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30Salix in Seattle: the national hBPaS 2011 Summer Convention when the national hbpa held its summer convention in Seattle in late July, the hot topic was the race-day use of Salix.

34 KateS main man: national hBPa 2010 Claimer of the Year iowa-bred and based gelding earns the 2010 claimer of the Year honors for owner Randy patterson and trainer Randy morse.

37 Call to aCtion: raCing induStrYS uSe of h-2B viSa Program in JeoPardY all horsemen need to call their congressional representatives and encourage them to oppose the proposed changes to the h-2b Visa program that would create severe problems for the horse racing industry.

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In the following pages, you will read a detailed account about our July 2024 summer con-vention, including a recap of the excellent medication forum focused on the Lasix debate and a resolution passed unanimously by the National HBPA Board of Directors on July 24 endorsing a proposed alternative race-day Lasix policy which had been in the works since June.

Things in racing do not happen in a vacuum. The action taken by your Board of Directors came about after intense work behind the scenes by your representatives here at the National HBPA, along with other industry and horsemens groups.

Since the RCIs March announcement, racing has been engaged in a national and at times very emotional debate on this issue. Arguments by very well meaning individuals both for and against Lasix use have grabbed most of the headlines.

The RCIs March release gave no concrete details about the strategy it proposed and was unclear as to whether the phase-out would apply only to race-day medication, or if it would also include therapeutic medication used for training. And as more and more industry groups began aligning themselves with the RCI, the anti-Lasix effort was beginning to look like a done deal to many.

Nonetheless, on April 18, the National HBPA came out publicly in opposition to the RCIs position, calling for industry stakeholders to take a step back and look more closely at the sci-ence and data which have, over the years, made the case that Lasix is the best therapy avail-able to combat Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) a fact that no one disputes.

Due in part to National HBPA taking this stand, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) sponsored an International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse on June 13-14 at Belmont Park. The summit brought to light the fact that this was not a slam dunk issue, and many left understanding the value of Lasix in racing and training even many of those in opposition.

After our July 24 resolution, the National HBPA went on the road with our message to both the July 26-27 RCI Model Rules Committee Meeting at Saratoga and the August 4 RMTC Board meeting in Cincinnati.

In the end, the RMTC Board voted to support the development of a model rule that would: a) allow the race-day use of Lasix only, b) ban the use of adjunct bleeder medications, and c) only allow Lasix to be administered by regulatory veterinarians. The vote was unanimous, and a model rule is scheduled to go before the RCI at its next meeting in October.

It remains to be seen if the RCI, as it has always done, will follow the recommendation(s) of the RMTC. However, it is worth noting that from late March to early August, our efforts to raise awareness and focus on the science related to this issue has helped re-shape this debate.

Often, horsemen ask what their membership to the National HBPA brings to them. Sometimes membership has its tangible rewards such as low cost insurance programs, The Horsemens Journal, disaster relief, and so on. But many times, its the intangible work behind the scenes the meetings, the committees, the phone calls, the lobbying, and the negotiating that goes unseen but bears the most fruit for horsemen.

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On August 4, Equibase Company released its Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators for the United States for July of 2011. Compared to July of 2010, wagering and race days were down, but purses were up slightly.

Comparing the first seven months of 2011 to the same period in 2010, wagering has declined 6.96 percent, race days have decreased 6.26 percent, and purses have increased 1.15 percent.

At The Jockey Clubs Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 14, The Jockey Clubs President and Chief Operating Officer James L. Gagliano announced that the organizations board of stewards has commit-ted funding over the next five years to implement many of the wide-ranging recommendations contained in the

major industry study entitled, Driving Sustainable Growth for Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding.

The study, commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted in associa-tion with the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, analyzed the current state and prospective future of Thoroughbred racing and breeding in North America. The findings and recommendations of the study were announced at the Round Table Conference by Dan Singer and Michael Lamb, director and principal, respectively, in McKinsey & Companys Media and Entertainment Practice.

The nine recommendations outlined in the study focus on: Increased television coverage A free-to-play website Fewer, better races and better scheduling to increase field size and

showcase the best product Creation of a social game Innovative wagering platforms Track-integrated ADW Racing integrity reforms Encouragement of ownership through greater transparency Dissemination of best practices from tracks around the country

Gagliano pledged the financial, technological and human resources of The Jockey Club to implement many of these recommendations. He also announced that the organization has continued its relationship with McKinsey & Company, with Singer and Lamb still leading the effort, and will leverage McKinseys con-siderable network of contacts and resources.

We have already begun discussions with television networks and produc-tion companies concerning a televised racing series and creation of a free-to-play website and social game. In addition, through our InCompass subsidiary, weve begun building a predictive tool that will help racetracks identify more lucrative dates and times for their races.

While the second half of the two-hour conference focused on the industry study, the first half featured segments devoted to the Thoroughbred Safety Committee and the Equine Injury Database.

Stuart S. Janney III, chairman of the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, announced that The Jockey Club with input from several other industry organizations has produced a comprehensive set of reformed racing medi-cation rules designed to establish a new paradigm in U.S. pari-mutuel racing to protect the health and safety of equine athletes and enhance the integrity of the sport.

The 2011 Reformed Racing Medication Rules integrate rules drawn from numerous sources, including individual racing jurisdictions, the Association of Racing Commissioners International, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.

The Reformed Racing Medication Rules were produced in collaboration with RMTC board members Dr. Rick Arthur, Alan Foreman, Ed Martin and Andrew Schweigardt, as well as Dr. Rick Sams, Dr. Scott Stanley, Dr. Tom David and Dr. Mary Scollay.

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Wagering on U.S. Races* $999,242,281 $1,028,660,047 -2.86%

U.S. Purses $110,718,002 $109,498,653 +1.11%

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The reformed medication rules include: a simplified two category drug classification system consisting of controlled therapeutic medications and prohibited substances; regulatory limits and/or administration guidelines for all controlled therapeutic medications; a requirement that all drug-testing laboratories are accredited by the RMTC; enhanced race-day security measures for in-today horses; greater coordination and mutual enforcement of penalties among racing jurisdictions; and stricter penalties for prohibited substances and repeat offenders.

Janney also announced two new recommendations from the Thoroughbred Safety Committee pertaining to medication rules and veterinarian compensation.

In regard to medication rules, the committee calls for the immediate adoption by the Association of Racing Commissioners International and United States racing authorities of the proposed Reformed Racing Medication Rules and new penalty structure.

In regard to veterinarian compensation, the committee calls for veterinary fee structures that properly recognize the value of examinations, diagnostics and professional services independent of the dispensing and administration of medications while maintaining fee neutrality. It further encourages close collaboration and consultation among the trainer, veterinarian and owner in the diagnosis and treatment of the Thoroughbred racehorse.

A copy of the entire text of the new recommendations, along with the first 11 recommendations issued by the Thoroughbred Safety Committee, is available at www.jockeyclub.com/tsc.asp.

During a segment on the Equine Injury Database, Dr. Tim Parkin, an epidemiologist at the University of Glasgow and a consultant to the Equine

Injury Database, identified risk factors associated with catastrophic lower limb fracture, based on analyses of more than 1.5 million starts in the database.

Thoroughbreds at the highest risk of catastrophic lower limb fracture were those that made their first start within the previous nine months, and raced more than 10 times within the last six months before a race, and had not started in a race within the last 15-to-30 days; or were colts or ridglings over the age of six that made their first career start at age six or older.

Parkin added that an extra year of race data will be available for analysis in November, which will enable identification of more subtle injury relation-ships.

During his closing remarks, The Jockey Club Chairman Ogden Mills Phipps announced that the organizations stewards have approved certain revisions to the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book, including the addition of provisions to deny privileges to individuals determined to have significant medication violations in Thoroughbred racing.

Consistent with application of rules concerning those found to have mistreated Thoroughbreds, under Rule 19 The Jockey Club may now deny privi-leges to The American Stud Book to individuals determined to have been either the subject of medication violations involving certain classes of drugs with no legitimate use in racing, or have been determined to have violated medication rules three or more times in a 365-day period, said Phipps.

A replay of the Round Table Conference video stream, as well as a PowerPoint presentation, an official transcript, and other selected materials from the economic study, are available at www.jockeyclub.com.

On August 9, Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-20) announced that he introduced legislation, H.R. 2702, The Wire Clarification Act of 2011, to make certain that internet wagering on Thoroughbred horse racing remains legal.

Recently, the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve implemented a new set of rules on Internet gambling which could negatively impact the horse racing industry. While the rules were designed to crack down on illegal Internet gambling, they have unin-tentionally created confusion regarding the validity of credit card transactions for legitimate Internet-based wagers on horse racing that are sanctioned by the federal Interstate Horseracing Act. As a result, several credit card companies have decided not to process any gaming transactions, even legal Internet gaming transactions on horse racing.

This confusion could result in less wagering, reduced purses, and ulti-mately economic decline for communities, horse breeders, and thousands of

individuals who earn a living at local racetracks. Furthermore, the reduction would lead to fewer taxes paid to local and state governments, which benefit greatly from the lawful horse racing industry. In fact, the Thoroughbred racing industry helps sustain a $39 billion agribusiness and an estimated 1.4 million American jobs.

Congressman Gibsons legislation would clarify the Internet gambling rules to guarantee these new restrictions are not applicable to interstate horse racing. More importantly, this legislation would relieve credit card companies from the constant threat of prosecution, allowing them to process legal online wagering as authorized by the Interstate Horseracing Act.

For more than a decade, horse racing has offered legal, state-regulated online pari-mutuel wagering as authorized by the Interstate Horseracing Act, said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. This legislation will assure that horse racings multi-million dol-lar investment in technology and the thousands of jobs that racing provides in New York and nationwide are safe and secure.

The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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On June 9, 2011 Senator Mary Landreiu (D-LA) introduced the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S.1176. The bill would prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.

This bill would amend the Horse Protection Act (HPA), which was enacted in 1970 to prohibit the showing, transport or sale of horses that have been subjected to any painful process to accentuate their gait. The Animal & Plant Inspection Service

(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture enforces the HPA.

The bill would prohibit the shipping, transporting, or sale of horses for slaughter for human consumption. Such activities would be a violation of the HPA and subject any person who knowingly violates the Act to penalties of up to $3,000 and/or one year in jail for the first offense and up to $5,000 and/or two years in jail for a second offense. An offender may also be subject to civil penalties of $2,000 for each violation.

The bill authorizes $5 million for enforcement. It has been referred to the Senate the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and has 15 co-sponsors.

- Courtesy American Horse Council

On July 6, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance has established a new website, www.ntraaftercare.com, dedicated to retired Thoroughbred racehorses.

Information contained on the new site includes: contact information for aftercare liaisons at all Alliance-accredited racetracks; interactive aftercare organization map showing facilities by state; links to educational aftercare articles;

resources available to aftercare organizations, including grants and funding, gelding clinics, legal document templates, and a listing of national/regional

organizations and associations; best practices for racetracks and aftercare organizations; video library of Alliance Professional Education Seminar after-care presentations; event calendar; and aftercare news and success stories.

Aftercare facilities are able to sign up at the site to have their facility listed, and to have their events listed on the sites calendar.

This new site will provide solid, practical informationfor both pro-spective and current adopterson funding options, second-career possibilities for Thoroughbreds and many other relevant topics, said Mike Ziegler, Executive Director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. The site is targeted to any-one interested in getting involved with horses after their careers on the track are over.

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Jockey Clubs retirement checkoff program in support of Thoroughbred aftercare now qualify as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Until now, those contributions did not qualify as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

The retirement checkoff program was implemented in 2009 with proceeds benefiting the retirement, retraining and adoption efforts of Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). Checkoff proceeds are directed specifically to TCAs Thoroughbred re-training and adoption initiatives and to

TRFs vocational training programs with retired Thoroughbreds at correctional facilities.

The retirement checkoff program is administered by The Jockey Club. Thoroughbred owners and breeders have the option of selecting one of four graduated amounts ($25, $50, $75, or $100) to be designated for these Thoroughbred aftercare programs, or they can fill in the amount of their choice on the Application for Foal Registration form.

Donors can direct their contributions toward one or both of the aftercare organizations and will receive written receipts acknowledging their tax deductible contributions from the organization receiving the donations.

On June 3, the Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS) unveiled the Equineline Sales Catalog app for the iPad, the companys first product customized for Apples popular tablet.

The Equineline Sales Catalog app, which can be downloaded free from the App Store on iPad or at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/equineline-sales-catalog/id440355734?mt=8&ls=1, enables customers to download sales catalog books to iPads and also create a single book for multi-volume sales.

Within the downloaded books, buyers can create short lists and view mini catalogs, record conformation notes and veterinary information in custom for-mats, and hand write annotations with easy-to-use touch selections. They can also assign ratings, highlight catalog pages with color selections, add move-able sticky notes, and directly email pages with annotations and comments.

The app will make available catalogs for all major North American Thoroughbred auction sales, including those held by Keeneland Association, Fasig-Tipton, Ocala Breeders Sales, Barretts and Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society.

In addition to North American Thoroughbred auctions, through TJCIS ongoing and close partnership with Weatherbys, catalogs for a number of major European sales will be available.

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Equibase Company has launched its Todays Racing mobile app, which can be down-loaded free at www.itunes.com and the Android Marketplace and features current- and next-day

entries, as well as current- and previous-day results. Entries include links to handicapping products, scratches and program changes; results include links to result charts and race replays. A schedule of every tracks opening and closing dates is also provided.

Keeneland has expanded its wagering options to now include onlinevia Keeneland Select (www.keenelandselect.com), the official advance deposit wagering (ADW) platform of the Keeneland Association.

Available to residents of Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas, Keeneland Select sets

itself apart from other ADWs by earmarking a portion of its proceeds to players in the form of a simple, yet lucrative rewards program and to the industry in the form of higher purses and investment in research and development.

According to Keeneland President and CEO Nick Nicholson. By earmark-ing a portion of our proceeds for areas such as player development and racing purses, we are continuing the Keeneland philosophy of giving back and doing what is best for the industry.

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RUBIO JOINS NATIONAL HBPA IN ADVISORY CAPACITY AS ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL LATINO LIAISON

At its summer conven-tion in Seattle, Washington, the National Horsemens Benevolent & Protective Association presented its 2010 Industry Service Award to Arkansas HBPA President and National HBPA Secretary-Treasurer and past president Bill

Walmsley to recognize, honor, and express its gratitude to him for his active involvement, outstanding contributions, and wise counsel to the National HBPA over the past two decades. During that time, Walmsley has served at different times as National HBPAs President, Vice President for the Southern Region, Secretary-Treasurer, and a Board member. He also has served as the National HBPAs representative on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)s Board of Directors.

Walmsley is always quick to credit his wife, Janis, for her help and support in his efforts to serve the HBPA and the thousands of horsemen and women it represents over the years.

Bills selfless dedication, efforts, and wise counsel to the National HBPA over the last two decades have been instrumental in uniting and strengthening the organization and raising its prominence and level of respect within the industry. It has been an honor and joy to serve alongside him on behalf of the National HBPA, said current National HBPA President and Chairman Joe Santanna.

Born in Bald Knob, Arkansas, Walmsley attended Arkansas College, where he served as Student Council President and earned a scholarship as part of the basketball team. Walmsley went on to earn his law degree from University of Arkansas.

After practicing law for five years, Walmsley launched a successful cam-paign for a seat on the Arkansas State Senate. He served as a state senator in Arkansas for 12 years.

In 1993, Walmsley was elected president of the Arkansas HBPA. Two years later, he was also elected president of the National HBPA, a position he held for four years. Walmsley served as Arkansas HBPA President from 1993 through 2003, and he currently holds that office, which he was re-elected to in 2009.

Walmsley was presented with an award and a formal resolution from the National HBPA Board of Directors. The text from the resolution can be found on p. 31.

The National Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association is proud to announce that Julio Rubio will act in an advisory capacity for the association as its National Latino Liaison. Rubio, on loan as needed from the Kentucky HBPA, will act as a national liaison between trainers, workers, and administration, as well as with federal agencies. Rubio will

also monitor the various national and state trends affecting immigration laws. With the expanding number of states passing immigration legislation,

trainers face a patchwork of laws that can potentially subject them to criminal prosecution and property forfeiture if they are not in strict compliance with immigration laws. In some states, transporting workers whose papers have expired in the trainers horse trailer could be prosecuted as trafficking of illegal workers.

The National HBPA has recognized the critical importance of immigration compliance in todays immigration climate and, as a result, has identified Julio Rubio as the best qualified person to monitor local and national immigration trends, enable trainers immigration compliance through providing a ready source of information about laws affecting visa status and licensure, and act as a liaison between Latino workers, trainers, and track administration.

An American citizen who was born in Mexico and grew up in both Tijuana and San Diego, California, Rubio has served the Kentucky HBPA as the Hispanic and backside services coordinator since 2003. In his duties for the Kentucky HBPA, Rubio acts as a field representative and liaison between the stable area track workers, trainers, and track administration. He has also represented interests of trainers and workers in many different circumstances, from immi-gration to licensure to social security to medical insurance issues. Additionally,

Rubio is a board member of the Kentucky Hispanic Latino Coalition and a member of GLI (Louisvilles Chamber of Commerce).

As many of grooms and riders are from Mexico, Central and South America, Rubios primary responsibilities are to act as an interpreter, advo-cate, and community services liaison for issues related to immigration, worker safety, social security, income taxes, social, legal, and health care services, and issues related to acclimation to the local culture. In his duties, Rubio also provides extensive direct services for native backside workers.

According to Rubio, For years, as part of the Kentucky HBPAs mission, we have assisted both our trainer members and their H-2B employees (grooms, exercise riders, and jockeys) navigate through the logistically and intellectu-ally challenging immigration system. I liaise with immigration attorneys and immigration officers to make sure that the prospective workers that come to Kentucky maintain their legally authorized immigration status, return to their countries consistently, are included on the list of eligible workers, provide proper relevant documents to establish their identity and legal status, talk with workers via telephone and, if they are in their country, give them information regarding timelines and assembly at the consulate. By providing this level of immigration service to trainer members of the Kentucky HBPA, the Kentucky HBPA relieves a nearly unworkable burden from its trainer members.

Will Velie, an immigration attorney and president of National HBPA sponsor Horseman Labor Solutions asserted, I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Julio Rubio for several years. I am always amazed at the level of commitment he has to the needs of the workers on the stable area of the track. It doesnt matter where we go whether Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, or New York the grooms, hot walkers, and riders know Julio because of his dedica-tion to their interests. Whether it is health care, English classes, immigration, social security needs, or anything else, Julio is always a constant resource to workers who often are newly arrived in the United States and in real need of a friend and advocate. His liaison between the horsemen and stable area workers


NATIONAL HBPAS PLATO PROFILED BY THoroUgHbred TImeS FOR ITS FEATURE ON RACINGS UNSUNG HEROES

The Thoroughbred industrys often unrecognized and behind-the-scenes leaders were profiled in the inaugural Thoroughbred Times Unsung Heroes feature that appeared in the July 2 issue of the weekly industry magazine.

The inaugural class for the feature was selected after a widespread polling of industry participants yielded more than 100 nominations. The group represents several segments of the

industry, from advocates of unwanted horses, farm workers, and student education facilitators, to leaders of racing-related charities.

Among those selected was Laura Plato, the National HBPAs Director of Operations. You can read Platos profile at http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2011/06/28/unsung-heroes-laura-plato.aspx.

We are extremely proud to honor these individuals who do so much for racing and often without recognition, said Tom Law, managing editor of Thoroughbred Times. This group is a great representation of the Thoroughbred industry and is owed respect, admiration, praise, and support. We hope they received it with our new feature, particularly from the individuals who nomi-nated, suggested, and lobbied for their inclusion in this feature.

The profiles of the individuals selected were written by the nominators, including Keeneland Association President Nick Nicholson, Lael Stables owner Gretchen Jackson, and bloodstock agent David Ingordo, who is credited with selecting and recommending the purchase of 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta.

will build bridges and ensure that the working environment is a positive place for everyone. The National HBPA and its trainer members are lucky to have such a dedicated representative on the ground solving problems.

National HPBA President and Chairman Joe Santanna concurred, saying, Julio has a very unique set of qualifications that will make him a very impor-tant addition to our National HBPA staff. His knowledge and experience with immigration issues and helping Latino workers integrate comfortably into the

racing industry will be invaluable to our members and their employees at the track.

Julio Rubio lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Carmelita, and two children, Emanuelle, five, and Emiliano, two.

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DISTRIBUTED AT TENTH ANNUAL TRACK SUPERINTENDENTS FIELD DAY

on June 14-16, organizations and racetracks from around the racing industry congregated at parx Racing at philadelphia park for the tenth annual track Superintendents Field Day, hosted by the national thoroughbred Racing association (ntRa). attendance by racetrack representatives contributed to fulfilling the ntRa Safety and integrity alliance requirements for safety training and continuing education.

The event featured two days of discussions and demonstrations on the latest technologies affecting track maintenance. The event stacked with educational seminars and panel discus-sions covered topics from injury preven-tion to the mechanics of locomotion in

horses and track surfaces. Industry experts from around the United States contributed to the discussions including, Ed Bowen from the Grayson-Jockey Club, Dr. Robert Holland of Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Jim Murphy and Brad Park of Rutgers University, and jockeys Tony Black, Jeremy Rose, Victor Molina, and Joe Rocco, Jr.

The Racing Surfaces Committee that was formed at the inaugural Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in 2006 has published a 34-page Racing Surfaces White Paper that details the current state of knowledge pertaining to training and racing surfaces. It was distributed to participants at the 10th Annual Track Superintendents Field Day Conference. The docu-ment is also available at www.grayson-jockeyclub.org/resources/White_Paper_final.pdf.

The document, drafted as a collection of published scientific papers and data, was co-authored by Dr. Mick Peterson (University of Maine), Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith (Colorado State University), Dr. Lars Roepstorff (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Dr. Jeffrey J. Thomason (University of Guelph), and Christie Mahaffey (University of Maine).

The fundamental issue behind doing this white paper was the fact that there has been limited academic study of racetracks, Peterson said. Veterinarians, engineers and soil scientists have all studied racing surfaces, but it has been a modest body of study. This paper will tell researchers and scientists what we dont know and confirm once again that actions taken to improve safety should be based on sound science and published research.

The white paper, according to Peterson, emphasizes that a number of factors affect the performance of a racing or training surface.

Climate and maintenance are two examples, he said. No one can control the weather, but the safety and performance of surfaces are highly dependent on the judgment and skill of those who have day-to-day responsibility for surface maintenance. Our goal is to provide the best possible information to the superinten-dents so they can make decisions based on sound test results.

Butch Lehr, track superintendent at Churchill Downs, encourages other track supers to take advantage of the summit committee and the information provided. Personally, he said, the scientific data we have received by working with Mick and the committee has been extremely helpful with our knowledge and practices on the track.

Peterson and McIlwraith are the coordinators of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, which was formed in the spring of 2009 with financial support from a broad industry coalition to enhance surface safety for horses and riders.

The Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory conducts 24 different tests at its lab and in collaboration with supporting labs. These tests have been performed for 50 different clients inside and outside of the U.S., with some of the racetracks now in their third year of a comprehensive testing program. The result is that thousands of tests have been conducted for these tracks, which allow surfaces to be compared over time and between racetracks with similar climate and design.

In addition to the testing, the lab is focusing on evaluating which tests are related to track consistency when evaluated over time, as well as developing new tests and the reliability of testing. Procedures are also being developed that will lead to ISO certification.

The first Ph.D. graduate in racetrack surfaces, John Bridge, completed his dissertation looking at the chemistry of waxes used in synthetic racetracks. A second Ph.D. student, Christie Mahaffey, is currently working on a comparison of clay mineralogy in more than 25 different dirt racing surfaces that have been tested.

The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, coordinat-ed and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club, convened a wide cross-section of the breeding, racing, and veterinary community for two-day workshops in October 2006, March 2008 and June 2010. The summits, which were hosted by Keeneland Association, have been the catalyst for many initiatives that improve the safety and integrity of the sport, including the Equine Injury Database. Additional information about the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is available on the summits website at www.grayson-jockeyclub.org/summitdis-play.asp.

PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH PARTNERS WITH THE KENTUCKY THOROUGHBRED OWNERS AND BREEDERS ON EQUINE HERPESVIRUS TYPE-1 EDUCATION VIDEO

In the wake of recent Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalophy (EHM) cases there is a great deal of information being disseminated to the public, and it is our respon-

sibility as Animal Health educators to make sure that information is accurate and easy to understand, said Tom Lenz, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT and Senior Director, Equine Veterinary Services for Pfizer Animal Health. This equine herpesvirus video is intended to answer questions that horse owners may have concerning the disease. Horse owners are still encouraged to use their veteri-narian as their main resource and contact them with any questions regarding this disease or any health concerns with their horse.

The equine herpesvirus video features three renowned veterinar-ians including Dr. Kenton Morgan, Veterinary Services at Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Doug Byars, an expert in veterinary disease and Dr. Craig

Carter, Director of the University of Kentucky Diagnostic Laboratory. Dr. Byars is board certified in internal medicine and veterinary critical care, and previ-ously was a long time director of the Hagyard Davidson, & McGee Medicine Department in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Carter is a board certified epidemiolo-gist and his lab runs more equine herpesvirus tests than any other lab in North America. Dr. Carter is recognized as a world authority on testing equine herpesvirus.

with the recent outbreaks of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EhV-1), horse owners have been seeking information and advice on risks posed by this disease and methods to help protect their horses from exposure and infection. pfizer animal health and the Kentucky thoroughbred owners and breeders (Ktob) have developed a video to help educate horse owners and answer some of their questions on EhV-1. the video is now available on Youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n0Jfcmzbo8.

THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION FORMS NATIONAL EQUINE VETERINARY ALLIANCE

in late may, the thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (tRF) announced the formation of the national Equine Veterinary alliance, consisting of professionals who have agreed to provide pro bono veterinary care to thoroughbred ex-racehorses from non-profit organizations that have been registered with, and approved by, the tRF.

The issue of Thoroughbred retirement remains a major area of concern to racing supporters, and the industrys inability to get a handle on it is a frequent source of sharp criticism from the public. The Alliances mission is to promote a beneficial and cooperative outreach program to the rescue/adoption organizations providing aftercare to these deserving ex-racers.

Patricia Hogan, VMD, of Cream Ridge, New Jersey, is a TRF board mem-ber and chairman of its Veterinary Liaison Committee. Rescue and adoption organizations are doing all that they can but are strictly limited, in most cases, to private monetary donations, and the goodwill of local veterinarians and vendors, said Hogan. The TRF would like to bring some structure and orga-nization to this problem, provide an avenue for veterinary assistance for these organizations, and at the same time, shine a positive light on the veterinary professionals already working hard to help transition these horses.

Hogan herself is a renowned equine orthopedic surgeon who has cared for some of the top racehorses in the country, including Smarty Jones. I have thought about such a program for many years, and I am thrilled that an institution like TRF is implementing this cooperative concept of giving to the horses on a national basis.

The primary role of the TRF is that of organizer of the national program, and to act as a liaison between approved rescue/adoption groups and cooper-ating veterinary practices. The criteria for being an approved group in this program considers many factors such as reputation, registered 501(c)3 status, and dedication to transitioning Thoroughbred racehorses exclusively.

The other responsibility of the TRF is the promotion of the works of the Alliance. Many veterinarians already contribute tirelessly to this cause without industry recognition, Hogan explained. Highlighting these works will serve to promote more awareness of the issue of Thoroughbred retirement, shine a spotlight on the veterinarians contributions to this cause, and showcase the good work that many independent organizations are doing to transition these horses into productive second careers.


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the primary focus of the program is to help keep horse owners, like myself, informed about the threat of disease in the area where they live or where they may be traveling, says Beckie peskin, product manager, equine Vaccines and dewormers, merial. owners want the best for their horses, and knowing where the threat of disease exists will help them take the appropriate preventive measures to help protect their horse whether it is in their own barn or competing halfway across the country.

horse owners can sign up for free alerts via the programs website, www.outbreak-alert.com. When a disease report occurs, those who have signed up for the notification and live within a 250-mile radius of where the report occurred will receive a text and/or e-mail message to alert them of the potential disease threat. owners who travel with their horses and want to stay abreast of disease threats in other parts of the country can enter multiple Zip

codes in the sites search field. they will then be able to receive alerts for all areas they have selected. owners are also encouraged to share details of the outbreak alert program with other horse owners through e-mail, text, twitter and Facebook.

We want to spread the word about this program because we feel it is critical to give horse owners as much information as possible, says peskin. armed with information, horse owners can work with their veterinarian to make sound health care decisions based on the risk of disease and the potential for exposure.

through www.outbreak-alert.com, horse owners will also have access to consumer-focused information about equine diseases, their transmission, signs to look for, and disease prevention, including the importance of vaccination.

on June 1, supporting horse owners and veterinarians in their efforts to keep their horses healthy, Merial launched its outbreak Alert program, which will be used to notify horse owners about reports of equine disease throughout the country, as well as build a greater awareness of those diseases and the importance of prevention.

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neW Bolton center receiVes $49,000 check to Fund laminitis research

Dean Richardson, DVM, chief of surgery at new Bolton center, the large animal campus of the University of Pennsylvanias School of Veterinary Medicine, was presented with a check in the amount of $49,000 by Pfizer Animal Health and ntRA charities Barbaro Fund for equine Health and Safety Research. the funds will support a second year of Dr. Richardsons in vivo gene transfer research for the treatment of laminitis. the presentation took place at Pimlico Race course on Preakness Stakes Day, May 21, to honor the legacy of Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner.

this years preakness marked the fifth anniver-sary of Barbaros devastating injury. Barbaro spent eight

months at new Bolton center where dr. richardson and a team of veterinarians repaired shattered bones in his right hind limb. the horse, however, eventually succumbed to laminitis of his left hind foot, a devastating disease involving the tissue attaching the hoof wall and bone. Barbaros legacy has brought international attention to this painful disease that is considered one of the leading killers of horses. the professionals at penn Vet are well-known leaders in the field of laminitis, and the laminitis institute founded at penn Vet serves as a resource for current information. dr. richardsons research focuses on developing a gene therapy approach to prevent laminitis in the contralateral hoof when a horse is being treated for a musculoskeletal injury.

in consultation with the grayson Foundation, the Barbaro Fund has dis-bursed $444,000 in support of scientific conferences and research to promote equine health and safety and find a cure for laminitis.

Five years later and Barbaro continues to live in the hearts of fans around the world, said andrea Wright, dVm, marketing manager, equine Biologicals at pfizer animal health. it was an honor to be a part of this special day and support the university of pennsylvania and dr. dean richardson as they continue to strive for effective laminitis prevention and treatments.

We are proud to continue our support of this important laminitis project, which has already come up with some promising preliminary data, said ntra president and ceo alex Waldrop, who is also the president of ntra charities. pfizers generosityalong with the contributions of so many of Barbaros fanshas kept Barbaros memory alive in this very constructive way.

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A lot has happened in the last few months dealing generally with race-day medication and specifically with Lasix/Salix, which is used to reduce or prevent exercise induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (eiPH) in racehorses. Lasix (i still cant bring myself to call it Salix after all these years) is permitted for admin-istration to racehorses three to four hours before post time in all United States racing jurisdictions. it is also legal on race-day in Canada, South America, and Saudi Arabia. Horses train on it in virtually every country in the world with a 50-nanogram threshold in urine or, in other words, dont work a horse on it within two days of your race or your horse will be positive for Lasix. Since eiPH is a progressive condition that gets worse with age and every bleeding incident, one would be well advised to train on Lasix for speed works in those countries that dont permit its use in racing.

the Udall/Whitfield bill introduced to the U. S. Congress in may was proposed to end all race-day medication in this country. A top aide to Udall, another frustrated horseplayer much like representative Bobby rushs aide in 2008 (who was responsible for the sham Congressional hearings of that year), was responsible for this legislation. remember that Congress is a group that now has a 14 percent approval rating and would be hard-pressed to teach Lassie to bark, let alone instruct the nations most drug-free industry on how it can further improve.

At first, it seemed there was some uncertainty as to whether Lasix was an innocent bystander and that the adjunct bleeder medications and whatever illegal drugs that were also supposedly administered on race-day were the targets of this poorly written legislation. the Jockey Club and the Association of racing Commissioners international (ArCi) and later the Breeders Cup and Frank Stronach then piled on, making it clear that they also wanted Lasix to disappear on race-day so that the U.S. could be harmonized with europe, Asia, Australia, and South Africa, who obviously do everything the right way.

the racing and medication testing Consortium (rmtC) then called for a international Summit on race Day medication, eiPH and the racehorse to be held at Belmont Park in June to be organized by the national thoroughbred racing Association (ntrA), the American Association of equine Practitioners (AAeP), and the rmtC. Well over 100 industry leaders attended and listened to presentations by researchers, trainers, and veterinarians regarding Lasix. After listening to a full day of presentations on what a good medication Lasix was, both anecdotally and as further proven scientifically by the research contained in the 2009 South African Lasix Study of over 160 horses, i turned to Virginia HBPA executive Director Frank Petramalo and said, this was a good day for Lasix!

talk about speaking too soon. the days closing panel, consisting of the moderators of the previous panels which were all supportive of Lasix essentially started off their moderators panel by asking how can we best get rid of Lasix in the U. S.

on the second day of the Summit, the invited attendees met under the direct supervision of a facilitator, and we came up with a number of sug-gestions for the industry to explore. they included: tougher penalties, better security, phasing out Lasix use with the next two crops of two-year-olds, and permitting only regulatory veterinarians to administer Lasix on race-day while banning the use of all adjunct bleeder medications. Committees were formed from Summit attendees to explore in depth the four areas mentioned above.

these committees were to report their findings to the rmtC, and the rmtC would then decide what action(s) to suggest for the industry to pursue at its meeting on August 4.

After the Summit, the Breeders Cup and the Stronach Group immediately banned Lasix in their races or at his tracks.

i needed a researcher to discuss Lasix at our national HBPA summer convention along with Dr tom tobin and Dr Don Shields, who both attended the Summit, and thats when i stumbled on the fact that one of the authors of the South African Lasix study lived in the United States. i had just assumed they were all from South Africa. i felt the Summit was a little bit organized in, shall we say, one direction, but now i find that the presentation on this famous research could have been given by one of its three authors, Dr. Paul morely, who was hidden in plain sight at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.

it turns out the Jockey Club had many conversations with Dr. morely about his research with which they apparently werent too happy, and apparently they were less happy with him when he refused to reexamine it or to look at it from a different perspective such as increased performance for the horse something the study was not set up to do.

the South African study clearly displayed that pre-race administration of furosemide [Salix/Lasix] markedly decreased both the incidence and severity of eiPH in the thoroughbred race horse racing in South Africa. the authors were quoted about their study as follows:

The challenge will now be for countries such as Australia, England, Hong Kong, and South Africa that do not currently permit race-day use of furosemide to balance the animal-welfare aspect of being able to prevent or reduce the condition against the imperatives for drug-free racing.

Apparently, those countries mentioned in the above quote felt that just because Lasix was proven efficacious in preventing eiPH, there was no reason to remove their heads from the sand in which they were buried and worry about the health and welfare of the horse (and admit those damn Yankees were right all along about Lasix).

Dr. morely stated that he was surprised how their research had been received, their conclusions (from around the world) dont seem to follow science.

At the national HBPA convention in Seattle, Dr. Shields gave an update on what went on at the Summit and an update on the Bute threshold being dropped from five to two mcg./ml., and Dr. tobin gave a presentation on the expected increased risk to horse and rider from acute/sudden death eiPH due to the banning of Lasix. this risk was fairly obvious because when new York permitted Lasix in 1995, the incidence of epistaxis (visibly bleeding from the nostrils) immediately dropped 80 percent! one had to think it would have been an even higher percentage because of all those new York horses that were known bleeders that had to race in new Jersey, maryland, etc. where Lasix was permitted in order to compete to their abilities.

the rmtC met in August and overwhelmingly voted to suggest to the industry that Lasix should be administered only by regulatory veterinarians and also that adjunct bleeder medications should be banned. this makes perfect sense and was the position the national HBPA took at its Seattle convention.

Stay tuned, because the Lasix/Salix wars are not completely over yet!

Are We WinninG tHe LASix WAr?By Kent H. Stirling, national HBPA medication Committee Chairman


RACE-DAY MEDICATION DEBATE TIMELINEMARCH 28 Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) sends out press release calling for the industry and its member regulators to embrace a strategy to phase out drugs and medication in horse racing over the next five years.APRIL 11 The Jockey Club sent out a press release in which Chairman Ogden Mills Phipps applauded the recent Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) initiative to formulate a plan that would eliminate the use of medication in horses competing in races and announced The Jockey Clubs intent to help with the effort. APRIL 14 The Breeders Cup sent out a press release saying its Board endorsed in principle the recently announced recommendation of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) to eliminate the use of race-day medications in North American racing and decided to appoint a sub-committee with the objective of developing a plan and a timetable for the elimination of race-day medication in the Breeders Cup World Championships.APRIL 14 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) sent out a press release saying that it supports the recent proposal by the leaders of the Association of Racing Commissioners International to develop a plan to eliminate the use of medications in Thoroughbred racehorses in competition.APRIL 15 The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America (TRA) issued a statement in which it welcomes the proposal by the leadership of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) of an industry effort to develop a plan to eliminate within the next five years any possible medication influence on the performance of horses on race day. The TRA also said it would support a concerted effort among the commissions, in consultation with the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and others, to address the concerns about current policies regarding any pharmacological effects of medications on race day.APRIL 18 National HBPA released a detailed letter to the horse racing industry in response to the RCIs March 28 press release.APRIL 20 Keeneland sent out a press release stating, Keeneland supports measures to work with other Thoroughbred organizations to adopt a pragmatic approach for the phasing in of uniform medication rules, testing rules, and penalties that will result in Thoroughbred racing being conducted in a medication-free environment, both nationally and internationally.APRIL 28 The Jockey Club releases a long statement in response to the National HBPAs April 18 letter to the industry, challenging some of the HBPAs points, agreeing that the scientific research shows that furosemide is an effective treatment for EIPH, and yet still reiterating The Jockey Clubs support for the abolishment of any race-day medication in the United States.APRIL 28 The ARCI announced that its Board voted without objection in favor a resolution calling for the re-examination of whether its current policy pertaining to furosemide should be continued.APRIL 29 The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced support for a plan to phase out all race-day medications with five years.MAY 4 Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduce the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 into the U. S. Congress to end the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of horse racing. The legislation would amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, which opened the doors for simulcast and advance-deposit wagering. The bill would require racetracks to ban performance-enhancing drugs and test the winning horse plus one additional horse from each race, or risk losing their ability to export and import simulcast signals. The bill also would require stiff penalties for violations.MAY 4 Arthur and Staci Hancock of Stone Farm, Roy and Gretchen Jackson of Lael Stable, and Augustin Stable owner George Strawbridge Jr. issued a two-page statement appealing for widespread support of the Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act.MAY 4 NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop released the following statement regarding the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act: We strongly disagree with the overall characterization of our sport by the authors of the Interstate

Horseracing Improvement Act. Horseracing continues to outpace other sports in its drug and medication policies. The winner of every race is subject to drug testing at every track, every day in the United States. Non-winning horses are also subject to random drug testing. The fact is that less than one half of one percent of the more than 100,000 tests resulted in a positive for illegal drugs or overages of therapeutic medications in 2010. Our industry is committed to catching and punishing cheaters.

The horse industry, together with capable and committed state regulatory authorities, equine veterinarians and others, is now engaged in a far reaching dialogue over legal, therapeutic, race-day medications. Preserving the welfare of our athletes and the integrity of our competition will always be our foremost goals.MAY 6 The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released a statement expressing concern with very broad language in federal legislation geared toward use of performance-enhancing drugs in racehorses, noting that the Interstate Horse Racing Improvement Act apparently does not differentiate between legal therapeutic medications and illegal drugs.MAY 24 Kentucky Republican State Senator Damon Thayer announced in a statement that he would push for Kentucky to adopt the ban on race-day medications that had been proposed by the ARCI. Thayer said he plans to recommend to the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council that it make recommendations to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission that we take action as soon as possible in response to the RCI initiative.JUNE 13-14 The first-ever International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse was held at Belmont Park. The event was jointly sponsored by the AAEP, the NTRA, and RMTC and drew more than 180 participants from 13 countries.JULY 13 The Stronach Group Chairman Frank Stronach sent a letter to Milton Champion, director of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, asking if that state agency would help me implement a program that will phase out all race-day medication, including (Salix).JULY 14 Breeders Cup Limited sent out a press release saying it had moved to develop protocols to eliminate race-day medications in its Championships over the next two years. As an initial step, the Breeders Cup Board directed that procedures be developed that would result in the prohibition of the administration of race-day medication in two year-old races in the 2012 Championships. The next step would be the implementation of a new policy for all Championship races in the 2013 event and subsequent events.JULY 15 The Jockey Club sends out a press release commending Breeders Cup Limited for its decision to eliminate race-day medication in its championship events, and further encouraged the Thoroughbred industry to take steps to reform medication policies and impose stronger penalties on those who violate them.JULY 24 The National HBPA unanimously passed a resolution calling for the elimination of all medication administered on race-day (including adjunct bleeder medications), with the exception Lasix to prevent Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage

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The Horsemen's Journal - Fall 2011