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09-01-2015, 09:56 AM
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Texas racing officially shuts down, horsemen able to train
Mary Rampellini Texas racing is officially shut down after a midnight deadline passed Monday without funding for the Texas Racing Commission's administrative costs in place, according to Jan Haynes, president of the Texas Thoroughbred Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Haynes said she has talked to Retama Park officials and horsemen were able to train at the track Tuesday. Retama is in the midst of a meet for Thoroughbreds. Lone Star Park is nearing the start of its Quarter Horse meet Sept. 18, and horses on the grounds were able to train Tuesday, according to a track official. There is no current live meet at Sam Houston. Haynes said she is encouraging horsemen to reach out to their representatives on Tuesday. She also has called on the National HBPA and said she would be contacting politicians in the cities that house tracks in Texas.
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09-01-2015, 06:51 PM
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Texas Racing Commission funding plan announced by Lt. Gov. Patrick
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday announced a plan for temporary administrative funding for the Texas Racing Commission for 90 days. The following is the statement released from his offices: "I am very pleased to announce that House Appropriations Chairman John Otto has joined the Senate Legislative Budget Board (LBB) members' plan to extend temporary administrative funding for the Texas Racing Commission. This authorization immediately allows the commission to operate for the next 90 days. "It also allows Governor Greg Abbott additional time to name members to the three expired terms of the Texas Racing Commission. "Any disagreement with the commission that resulted in this stalemate was never about ending horse and dog racing in Texas. Instead, it was about making sure the appointed commissioners follow the law as directed by the legislature and a state district judge. "I appreciate the hard work of Chairman Otto and Chairwoman Jane Nelson for working to resolve this issue today."
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09-01-2015, 10:44 PM
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Unfortunately this is just a feeble attempt by Patrick to make it seem like the LBB is "playing ball" when in actuality a 90 day agreement is untenable for the racetracks. During the next 90 days, the LBB is going to figure out how to dissolve the Racing Commission and place racing under the control of a different (and much more heavily regulated/staffed) state agency.
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09-02-2015, 06:00 AM
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The following statement is from Andrea B. Young, President of Sam Houston Race Park:
"We haven't seen the funding agreement being reported and we remain skeptical about the way it has been handled. A decision to provide the agency only three months of funding does not give the Texas racing industry the stability it needs to be successful. No business can survive in that environment. We still believe a full vote by the LBB is necessary. Absent that, we will be right back here in three months. "As of now, we have not received any notification that we may resume simulcast racing on Wednesday."
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09-02-2015, 01:25 PM
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Official Statement from Sam Houston Race Track:
This morning Sam Houston Race Park received official notice reinstating its ability to conduct simulcast wagering and live racing from the Texas Racing Commission. Accordingly, Sam Houston Race Park will open at 10:30am with the first televised race scheduled for 11:30am. The following is a statement from Sam Houston Race Park President, Andrea B. Young: “We are glad to see our ability to operate our business restored. However, we remain extremely concerned with both the process and the extremely short period of funding. Like any business, we need to be able to plan farther out than three months. On behalf of all the hard-working Texans impacted by the recent shutdown, we plan to continue our efforts to strengthen the Texas racing industry. To that end, we look forward to having our day in court on historical racing.” http://horseracingexpress.com/live-r...inue-in-texas/
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11-06-2015, 11:45 AM
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kinda figured on this...stall applications down 36% (about 700) at Sam Houston, who the hell wants to plan on coming to Houston with the clowns we have in the legislature and laws that allow them to dole out the money generated from the business......
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...=email-premium
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11-08-2015, 07:37 AM
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kinda old news...at least this will get SHRP almost through the TB meet
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...sion-positions
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