DUE TO THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED 2012 ANNUAL YEARLING SALE IN MONROE, THE BOD MEETING ORIGINALLY NOTICED FOR SEPTEMBER 24TH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:
When:
Tuesday, Octoboer 2, 2012
@ 11:00 am
Where:
Prejean’s Restaurant
3480 N.E. Evangeline Trwy
Lafayette, Louisiana
Important Notice from Horseman Labor Solutions regarding the immigration relief "DREAM Act"
Internet, phones, and power are now fully restored at the Gentilly Office. The office is operating normal business hours 8am-4pm M-F and can be reached at 504-945-1555.
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The Claiming Crown will be held December 1, 2012, Opening Day at Gulfstream. Total purses for the 7 races are $850,000. The Nomination Deadline for Trainers is August 31, 2012. The trainer nomination fee is only $100. Once the trainer nominates herself/himself, the trainer can subsequently nominate as many horses as he / she wants. The details can be found at the Claiming Crown web site (www.claimingcrown.com).
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Effective August 1, 2012 the Medical Benefit Trust is reinstating the Death Benefit previously suspended on January 24, 2012. Anyone that experienced a loss during the suspension period may apply for a benevolence payment with the submission of a certified death certificate.
When:
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
@ 10:30 am
Where:
Camelot Club
Chase Bank, South Tower
451 Florida Street, 21st Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Medication and Performance Enhancing Drugs in Horseracing will be in the spotlight next Thursday in Washington, D.C., when the United States Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation conducts a hearing that will bring together both opponents and proponents of the horse racing industry's current regulatory structure and permissive use of therapeutic medication in horses, including the race-day diuretic furosemide.
The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in the Russell Building, Room 253. It will be lived-streamed at www.commerce.senate.gov.
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When:
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
@ 11:00 am
Where:
Camelot Club
Chase Bank, South Tower
451 Florida Street, 21st 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.
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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