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Dear NTRA Member:

In just over a month, Congress and President-elect Barack Obama will be faced with the task of serving – and saving – a nation in the midst of one of its worst financial crises. Saddled with a faltering economy, Congress and the new President must somehow address longstanding issues such as healthcare reform, energy concerns, immigration and war.

As a microcosm of the U.S. economy, the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry has experienced its share of trying times. Pari-mutuel handle was down 9.7 percent in November alone, and 6.17 percent through the first 11 months of 2008. The breeding sector also witnessed a severe downturn in gross receipts from major horse sales during the last half of the year as an already struggling economy worsened.

Signs of encouragement for the industry lie with current and proposed changes in tax law. On January 1, 2009, an accelerated depreciation schedule for young racehorses becomes effective – the fruit of five years of lobbying by NTRA on Capitol Hill.

The NTRA will continue its focus on tax issues in the next Congress. A top priority will be to advance the “Pari-Mutuel Conformity and Equality Act”, introduced in the last Congress by Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA). NTRA also will renew efforts to reduce the capital gains holding period for racehorses from 24 to 12 months, similar to other investments.

Further, the Association announced the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance in October, whose purpose is to implement safety standards to safeguard horse racing’s human and equine athletes. The Alliance will pursue a phased approach to implementation that may satisfy concerns raised in Congressional hearings held earlier this year.

This issue of the Legislative Action Campaign News e-newsletter includes an election wrap-up, a comprehensive legislative update, more information on the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, a feature on Rep. Boustany, list of 2008 NTRA Legislative Action Campaign (LAC) contributors and more.

We thank those of you who have continued to support LAC through our funding mechanisms: the ¼% Sales Check-off; the Foal Check-off; and Horseplayers’ Coalition membership. We appreciate your dedication to the industry. At the same time, we ask others to please consider contributing in 2009. Visit www.SupportHorseRacing.org or contact me at [email protected] to learn more.

Feel free to forward this e-newsletter to others who may be interested in legislative matters that affect the Thoroughbred industry. If you are reading on-line, we ask you to please send a note to the NTRA’s Barbara Fossum at [email protected], and we will add your information to our distribution list for our legislative updates and next e-newsletter.

Sincerely,

Joe Bacigalupo

Director of Membership Development

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The Results Are In – What’s Next?Election Day has come and gone and the voters have spoken. But what did they say and what does that mean for the new administration’s agenda and a new Congress? And what does it mean for the NTRA’s legislative agenda in Washington?

Clearly, November 4 was a boon for the Democratic Party while the GOP erosion that began with elections in 2006 continued. President-elect Barack Obama (D) won 365 Electoral College votes, an increase of 113 over what John Kerry won in the 2004 Presidential election. Both houses of Congress now will be controlled by Democrats as well: in the Senate, Democrats will hold at least 58 seats (including the race in Alaska which was recently called); in the House, they will have at least 256 seats (including CA-04 and OH-15).

At the conclusion of Election Day, several Congressional races were unresolved. Below is an update on those races:

U.S. SenateAlaska – Mark Begich (D-AK) def. incumbent Ted Stevens (R-AK)Georgia – Incumbent Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) def. James Martin (D) in December 2 runoffMinnesota – Incumbent Norm Coleman (R-MN) vs. Al Franken (D) – recount under way

House of RepresentativesCalifornia District 04 GOP open seat – Tom McClintock (R) def. Charles Brown (D)Louisiana District 04 GOP open seat – John Fleming (R) def. Paul Carmouche (D)Ohio District 15 GOP open seat – Mary Kilroy (D) def. Steve Stivers (R)

The Obama campaign’s primary message in the campaign was “change.” With Congressional popularity ratings less than 20 percent for several years and with three out of four voters expressing dissatisfaction with the current Administration, this mantra was neither surprising nor new; however, it was, as the election results illustrate, effective.

Now that the new Congress has been elected and the Obama administration is gearing up into full transition mode, how will change be effected in the legislative and policy arena?

First, there are numerous large issues which the newcomers will have to tackle. First and foremost is the faltering economy and recently enacted bailout legislation. This will occupy the new Congress and Administration more than any other issue for several months. Issue one will likely be a new economic stimulus program aimed at aiding domestic automakers, extending unemployment insurance, more money for job creation, including public works and transportation and infrastructure projects, etc.

Another issue that will probably garner attention in early 2009 is healthcare reform. While the new administration would probably be wise to not bite off more than it can chew (as the Clinton administration did in its first two years), the Obama team clearly believes it has a mandate on several healthcare subsets and legislation will undoubtedly be considered early. Energy was also a popular issue during the campaign as gas prices spiked and energy costs soared. While those prices have decreased, increasing renewable fuels and a possible return to a windfall profits tax will likely garner attention, as will domestic offshore drilling.

Organized labor also will move to have its agenda considered quickly, from raising the minimum wage (supported by Obama during the campaign) to card check, a new unionizing system vehemently opposed by business. Finally, regulatory oversight legislation, especially of the financial markets, will likely be coupled with oversight and management of the bailout legislation as many want to re-regulate Wall Street, hedge funds and other money markets.

The initial reaction is that an Obama administration will take the country sharply left. The thinking by many Washington insiders suggests otherwise. While Democratic gains were significant and the GOP’s popularity has declined in recent years, there are many signals that Team Obama wants to govern from the center (or maybe a little left of center) to avoid the mistakes that were made in the first two years of the Clinton administration. Many still remember that after those two years, the GOP took over the House in stunning fashion. In fact, the inside view in D.C. is that the retention of Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) as White House Chief of Staff was not to do battle with the GOP in pressing the White House agenda, but with Congressional liberals—especially the House leadership—and to try to keep them in line with a more moderate agenda. Only time will tell how the Obama Administration will operate and whether it will be effective or a one-term presidency.

While most of the attention is naturally on these big ticket agenda items, we can make some observations about the NTRA agenda.

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Internet GamingWith the recent release of the final regulations to accompany the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) by the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve, the issue of Internet gaming is again in the spotlight. The original legislation passed by the Congress in 2006 was largely crafted by and pushed by conservative Republicans. In the last year, it has come under increasing attack by Democrats in Congress as unworkable or even unnecessary. Those attacks have only increased with the regulatory process and will multiply with a larger Democratic majority in Congress. Further, legislation to legalize, regulate and tax Internet gaming as a whole – with no exclusions or limits, similar to the British system – has slowly been gaining some popularity amongst Democrats in the House. That could potentially accelerate, especially as Democrats look for new revenue sources to pay for programs they want to expand or create. Internet gaming could provide some $40 billion in new revenue, a large amount of money when few new revenue sources exist outside of increasing taxes.

Tax PolicyTaxes were, as with any campaign, a large issue this year. Everything from increasing or decreasing taxes (depending on income levels), corporate taxes, rollbacks of existing tax breaks to even wholesale reform of the tax code have been suggested and debated. With the fragile economic landscape, we do not expect large tax legislation on the immediate horizon. We do expect, however, that tax policy will prove either inescapable or irresistible at some point in the next year or two and legislation will move forward. Our two largest tax issues are passage of our Pari-mutuel Conformity and Equity Act to eliminate withholding at the track on winnings over $5,000, and a change in the capital gains holding period for horses from two years to one.

ImmigrationWe expect that immigration reform will again be considered by Congress and will include efforts to balance border security and enforcement against the issue of legalization. The Obama-Biden “Blueprint for Change” broadly addresses the issue by calling for a removal of incentives for illegal immigration and improvements to streamline the immigration system. The blueprint indicates that as President, Obama will bring this issue up in the first year of his administration. While President-elect Obama has stated that he favors comprehensive immigration reform and does not put specific focus on H-1B visas, he has stated that he would support a temporary increase in H-1Bs as a “stopgap” until

f e at u R e d l e g i S l at o RMember: U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA)

District: Louisiana’s 7th, which is home to Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino & Hotel and Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

Experience: Congressman Boustany was first elected in 2004 and won re-election in November (with nearly 62% of the vote) to his third consecutive term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Member of: House Committees on Agriculture, Education & Labor and Transportation & Infrastructure

Impact on horse racing industry: With two Thoroughbred racetracks that also offer casino-style gaming in his district, Congressman Boustany is well-versed on the inequities horseplayers face as related to withholding tax on their winnings. In July, he introduced in the House the “Pari-Mutuel Conformity and

Equality Act of 2008” (H.R. 6631), which would eliminate the automatic 25 percent federal withholding on pari-mutuel winnings of $5,000 or more. There is no similar requirement for customers playing poker, keno, slot machines or casino-style table games like blackjack, craps, etc.

We urge you to contact Congressman Boustany in support of this bill by visiting our Legislative Action Center at www.SupportHorseRacing.org.

Contact YOUR Legislator: Identify your elected officials and write them by visiting www.SupportHorseRacing.org. Click the Legislative Action Center box, enter your zip code and access the names of your federal and state elected officials. From this page you also will be able to send correspondence directly to them.

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7 Cedars FarmA. Delaperriere StablesA.R. EnterprisesAbracadabra FarmsKenny AckermanThe Acorn Adams RacingAdena SpringsJohn H. AdgerAkindale FarmAlan Booge RacingHector AlcaldeShaikeh Salman Al KhalifaNick AlexanderDr. Jeff AllenJoseph AllenDavid R. AllowayAlly Group ThoroughbredsAlmost Heaven StablesAmelias FieldErik & Mary Jo AmlieDon AmosCarl AndersonClint AndersonD. AndersonDavid C. AndersonDoug & Cathy AndersonRebecca AndersonRoy Anderson, Jr.Sandra AndersonDenny AndrewsAnstu StablesYoichi AoyamaApple Stone FarmArbor Grove EquestrianArgentina BloodstockStewart L. ArmstrongArnemann FarmsCharles R. Arnold, Jr.Douglas S. Arnold, Jr.Jim Arnold

Aryan Family TrustJoseph AsbellAshay RacingAshcraft FarmAshleigh StudAshview FarmAshwell StablesAshwin EquineAsmussen Horse CenterAspen Grove FarmAudley FarmCody AutreyAvandelle FarmRichard AverillB.C.W.T.B P ProductsHarold BabineauxBaccari BloodstockBackacre Hay SalesDiana BadgettVictor BahnaPat BakerStephen BakerBallard BloodstockJohn G. BallengerBallinswood SalesBAN PartnershipBar-None ThoroughbredsRozamund BarclayBardasian StableJacqueline BaresJohn BargerBarker FarmMichael BarroRobert BaronNick BarronJames J. BarryAlfredo BasantaLucy BassettDarrell BauderReiko & Michael Baum

Monica J. BaumanNeal BaumanBeth BayerMickey & Karen BeareBeau Lane BloodstockBeckwood StableBedouin Bloodstock Beeson FarmsBelford FarmMike BellEarl D. BellamyLinda BellamyBelvedere FarmBender & Bender Jeffrey T. BerkRobert BertramBest a Luck FarmFrank & Terra BetancourtBetterway FarmBigheart ThoroughbredsWalter Bindner, Jr.Bit O Blarney FarmLarry BixlerBlack Horse TavernMichael BlackwellBlandford StudBloodstock ManagementHenry BlueBluegrass Farm Partners Bluegrass Thoroughbred ServicesBluewater SalesFrank BodellRalph E. BodineGeorge BoltonBona Terra Stud Bona Venture StablesBond StablesRobert BoneDonald BookmanDolly von Stade Bostwick, Jr.Lynne Boutte

Bowling & Dodd Bradley Thoroughbred BrokerageJ. Bentley BradshawDoug BranhamTegbir BrarBreed of CharactersBridle Creek FarmsBriland FarmBroadwall FarmAlan BrodskyHenry BroescheBroken Oaks StableBrookdale FarmBrookdale SalesBarclay BrooksRonney BrownLeroy & S.K. BrownWayne & Anna BrowningGavin BrownlieCamille BrunkerBruno Bros. FarmsBrushwood StableBryton RacingBuckingham FarmGeorge BudigTony A. BuntingWillard BurbachMike BurgessBurleson Farms Burning Daylight FarmsPeter BuschBob ButzMichael C. ByrneC. Scott Abbott Racing StableCaine Stallion StationFrank Carl CalabreseCaldara FarmJ. R. CaldwellCalumet FarmCambus-Kenneth FarmDon Campbell

The NTRA thanks all who contributed to the Legislative Action Campaign through The Jockey Club’s Foal Check-Off program and the Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland and Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company sales in 2008.* Your support of NTRA’s Federal lobbying effort on Capitol Hill helps protect and advance the horse industry.

c o n t R i B u t i o n S to the Legislative Action Campaign may be tax deductible as ordinary business expenses. For more information

contact Joe Bacigalupo, Director of Membership Development, (800) 792-6872, ext. 677 or visit www.SupportHorseRacing.org.

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Ted CampionCampo Grande Racing StableJohn CampoCanangoCantium BloodstockCapasin Valley ThoroughbredsCarmichael SalesJoseph CarrJose I. CarroCasey Family FarmDaniel CaskeyMark CasseCarroll CastilleCharles A. Castille, Jr.Castlemartin StudCastle Park FarmCastle Peak FarmDeSales CaveyCedarow FarmsCentaur FarmsCentennial FarmsMichael ChaceChance FarmChance Romance RacingChapel Hill FarmPatricia ChapmanEllen M. CharlesCharltonChasemedaly FarmJuan ChavarriaMike ChernenGary ChervenellChesapeake FarmChestertown FarmCheyenne StablesMyung Kwon ChoNaveed ChowhanChristiana StablesLarry & Debbie ChristiansenGordon ChristoffSheila Jane CieplikMike CiminiCircle S RanchClaiborne FarmBrandon ClarkP. Victor ClarkPatricia Clark

Robert ClarkHarvey A. ClarkeClarkland FarmDana Claxton John W. ClayJon ClayJoseph ClayJames Stanley ClaytonChristophe ClementJames H. Click, Jr.John & Robin ClineE. M. CobbNancy Cole George ColemanGladys ColliflowerTimothy M. CollinsVincent ColluraColts Neck StableColumbiana FarmReed CombestFrank ConiglioAlice ConleyBarry & Carol ConradDan ConsidineConstancia FarmRobert ContiCopper Penny StablesAlbert P. CoppolaBrian CorbettCorbett FarmKory CornumFred CorradoCorrigan RacingRichard & Vickie CosaertCountry Life FarmCourtlandt FarmJay CourtrightDr. Ruel CowlesPhillip G. CreekCrestwood FarmCrossroads Sales AgencyCrossroads StableKaren CrouchDavid CrowJoanne CroweCrystal Eclipse StableRobert Cummings

John R. CumminsRobert CunninghamCutting Edge EquineCypress Bend Farm D & J RacingDaehling RanchErnest J. Dahlman Roger DalyDan Pish RacingDarby Dan BloodstockDarby Dan FarmSusan DareLuigi D’AlessandriDarley StudDATTT FarmDavid PollJoe DavisPatricia DavisShawn DavisJonathan DeanHarold DeckerDeer Haven FarmEd DelaneyManuel de La Penta GalindoDelehanty Stock FarmNancy M. DelonyRobert DelucaDe Luca & Sons StableDenali StudKimberly L. DennisRalph DePalmaJ. DeshotelJ. Keith DesormeauxDestinaire FarmDestiny BloodstockDestiny OaksCindy DetweilerKatherine DevallWilliam DewhurstCarlos DiagoDiamond A RacingDiamond G RanchEfrain DiazMoises DiazCynthia DickKeith DicksteinEli Dimant

Gabriel S. DiMedioDinnaken FarmDinwiddie FarmDavid Di PietroWilliam DiscalaDivine EquineMona DivivoGabriel DixonMark DixonRay & Helen DixonDarci DoanMark DodsonMelody DodsonDogwood StableDominion BloodstockDonann StablesDouble Diamond FarmDouble Eagle RanchLucas DownsSheila A. DrakeDreamfieldsDromoland FarmRichard DuchossoisJim DudleyBobby DuhonChris DuncanRay DunnBobby DupreJerry DurantTim DurborowDusty Rose RanchEaton & Thorne Eaton SalesDonnell EcholsJim EdgarEdition FarmMichael EisermanEldon Farm EquineDoris ElickerElm Tree Farm EMGRLG Irrevocable TrustEmpire Coal HoldingsEmpire StudEmpire EquineCharles EngelGeorge EnglandE. Paul Robsham Stable

*Contributions through December 8, 2008

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Epona EquineEqui-BeneEquileteEquus FarmSteve Erban John EricsonLawrence & Jo Ann ErnstArcadio EscamillaR. EskudtPedro EsparzaJose Luis EspinozaDonna EstesEuropean Bloodstock AgencyRobert S. EvansExcel ManagementFGF StablesFair Way EquineFares FarmFarfellow FarmsWilliam S. Farish, Sr.William S. Farish, Jr.Gary & Karen FarrarNaveed FazliCarole FernandezFerren FarmsRobert G. FeldStephen L. FidelJohn D. FieldingFinanza Locale ConsultingWilliam & Penny FiresFirst Class ThoroughredsFirst Swing SalesFive Hellions RacingVickie FixleySeamus FlanaganFlaxman HoldingsFletcher PropertiesFlorida Capital CorporationFlorida Training CenterPerry F. FlynnFog City StableFoggy Bottom Stable Ming J. FongJohn ForbesNichole FordRoger FortierRussell Fortune

Dennis FosterFour Star SalesPaul FowlerNathan FoxFox Run FarmsFox Straus StableCheryl & Gregory FrameFrankfort Park FarmStacey FrateMike & Pat FreenyLinda FriessRandolph FroehlichHelen FugitteAlistar FyfeGSB Racing & BreedingG T LGTS RacingLance & Valerie GabrielGaillardiaGainesway FarmGainesway Thoroughbreds Gainsborough FarmGallagher’s StudTommie GalletJames & Virginia GambleGardiner FarmsJose GaroffaloGasparilla StableGaulstown Stud Gayle Woods Training CenterErnest GerberMartha F. GerryGiant’s Causeway SyndicateKristine GibbonsGerald GibbsCharlie GibsonGibson Thoroughbred FarmJane GilbertDr. Charles S. GilesChester GilleoWilliam B. GilmoreBill & Carol GingerBillie L. GladwellJim GladwellPatrick GleasonGlebe HouseGlencrest Farm

John & Kim GlenneyGlen Oak FarmGlenvale StudFrancis GlowackiGodspeed FarmGofastandwinGolden Aggie RanchGolden Oak FarmGoldmine InvestmentsSal GonzalezJ.D. GoodfellowJohn GoodmanElizabeth GoryGrade I BloodstockGrapestock Brian GravesWilliam E. GravesLorna GrayBob GraysonPat GrecoJohn J. Greely IIIJohn J. Greely IVGreenfield FarmJeffery L. GreenhillMark GrierTed GriffithVeronica GriggsJ.K. & Linda GriggsLin GrishamJack GriswoldGabe GrossbergBruce Raymond GrossmanGrousemont FarmClifford GrumConnie Mack GuidryGulf Coast Farms Gullbram Shamrock StablesGum Tree StablesHubert GuyScot D. HabermanJoan B. HadleyAlma H. HagginJohn HagginHair ’EmJames D. HaleyDavid P. HallDavid V. Hall

Eldon R. HallGeorge E. HallMark E. HallerA. HallowellJim HambletonMargarete Hambrick A. Joseph HamiltonMatthew HaneyJames HannaJohn HannaHannahill FarmDavid HansenHappy Hill FarmHaras OropalHaras Santa Maria de ArarasJerry HardinDonald HargisHugh HarlingtenEddie & Lou HarperWilliam B. HarriganDiane HarringtonHarris FarmsJ. Robert Harris, Jr.Robert H. HarrisMichael HarrisonJohn HarroffHartwell FarmJeff HartzJack & Barbara HatchRusty & Doris HatcherMarti HaughtEugene HaumanJim & Lois HawkinsA. HawthorneBilly J. HayesJerry L. HayesPat & Kim HayesJan HaynesGus HeadleyDoris HebertHedgewood FarmBlake HeepArnold A. HeftDoreen HeintschelDonald HeldtJames & Marilyn HelzerRandy Hendricks

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Mark HennigHenthorn RacingArnold HeppnerHermitage Farm Michael HernonHertrich McCarthy LivestockHickory Hill FarmHickory Ridge FarmHickory Tree FarmHickstead FarmHidden BrookHidden Point Farm High Adventure FarmHighclere SalesHighland Meadows FarmHilbert ThoroughbredsJim HillJim & Susan HillRose HillHill ‘n’ Dale FarmHill ‘n’ Dale Sales AgencyTimothy HillsHillwood StableHilly Fields StableHinkle FarmsJames HiserHobby Horse FarmLathrop G. HoffmanErika Hogg-BeldenJohn HolderTony HolmesHoltsingerRosemary HonerkampHong Kong Jockey ClubRoger W. HonourPatrick HoppelRichard HornHorse Creek RanchHorsehoe Valley EquineStanley M. HoughDove HoughtonHouston FarmsNorman HoustonCynthia HowardRandy HowgR.D. HubbardMr. & Mrs. Jody Huckabay

Galen HuddlestonEdmond & Sharon HudonCatherine HudsonE.J. Hudson, Jr. Lynda HueyWilliam G. HuffmanKevin HulseEric HummelG. Watts Humphrey IIIG. Watts Humphrey, Jr.Louise I. HumphreyHunter Valley FarmHurricane BoysHurstland Farm Benjamin HutzelRichard HylandGeorge IacovacciYoshimi IchikawaIdle Hour FarmJoseph ImperioIn Good CompanyIndian Creek FarmJerry IngelsDavid IngordoInwood StableIron County FarmsJames IselinCharles IsonIsrael Flores HorsesAbed ItaniJ D FarmsJEOG RacingJWC InvestmentsJ. Patrick Lee RacingGregory W. JacksonJim JacksonJohn JamesJudith JanickiJanuk & CompanyMichael JawlJay Em Ess StableJayeff B StablesJon & Patience JazdzewskiChris & Angela JeanCharles JefferisPatrick JenkinsJenna-Lee Farm

Jer-Mar StableJerry Bailey Sales AgencyMichael W. JesterJim Gulilck StablesKeith JohnsLarry L. JohnsonMichael R. JohnsonShirley B. JohnsonJohnson Thoroughbred FarmAaron & Marie JonesBrenda JonesCharles JonesJohn T. L. Jones, Jr.Walter JonesJuddmonte Farms Judice FarmsTheodore C. JulioJ. E. & Bunny JumonvilleTonya JurgensCharles & Matilde JustiK S CapitalEverett KahlaBrian KahnEliah & Lisa KahnPaul Kandell, Jr.KarakorumAlex KarkennyDorris KeachDwain KeelPatricia KeelineKeene Ridge FarmRoss & Norma KeithKeller StablesSusan KellerEllen KelleyKelley Farms RacingGregory KellyEdward J. Kelly, Jr.Michael M. KellyLars KelpRoland & Dawn KempRichard KennedyKenowa StableRichard KentJohn E. KerberGordon KeysKeystone Thoroughbreds

A. KidderB. KidderCharles KidderOwen KiernanAhmet KilicciogluMark KilpatrickKilroy Thoroughbred PartnershipSusan KingKingdom BloodstockKingfield FarmsKingfield Racing StableKingswood FarmRobert A. KinsleyFrank KirbyRonald KirkKlaravich StableBrian KlatskyJudy KlostermanDiane KnightNathan & Jennifer KnightKnob Hill StableMilan KosanovichNick KurlasDale KurtzL & D FarmsL B S BloodstockL F PinhookingL R K Stable Virgilio LacsonLady Olivia at North CliffLakin & SonsLewis LakinLandry BloodstockLane’s End FarmLangsem FarmCraig LanhamForrest H. LanningLantern Hill FarmRobert V. LaPentaJeff LarsonDebbie M. Larusch Dana LaskaLate Night StablesMichael LauerLavin Bloodstock ServicesWilliam LawrenceKeith J. Lazarz



Lazy Lane FarmDale LeachEunice LeachWiter LedejmaLee Young FarmLegacy BloodstockLe JardinKenneth LejeuneLiberation FarmLiberty Road StablesAlex & JoAnn LieblongTommy G. LigonLinden TrustJohn LinkLion Oaks RanchRichard ListerLittle Mountain StablesLittle Red Feather RacingLive Oak StudLivin’ The Dream RacingLloyd Madison FarmOscar LoboMerry LockmanLockyer ThoroughbredsShirley LojeskiLone Star StudSteven & Jane LongLong Branch FarmLong Shot Racing StableLongfield FarmJessie LongoriaTroy LooperRick LopezMichelle LovellRobert & Lawana LowLucky Shamrock PartnersWilson LudwickWilliam LusskyAnn LynchLynch Bayes BloodstockMatthew LyonsM & D StableM & I Cowan StablesM & M StablesM B PartnersMES StablesM L H Stable

MSM StableMachmer HallMike MachowskyEdward J. MaddenPreston MaddenMadera T.B.Stewart MadisonBartolome Mafla H.Mr. & Mrs. Ross MaghanMagic Carpet RacingTeresa MaherMallory/SmithVivien G. MalloyJ. & J. MamakosNick MamatasMamas ThoroughbredsPatrick T. ManningMan o’ War FarmRobert T. ManfusoManganaroRiley MangumJay ManoogianMaple Lawn FarmMarablue FarmVictor MaranoMarchfore ThoroughbredsEstate of William A. MarquardDawn MartinMichael T. MartinMast ThoroughbredsElizabeth MateoJeevan R. MathuraTony MattineDon & Pam MattoxDorothy A. MatzRob MaybinPhillip B. MaxwellMaynard FarmAl MazzettiJames F. McCallAnthony McCarthyGeorge S. McCarty, Jr.Mike McCartySam McCaskillCorey McDonaldJack McDonaldRob McDonald

Patrick McDonnellRoger McDowRobert McDowellMcKathan BrothersDavid McKathanJohn McKeeLynn E. McKeeStanley McKeeJames & Tammy McKenneyMarc McLeanRussell McLellandSam & Rebecca McLemoreMcMahon BloodstockMcMahon of Saratoga ThoroughbredsDon McNeill Mea Culpa StablesFred & Sheila MeadMeadowdale FarmMede Cahaba Stable & StudMega StableThe Megiste CompanyVicken & Suzy MeguerditchianRobert MeierVasily MelnikovMenard ThoroughbredsDelbert MentzerJohn MerrittEdward J. MessinaHeather MessnerHarry & Tom MeyerhoffMichael MichalisinGary MiddlebrookCharles G. Middleton IIIMiklin Stable Milfer FarmLeverett S. MillerPeter MillerRandy MillerTraudi Miller-MossMillford FarmDon MillonasMill Ridge SalesDon MillsThomas & Elizabeth MillsMinor StablesBarbara Minshall

Mitan InvestmentsDr. Carl MittenStacy MoakThaddeus & Stella MockEd MogerGlenn MontgomeryMilton MoonMooncoin MooneStone FarmStephen MooneyKenneth MooreRon MoquettMichael MoranMoreno & CornLarry D. MorganMorgan’s Ford FarmJane MoriartyDr. T. A. MorrisonBuford MossMossleigh FarmMt. Joy StableMueller Farms Elizabeth H. MuirheadKristin MulhallMulholland Bros.Mulholland FarmAl MunariJames MunchPatricia J. MurphyMy Meadowview FarmCarl NafzgerNamcook StablesJonathan NancePete NanceSam & Carol NappiYuichi NarutoNarvick InternationalNeedham & BetzNeedham Betz Hanley Kim NesbittErika NeubergNewcomb CattleM.S. & Caroline NewhouseC. F. NewmanKim NewportNewsells Park StudNewstead Breeding

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Newstead FarmNiall Brennan StablesMac T. NicholBjorn NielsenNiknar FarmWendy NoelNolan Creek FarmHoward C. Nolan, Jr.Norseman Plastics LimitedNorth American ThoroughbredNorth Cliff FarmsNorth Hills ManagementNorth WalesNorthwest FarmsJerry NorwoodJoseph NovogratzNuckols FarmNursery PlaceNursery Place & PartnersHenry & Janet OakOak Crest FarmOakland Agency Oak Spring FarmCynthia O’BannonVernon ObermeierRobert O’BrienDermot O’ByrneOcala FarmOcala StudOceanic BloodstockOccidental ThoroughbredsKathleen O’ConnellJ. Michael O’Farrell, Jr.John David O’FarrellJoseph M. O’FarrellOff The HookOld Oak FarmOld School ThoroughbredsVictoria OliverOl Memorial StableGerry O’MearaOrange Blossom FarmBrian O’RourkeO’Rourkes Silver Springs Stud FarmBarry OstragerOverbrook FarmKevin Owens

Oxbow RacingJohn C. OxleyP. R. RacingMr. & Mrs. Frederick PabstMike PacieraPalmetto ThoroughbredsParadise StableParamount SalesCharles ParkerJoseph & Michael PassafiumeJohn PastorekJoe PastorinoRandy PattersonPattons Creek FarmDerek PaulMichael PaulsonPayson StudAgnes PeacePeachtree FarmPecan Meadows FarmGabriele PecchiCarmen PecordWilliam R. PeeplesPennyroyal FarmPenthouse ALuis Arenas PerezRichard PerkinsJoe PerrottaPharme RacingMike PhelpsEstate of Cynthia PhippsMadeleine PickensScott & Lanae PierceAl PikePinnacle StudJim PlemmonsEdward Plesa, Jr.J. J. PletcherHarold J. PlumleyRonald PodrazaHans PoetschBob PoguePoint Lookout FarmWanda PolisseniHiram C. PolkPollock FarmsPrairie Lane Farms

John H. Prather, Jr.Bryant H. Prentice IIIArthur PrestonBrian M. PrewStephen PripsteinBob ProcacciniQuarter B FarmQuiet Winter FarmQuiet Woman FarmR.C. Cline ThoroughbredsR R C & G StablesRacehorse ManagementDr. Richard RadkeJake RadosevichJeffrey & Elisabeth RaineBobby RainesRalls & FosterFrederick RamirezHector Gonzalez RamirezTom E. RamseyW. Kenan Rand, Jr.Chris RandallDavid J. RaposaBill RascoSandra RasmussenBradford RayRaywood RanchR.C. Cline ThoroughbredsJoan M. ReavesPeter Redekop Red Oak RacingEric ReedRick ReedWilliam S. ReightlerGary & Beverly ReihartRenpher StablesRespite FarmBrent RiceAlthea RichardsC. E. RichardsonJ. David RichardsonJerome & Kay RichardsonRichland Hills Rich Meadow FarmRidin Hy RanchRiess BreedersRichard Ringo

Rising Star StablesSid RitmanRiver Glen CapitalRiverbend FarmHerman RobertThe Robert Dawe AgencyCharles RobinsonJ. Kirk & Judy RobisonRobson ThoroughbredsAngelica RodriguezCalvin RofeDale RomansJerry L. Romans, Jr.Andrew RosenCarl RosenLouis RousselRobert A. RoweRoyal Oak FarmRullah RacingRunning Cardinal StablesRunnymede FarmDomenica RushDennis RutherfordSEJ StablesSJ RacingNicholas & Joan SaccoSackatoga StableJohn Salzman, Sr.Frank SampleBernie SamsM. Selcuk SanRichard SantulliWilliam P. Sapeth IIISaratoga Glen Farm Camille SarroufFrederic SauqueDavid ScanlonScanlon Training CenterKevin ScatuorchioDebra SchaberThomas SchaferDaniel SchatzmanDwayne ScheidelJody G. SchermTimothy & Judy SchermCarl SchexnayderLynn B. Schiff



Gerald & Gail SchneiderRoberta SchneiderWilliam & Ingrid SchoenleinMary SchreiberAlan SchriewerLaura SchrockTom SchuekElizabeth SchultzGordon SchusterSea Jay FarmSelect BloodstockSeptember FarmWayne SettlesSeven Fold FarmSeven Islands FarmSeven Oaks FarmSeven RiversDonald D. ShadeShadwell Estate CompanyShadwell FarmShady Oak FarmSha-li LeasingCary A. ShapoffShawhan PlaceKaren SheakCindy SheilsShelter Valley FarmLuis A. ShirleyShortleaf StableGina ShrevePat ShusterNicholas J. SibilioMace & Samantha SiegelGlenn SikuraSilver Oaks FarmSilver SpringsSilverton SalesGarry W. Simms, Sr.William & Michelle SimpsonSisco RacingPatricia SkaggsSkara Brae StablesSkara Glen StablesSkymarc FarmKevin & Toni SleeterSmall Business SolutionsJohn A. SmithSmith & HuntDeborah M. SmylieGuy & Diane SnowdenAlex SolisSolitary Oak Farm

Southern Cypress StableR. Townsend SparksJames C. SpenceRobert SpiegelMichael SpielmanShane SpiessJohn SpohlerLiz SquyresSt. George FarmGilbert StarksStar Valley ThoroughbredsStonehaven SteadingsStedham StudPhilip SteinbergBeverly SteinmanSam StephensStephens ThoroughbredsSteven Stewart Stone Bridge FarmStone Ridge FarmStoneleigh FarmStonestreet Thoroughbred HoldingsStonewall Farm StallionsStony PointStrategy BloodstockStrategy Racing StableMargo StratisWilliam StreakerMurray StroudStud TNTRoy SturgeonSugar StableSugarland ThoroughbredsTadakuni SugiyamaE. J. SukleySummerfieldSummerplace FarmSunrise Stable SouthSuper Horse Superfine FarmMichael SussmanMichael T. SutherlandJack SwainTom SwearingenSwettenham StudMary SwiftSwifty FarmsWayne & Alma SwisherKerri SzegiT & L EquineJoyce Tackett

David Michael TallaTamaroak StableTangarae FarmsTanourin StableWilliam TarnaskyBobbie Kay TateClyde TaylorDuncan TaylorJames M. TaylorJay L. TaylorThomas TaylorTaylor Made Sales AgencyTaylor Made StallionsThomas & Mary Lou TealTeam Builder RacingJohn Tebbutt Ten Broeck FarmWilliam J. TerrillBrooks C. ThomasMichael ThomasSally ThomasSandra ThomasonDan & Karin ThompsonThorndale FarmJonathan ThorneTim ThorntonThorp InvestmentsThree Chimneys FarmThree Chimneys SalesThree Mile Creek FarmThree Pines FarmsDon TigerTigertail RanchTime Will TellMar TironaCharles & Peggy TitsworthManual TobioRalph & Aury ToddJohn A. & Cheryl ToffanFrank & Patricia TonerMark A. ToothakerTop Line SalesTopsmeadeLouis TorroneTottenwood ThoroughbredsTouchstone FarmTower BloodstockTrackside FarmBurr J. TravisPatricia TredalJim TreptowOmar Trevino

Triad Farm Trifecta FarmsAnthony J. & Aimee TrujilloJohn TrumbulovicRobert B. Trussell, Jr.Jeffrey TuckerJohn M. TuckerKenneth TuckerCarl TurnbowTurtle BirdTurtle Hall Farm PartnersTwin Creeks FarmTwin Creeks Racing StablesTwin Oaks StableTwin Oaks Training CenterTwo Hearts FarmStephen UpchurchUpson Downs FarmVito UvaElizabeth ValandoRuben ValdesKim ValerioValkyre StudDonald ValpredoDr. B. Van AremNancy & Harvey VanierGayle Van LeerRaul VargasVegso Racing StableVirginia VerdecannaVerdis CorporationVery Un Stable IIHubert H. Vester, Jr.Victory View FarmVillage OriginalsVinery StablesStephen M. ViolaVision SalesCarolyn R. VogelMarne VorndranKatharine M. VossThomas VossCory WagnerB. WahlR. Eric WaldmanArt WalkerTeddy WalkerWalking By Faith FarmJohnny WallaceWalmac Farm Walnut GreenWalnut View Farms

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comprehensive reform can be enacted. H-1B is used largely by employers seeking highly educated and technically skilled workers (e.g., software companies, medical industries, etc.) and it remains unclear whether initial reforms will extend to H-2B visa workers, who are used by employers in the racing industry, fishing, landscaping, etc.

Unwanted HorsesThe most recent bill to address the transportation and selling of horses for human consumption passed out of the Judiciary Committee, where the bill originated under the sponsorship of committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI). The bill received a referral to the Agriculture Committee at the request of Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). No further action was taken on the bill as Congress was besieged by matters relating to the financial crisis. We expect this bill will be re-introduced in the 111th Congress. Its narrow scope appears to be designed to aid the bill’s progress out of committee.

It is also possible that a previous slaughter bill, H.R. 503, introduced by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), could see renewed life next year. This bill was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, but it was opposed by the then-Chairman of the Committee Rep. John Dingell (D-MI). Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), whose district includes Beverly Hills and Hollywood, CA, recently unseated Rep. Dingell as Chairman of the Committee. Given Rep. Waxman’s voting record, slaughter legislation like H.R. 503 could face an easier path. Irrespective of the Congressional forum, it seems certain that slaughter legislation will return for consideration next year.

Industry Reform LegislationCongress held hearings in June 2008 to discuss the racing industry’s safety and medication practices as they relate to racehorses. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with Rep. Cliff Stearns (D-FL) were the industry’s chief critics among the panel of representatives on the Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Rep. Whitfield has consistently indicated that he will introduce legislation to reform our industry; however, the NTRA’s Safety and Integrity Alliance may address most if not all of the issues Rep. Whitfield has focused on. The Alliance’s purpose is to identify, implement and certify a proscribed set of safety reforms in key areas, including drug testing and equine retirement, among others. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, the former head of the Department of Health and Human Services, will be working with the Alliance on the certification process. He, along with NTRA management and staff, will provide regular updates to Congress on the Alliance’s activities and the scope and success of its certification program.


Peter WalskiRonald WaranchWilliam R. Ward, Jr.Warrendale SalesJohn D. WartchowWatership Down StudWavertree StablesJack WeakleyMark J. WedigHank WeeksWeir StablesRussell WelchWell-Being StableWestana RanchesWestbury StablesBill WestonCharles L. WestonWestrock StablesR.C. WheelerWhispering Pines

H.E. WhitakerMargaret WhiteWhite Fox FarmWhite OaksJames & Luella WhitesideWhitewood StableJudd WhitworthBuck & Luanne WicallDavid J. WillSam WilliamsBernardo & Israel WiesnerEdward WiestWiest - Heathers 08Wildcat Racing StableVickie WilderWildwood FarmsWill FarmWilliams RacingWard & Roberta WillifordWillmott Stables

Willow Oaks StablesCarolyn WilsonPeter A. WilsonWinding Creek Farms Debbie WineDavid WinpiglerWinrich FarmWintergreen FarmWinter Quarter FarmGlenda WishonMary Wisniewski-JohnsonGeorge A. WolffShannon A. WolframEddie WoodsWoodslane FarmWoodvale FarmJohn & Joanne WoodwardRegan WrightPam & Martin WygodWyn Racing

Jim YaegelAnastasia YarovaYellow Creek FarmJerry YochamGary YoungJerry YoungSara Lynn & Fred YutaniZ BestPatricia ZackerMark Zamzow Domenick Zanni, Jr.Cary & Walter ZastrowZayat StablesLeonard M. ZenithWilliam ZieringRodney ZimmermanNicholas P. ZitoHarvey Zitron


SavetHedate-SavetHedate-SavetHedatea p R i l 6What: NTRA Tax Forum (full day of instruction/discussion with equine tax experts)Where: Lexington, KY (location TBD)Contact: Joe Bacigalupo at [email protected] or 859-422-2677

o c t o B e R 5What: NTRA Charities Golf ClassicWhere: Valhalla Golf Course – Louisville, KYContact: Barbara Fossum at [email protected] or 859-422-2616

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J a n u a R y6-7 – OBS Winter Mixed12-17 – Keeneland Horses of All Ages26 – Barretts Winter Mixed Sale

f e B R u a R y8-9 – Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed16 – Darley OBS Championship Stakes17 – OBS Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training

m a R c H3 – Florida Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training @ Calder Race Course10 – Barretts Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale16 – Adena Springs Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training (Florida)17-18 – OBS Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training31 – Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training @ Lone Star Park

a p R i l20-23 – OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training

J a n u a R y6 – Start of 111th United States Congress8 – Electoral ballot count19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday20 – Presidential inaugurationJanuary 20 - February 13 – In session (4 weeks)

f e B R u a R y16 - 20 – President’s Day recessFebruary 23 - April 3 – In session (6 weeks)

a p R i l6 - 17 – Easter Recess (Passover – April 8-9 – begins sundown April 8)April 20 - May 22 – In session (5 weeks)

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legiSlative action campaign neWS...information on the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, a feature on Rep. Boustany, list of 2008 NTRA Legislative Action Campaign (LAC) contributors