LAHBPA Board of Directors Meeting

When:

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
@ 11:00 am 

Where:

Camelot Club
Chase Bank, South Tower
451 Florida Street, 21^st Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

KHBPA Petition on Race Day Lasix

The KHBPA is gathering petitions to present to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in support of race-day Lasix at a town hall meeting on June 5th. Below are downloadable copies of the petition for Owners and Trainers.

Please take a moment to fill out the petition and fax or mail it to the KHBPA no later than June 1st. Their contact information is on the petition and listed below for your convenience. 

Copies are also available in all of our offices if you would prefer to fill out the petition in person and turn it into our staff.

Owner Lasix Petition Form

Trainer Lasix Petition Form

 KHBPA Contact Information

Fax: 502-367-6800

Mail:

Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
3729 S. 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40214

Phone: 502-363-1077

The Case for Using Lasix

There have been many calls for the banning of raceday Lasix in Thoroughbred racing. The grandees of the sport, in the form of The Jockey Club, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, etc. have decided that Lasix must go. Fortunately for the horses, the effort to bar Lasix in North America seems to have stalled. 

Tuesday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission delayed action on a proposal to ban Lasix in that state. Wednesday, the New York State Racing and Wagering Commission was overwhelmed with thousands of comments opposing a proposed Lasix ban, including 500 pages of documentation from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, representing owners and trainers.

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NOTICE

TO:  LAHBPA Membership
 
FROM:  LAHBPA
 
DATE:  April 23, 2012
 
SUBJECT:  $80 Participation Purse Rescinded 6th Place through Last Place By Board of Directors for All Racing Meets

Due to inquiries by a number of members, this is to inform that the vote by the Board of Directors at their April 3, 2012 meeting rescinding the captioned $80 Participation Purse was 7-2 with one abstention.  Voting in favor were Breaux, Dupre, Early, Lamarche, Mouton, Roberts, and Vance.  Voting against were Morrell and Stemmans.  Abbott did not vote and abstained.

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Louisiana State Racing Commission

Mandatory Health Screening 
Notice Dated April 10, 2012

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