On January 9, the National HBPA sent the following communication to April Tabor, Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), regarding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's proposed anti-doping and medication control (ADMC) rule. Dear Secretary Tabor, Please find the attached letter from the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA). The letter addresses [...]
Turf specialist Kitodan, who went from being claimed twice last year to winning Kentucky Downs’ Grade 3, $750,000 Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby, has been selected the National HBPA’s 2022 Claiming Horse of the Year. “We are blessed that we were able to claim that kind of horse compared to where we were [...]
Jeff Landry (Photo courtesy Louisiana Attorney General's office) Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will be the keynote speaker at the National HBPA’s annual conference March 6-10 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter, the horsemen's organization announced. The conference, which is hosted by the Louisiana HBPA, will be held in [...]
Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Maggi Moss with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and Second Stride with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award at the 33rd Annual Stallion Season Auction and ‘Tis the Season Celebration presented by Mt. Brilliant on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Grand Reserve in Lexington, Ky. The [...]
The Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) would like to advise horsemen that effective January 1, 2023, the cost of TRPB Digital Tattoo Certification will be set to US $100 or CA $125 plus applicable tax. The TRPB’s core objective of the horse identification program is to provide a safe and secure means of equine identification [...]
Charles Scheeler, chair of the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority board, in a letter to the editor submitted to industry news outlets, contends that misinformation has circulated about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (also known as HISA). Scheeler said that includes an open letter to the industry by trainers Wesley Ward and Larry [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley. Courtesy Grassley.Senate.Gov Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has jointly filed an amendment with Senator Manchin (D-WV) that would strip references to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) from the 4,000-page omnibus spending bill being considered this week in Congress. One-sentence language in the year-end, must-pass package attempts to fix HISA’s legality [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Winter 2022 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of the printed magazine, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: Claiming Crown Mike Maker adds to his record haul with victories by Keystone Field, Invaluable; Tom Van [...]
Dear National HBPA members and interested parties, Within the last few hours, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced an Amendment (click here to view) to strip references to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) from the 4,000-page omnibus spending bill being considered this week in Congress. In response, we are releasing the following call to [...]
Statement from National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback, General Counsel Peter Ecabert on the Senate's one-sentence 'fix' for the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act: Last night, Congressional leaders released text of a 4,000+ page omnibus spending bill, which includes an amendment to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA). The proposed amendment would delete the [...]