HOUSTON, (Horseback) – A Texas senate bill that would take the state’s struggling horse tracks to the level of competing on an even playing field with venues in other states could pass the upper house with your help. The legislation, would finally bring a long stalled, and much hoped for, vote on casino gambling...
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Female Managers Making A Major Impact In The Sport Of Kings The Growing Influence Of Women At Phoenix’s 3rd Largest Sports Franchise PHOENIX, (Turf Paradise) – Horseracing is one of the few sports where men and women compete side by side. The days are long gone when the site of a female jockey was...
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Texas Group Trying to Get a Vote of the People on Slots Gambling at Tracks AUSTIN, (Let Texans Decide) – Texas-based economic group, TXP, released new numbers that show Texans spend $2.96 billion each year at gaming establishments in Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. That’s a $590 million increase since a 2009 study! This doesn’t even...
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BALTIMORE, (RMTC) – At its March 19 meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors adopted recommendations for thresholds and withdrawal times for four therapeutic medications identified by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI). The recommendations were for procaine penicillin, lidocaine, detomidine and xylazine. While some of...
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AUSTIN, (TTA) – We need your help! Legislation beneficial to the Texas horse industry has been filed and referred to committees, and hearings are expected very soon. Now is the time to contact members of these committees and ask for their support of these bills. Please contact each member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee...
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By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Three bills have been introduced in the Texas Legislature that would give the state’s voters the opportunity to allow casino gambling in the form of slot machines in the state. Horseback Online has posted a poll of our readers to see how they feel about the issue. Texas...
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AUSTIN, (TTA) – Friday, March 8 was the deadline for filing legislation in the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature and the following bills that we believe to be beneficial to the Texas horse industry have been filed: SB 789 and SJR 36 relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse...
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AUSTIN, (Texas Thoroughbred Association) – On February 22, Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-District 20) filed Texas State Senate Joint Resolution #36 and enabling Senate Bill #789 that call for a constitutional referendum to allow video lottery games at licensed horse and Greyhound racetracks and by Indian tribes under the regulatory authority of the Texas...
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MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES COMMIT TO UNIFORM MEDICATION AND DRUG TESTING PROGRAM WASHINGTON, (Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association) – In a bold move towards the uniform regulation of medication and drug testing in North American racing, the regulators of eight states in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast have committed to implement a uniform medication and...
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Octagon Agrees to Marketing Partnership with Equisponse in Representation of Trail Blazing Female Jockey, Rosie Napravnik Portland, ME (March 12, 2013) – Global sports and entertainment marketing leader Octagon announced a strategic partnership with top Thoroughbred racing jockey, Rosie Napravnik. Octagon will work with Kelly Wietsma of Equisponse, a leading marketing and public relations...
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