Tuesday, June 5, 2012
@ 11:00 am 

Where:

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

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

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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• Be 24 years old or younger as of September 1 of the application year,
• have at least a 2.85 cumulative GPA,
• have an annual household income of less than $50,000 OR be financially independent from parents.*

*To be considered financially independent, a student must be at least 23 years old OR married OR a veteran OR an orphan OR have dependents of his or her own. Applicants who have been legally emancipated must provide documentation indicating such. No exceptions will be considered.
   
All applications must be submitted by April 15 online at:http://www.raceforeducation.org/scholarships/

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FROM:  LAHBPA

DATE:  April 4, 2012

SUBJECT:  $80 Participation Purse for 6th Place through Last Place Finishers Rescinded by Board of Directors for All Racing Meets

Pursuant to action by the Board of Directors at their April 3, 2012 meeting, please be informed that the $80 Participation Purse for the 6th place through last place finishers has been rescinded.

Please also note that the sufficient monies should be on deposit with the horsemen’s bookkeeper to cover mount fees for jockeys prior to the start of each race pursuant to Title 46, Part XLI, Section 725 (entitled Jockey Fee Schedule) of the Rules of Racing.

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