now it is time to move back into Grants Pass Downs, where training began on September 1 and racing commences September 20. We will be racing two and sometimes three days a week until the first week of November. We look forward to some fine racing this fall and continuing to keep racing in Oregon healthy and growing. Happy Racing, Randy L. Boden, Executive Director, Oregon HBPA

PENNSYLVANIA HBPA Notice of Inactive 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 years. The names on those inactive accounts are set forth below. Holders of inactive accounts should contact the Pennsylvania HBPA at P.O. Box 88, Grantville, PA 17028, by telephone at (717) 469-2970, or by fax at (717) 469-7714. All inactive accounts that remain unclaimed one year after the date of this publication will be paid to the Pennsylvania HBPA’s Benevolent Fund. Silver Streak Stables LLC; A Harris Stables; David E. Ahearn; Joseph Albanese Jr.; Elisabeth Alexander; Joseph Aquino; Ardin Stables; Argostoli Farms Ltd.; Buck Pond Farm Inc.; Alberto A. Arreola; Addiel J. Ayala; Alexander D. Baldwin; Miguel Beltran; Michael Benain; Runnymede Racing LLC; Big Family Stable; Black’s Bridge Racing Stables; Boca Friends; Tage Boohit; Leslye Bouchard; Breakaway Farm; Brew Crew 2016; Cavanaugh Breen Farm LLC; Brock Stables; H. Bud Wolf; Campbell Road Stables; Peter Carabelli; Carl Lizza Racing Stables, LLC; Carlson Family Limited Partnership and Brett Reynolds; Louis C Carrico; Laura Carson; Castle Rock Racing Partnership I; Cedarlane THE HORSEMEN’S JOURNAL

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WASHINGTON HBPA WHBPA Not Alone in Mourning Loss of Trainer Junior Coffey Junior Coffey, a past Washington HBPA director and one of Washington state’s most successful Thoroughbred trainers, died of congestive heart failure on August 30. He was 79. A track celebrity of sorts, Coffey was well known at Emerald Downs for his accomplishments as a trainer and as a running back for the University of Washington and in the NFL. Coffey’s notoriety within both sports went far beyond his personal statistics. His gentle and friendly demeanor, his willingness to stand up for himself and others in the face of injustice and his distinguishably contagious laugh and smile made him a man of influence and one of many friends throughout his life. Elected to the Washington HBPA board of directors in the fall of 1985 when training at Longacres Race Course, Coffey continually served as a horsemen’s representative through 1997. The 1980s are often regarded as the “glory days” for racing in Washington State, but the latter part of the decade proved to be the start of a tumultuous period for the industry and the organization. In November 1990, plagued by a loss of revenue since the onset of a state lottery eight years prior, Longacres’ ownership announced it had sold the track to the Boeing Company. As is often the case in similar closures, the land had become more valuable than the revenue the racetrack could produce.

JUNIOR COFFEY (RIGHT) WITH FELLOW TRAINER TERRY GILLIHAN

Through an industry-wide leadership effort, the nonprofit Emerald Racing Association was formed and was granted permission by Boeing to operate the track for two more years. Coffey remained on the board through the many transitions, representing horsemen in eastern Washington until the opening of Emerald Downs in June 1996. Although he chose not to run after his term ended in 1997, Coffey continued to be actively involved in horsemen’s issues until he retired from training in 2018. He was the only person not on horseback who served on the WHBPA Track Committee. Coffey was known to walk the track each morning prior to sending his first horse out. Many exercise riders relied on his daily assessment of the track condition. Coffey, who spoke fluent Spanish, was an advocate for stable employees, especially those who were new to the profession or those who did not speak English. His life experience made him empathetic to the needs, fears and hopes of the migrant population. His compassion for others was unwavering. 57

NEWS Born in Texas in 1942, Coffey was raised by his aunt and uncle in the town of Dimmitt. He often shared his childhood stories about working hard in the fields and what it was like to be the first Black student at Dimmitt High School in an era prior to integration and full of racial bias. In an interview with Seattle Times reporter Scott Hansen, Kathy Coffey, Junior’s wife of 55 years, said, “He integrated his high school in the early ’60s, and I always say [that Dimmitt] was like a little oasis because they just embraced him.” Dimmitt High also embraced Junior Coffey’s natural athleticism. Although he hadn’t played sports prior to high school, he was talked into playing football and became an outstanding player on both sides of the ball as a running back and linebacker. He was the first Black athlete to play in the Texas state boys basketball tournament and twice led his team to the championship game. In 1997, Coffey was inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. Unlike in Dimmitt, Coffey often was taunted by athletic opponents and sometimes refused service at restaurants, but it was the segregation policy of the Southwest Conference that led to his accepting a scholarship at the University of Washington. As a student, he spent his summers working as an usher at Longacres. In the same Seattle Times interview, Kathy, whom he met while attending the university, said, “It wasn’t really well known at the time, but he sort of integrated [UW football] too. He was the first Black player to share a room with a white player. Back in the ’60s, things were just beginning to happen. A lot of things that happened to him in college career-wise (such as being benched the second half of his senior season) had to do with racism, but he was very practical about that. He always stood up for himself, but sometimes he realized it was baby steps.” A three-time All-Coast selection and three-time Honorable Mention AllAmerican at Washington, Coffey led the Huskies in rushing in 1962 and 1964 and played professionally with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants. His pro career included a rookie stint on the Packers’ 1965 championship squad coached by the famed Vince Lombardi. After a knee injury curtailed his NFL career, Coffey turned to the world of horse racing.

COFFEY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS INFECTIOUS SMILE.

According to Equibase, Coffey made his first start as a trainer at Portland Meadows in January 1976. In that same year, he traveled to Longacres and Bay Meadows, continuing to migrate from Washington to California each year until finally anchoring his stable at Emerald Downs in 2013. His horses notched 625 wins with a 45 percent rate in the top three and more than $5.8 million in earnings. 58

At Emerald Downs, Coffey won 174 races and conditioned two-time champion distaffer Run Away Stevie, champion Firetrail and Emerald Downs Breeders’ Cup Derby winner and Longacres Mile (G3) runner-up Raise the Bluff. The latter, owned by Emerald Downs founder Ron Crockett, was beaten a head that day by Crockett’s other horse in the race, a gelding named The Great Face, after Crockett’s first grandchild. Surely that victory made even Coffey smile as Crockett’s other horse entered the winner’s circle. Coffey’s final start as a trainer was on September 23, 2018, when he hoisted Rocco Bowen aboard Levitation and met them in the winner’s circle to celebrate their victory. Coffey loved his horses and used his experience as a former star athlete to keep them in top form and happy. As a Washington HBPA director and trainer, he was one who would thoughtfully and honestly share grievances, always motivated to better lives for people and horses. Personally, he often shared stories of injustices he encountered but never described his life in any other way than “blessed.” “Junior Coffey was one of a kind in so many ways,” Crockett said. “He was an accomplished athlete, a talented horse trainer, a philosopher, a friend to many and, most of all, kindhearted. He was a trailblazer.” “Junior was a beloved figure on the backside at Emerald Downs,” added Pat LePley, president of the Washington HBPA. “He was always approachable and friendly and had many interesting stories to tell from his years as a wellaccomplished running back at the University of Washington and in the NFL. Plus, he was an excellent and successful trainer of racehorses.”

WTBOA Yearling Sale Conveys Optimism for Pacific Northwest Racing After a COVID-19-restricted but better than expected 2020 race season and shorter than normal race days in 2020 and 2021, buyers and sellers shared reserved expectations for the 2021 Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Yearling Sale. Sellers were confident in the horses they were marketing, and buyers were tight-lipped about if they would buy and how much they would be willing to spend during the sale. During the past few months, the Washington HBPA and WTBOA leadership have met with Emerald Downs management and the CEO of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe to discuss ways to improve and sustain horse racing in the Pacific Northwest. It is no secret that smaller tracks are facing a lot of uncertainty that may affect their future viability. The unknown costs of HISA legislation, increasing competition for entertainment dollars and a shortage of owners and horses are all causes for concern. The positive news for Washington horsemen and owners is the unified dialogue and strategic planning that is taking place. The Washington Horse Racing Commission, WTBOA and the Washington HBPA are working together and optimistic about the future of racing at Emerald Downs. All of the entities were pleased to see the yearling sale statistics move in the right direction. Although not the customary pre-COVID-19 social event, the sales pavilion was buzzing on sale day. The quality of horses presented was consistent and made evident by a median price increase of 43 percent, and the gross sales and average were up nearly 13 percent over last year. A handsome gray gelding by top national sire Liam’s Map topped the yearlings at the WTBOA sale held at Emerald Downs on August 24. Trainer Sandi Gann, as agent, went to $47,000 to secure the promising horse for major British Columbia horseman Glen Todd and his North American Thoroughbred Horse Company.

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AFFILIATE NEWS Background and Rocco Bowen Capture Longacres Mile for Local Owners Bob and Molly Rondeau On August 16, the morning after the biggest victory of his riding career, jockey Rocco Bowen was still on an emotional high. “It still doesn’t feel like it’s real,” Bowen said. “This is home for me. Being back at Emerald Downs and riding for guys like Alan Bozell and Tom Wenzel, seeing Sally [Steiner] in the kitchen, getting a big cheer from fans in the jockey introductions and then winning the Mile, it’s unbelievable.” REED PALMER PHOTOGRAPHY

BACKGROUND GAVE JOCKEY ROCCO BOWEN THE BIGGEST WIN OF HIS CAREER.

Showing resilience and tenacity in a grueling stretch run, the 4-year-old gelding Background, with the three-time Emerald Downs riding champion

aboard, combined forces for one final surge of energy and nailed Windribbon in the final jump for a head victory in the 86th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Longacres Mile. It was the second Longacres Mile victory for trainer Mike Puhich and the first for owners Bob and Molly Rondeau, who live just a few miles northwest of the Auburn track. Bob Rondeau, best known as the longtime voice of University of Washington basketball and football, led the cheers in a raucous and emotional winner’s circle ceremony. “Unbelievable, I have no voice left at all,” he said. “[In mid-stretch] there’s no way in the world he wins that race, but [Background] had the wherewithal to pull it off. This is an unimaginable thrill.” Bowen, who won titles at Emerald Downs in 2016, ’17 and ’18, resumed his riding career in the Midwest last year after missing some 18 months with injuries. Returning to Emerald Downs to win the track’s biggest race had the 32-year-old native of Barbados in tears. A Florida-bred by Khozan, Background earned $55,000 to push his bankroll to $287,532. The chestnut gelding is 4-2-4 from 14 starts overall including three wins at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. Seamist Racing’s Windribbon, ridden by Kevin Orozco, nearly pulled off a 12-1 upset that would have given trainer Blaine Wright a second straight Mile victory. The 5-year-old gelding swept past Papa’s Golden Boy and Anyportinastorm into the lane, opening a 2 ½-length lead past mid-stretch, and just failed to last. The Rondeaus enjoyed a big day. In addition to Background winning the Mile, Compelling Smile, co-owned by the Rondeaus and Mark Dedomenico, finished second in the $50,000 Emerald Distaff. With the victory, Bowen became the first Black jockey to win the Longacres Mile. It also was his first graded stakes victory. HJ

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