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Gulfstream Park, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) and National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) announced today the $1.1 million Claiming Crown will continue to be held at Gulfstream through 2018. This December will mark the fifth consecutive year that the Claiming Crown will be held at Gulfstream Park. It will also mark [...]
Eric Hamelback National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback's Letter to the Editor regarding the Thoroughbred Racing Integrity Act of 2015, or HR 3084, was published in the March 28 edition of Thoroughbred Daily News. The letter begins: "The Thoroughbred Racing Integrity Act of 2015, or HR 3084, has recently been brought back into the [...]
(from TRA news release) Posted: 3/29/16 The Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) has announced New Orleans as the host city for the 24th annual International Simulcast Conference. The 2016 conference will be held at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel and Casino, September 26-28. The TRA co-sponsors the annual event with the Harness Tracks of America (HTA). Each [...]
(from ARCI news release) Posted: 3/28/16 The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has installed Judy Wagner as its new Chair for 2016-2017. Recently re-appointed to the Louisiana State Racing Commission by Governor John Bel Edwards, Wagner is the first horseplayer to assume the helm of North America’s umbrella group of racing regulatory bodies. Mrs. [...]
(from Florida HBPA news release) Posted: 3/28/16 Re-elected on March 24, 2016 to a second term as President of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association was William P. “Bill” White, who led the organization this past year to defeat what would have been a major overhaul of state pari-mutuel statutes to the detriment of [...]
(from Bloodhorse.com) Posted: 3/23/2016 Racing Medication and Testing Consortium executive director Dionne Benson said as regulators look at new, enhanced recommendations on out-of-competition testing, they're going to find policies that will work for the industry. Participating on an equine welfare and veterinary panel March 23 at the RCI conference in New Orleans, Benson is encouraged [...]
(from Virginia Equine Alliance news release) Posted: 3/22/2016 The Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) today announced immediate and longer term plans for Thoroughbred and standardbred racing in the Commonwealth, and introduced a new website that will cater to all aspects of Virginia horse racing. From an immediate thoroughbred standpoint, pari-mutuel flat races will be held in-state as part of both [...]
(from The Jockey Club news release) Posted: 3/22/2016 An analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database, comparing 2015 statistics with figures from 2014, has shown a 14 percent decrease in the frequency of fatal injury, it was announced today by The Jockey Club. Across all surfaces, ages, and distances, the fatality rate dropped from [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen's Journal's Spring 2016 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of our Spring issue, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: *TOGETHER IN TAMPA Horsemen from across North America meet in Florida to discuss a variety of issues *PAPER [...]
(from Tampa Bay Downs news release) Posted: 3/15/2016 A few years from now, and even further down the road, many in Saturday's Festival Day 36 Presented by Lambholm South crowd of 10,206 will begin discussions with “I was at Tampa Bay Downs that day. …” The memories will carry an even brighter glow if Grade [...]