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HARNESS TRACKS OF AMERICAExecutive NewsletterA daily fax and e-mail report on racing and gaming developments in North America and beyondStanley F. Bergstein, EditorPLAINRIDGE GOING TO HOUSEHTA member Plainridge Racecourse has cancelledits Tuesday, October 18 card in order to permitmembers of the Massachusetts harness racingcommunity to be heard in the halls of the Bay Statelegislature. That day, a state House committeewill conduct a hearing on a measure that wouldpermit the installation of slot machines at thestate’s four pari-mutuel racetracks. That legislationpassed the state senate last week by a 26-9margin. Next week’s hearing will begin at 9 a.m.at the State House in Boston. Plainridge will providetransportation free to Boston for all interestedparties. The cancelled race card will be made upon Saturday, October 22.BANGOR TO OPEN NOV. 4Penn National Gaming plans to open its BangorRaceway slot machine facility to the public onNovember 4, with an invitation-only party to beheld two days earlier, according to a company official.The casino, called Hollywood Slots, will houseup to 475 slot machines, and will open two years tothe day after voters approved a statewide referendumlegalizing slot machines at Maine’s commercialharness racing facilities. Still, the facilityis only temporary; Penn National plans to replacethe slots parlor, which is located at the site of aformer restaurant, with a permanent casino withup to 1,500 gaming machines.TWELVE IN MESSENGERA total of 12 3-year-old pacing colts are enteredfor the third leg of pacing’s Triple Crown, theMessenger Stakes, to be run on Monday atHarrington Raceway. Two fields of six will contest$72,825 divisions (to be raced as the 5th and6th races on the card), with the top four comingback for a third and final heat for a purse of$281,475 (to be contested as the 10thrace). The first division includes, in postposition order: Dawn of a New Day (DavidOctober 13, 2005Miller); Up Front Jerry (Bradley Hanners); SpeedDemon (Jim Morand); Gryffindor (David Miller);Beretta Hall (Mike Lachance); and Whelan Mike(Kevin Sizer). The second division, in post positionorder, includes: Load the Dice (MikeLachance); Weiss Hanover (George Brennan);Revolutionary Foe (Cat Manzi); Cam’s Fool (BrianSears); Secret Weapon (Bradley Hanners); andRoyal Flush Shark (Eric Ledford).GAMING ATTENDEES WARNEDPublic health officials in a number of states areoffering preventative shots to those who attendedthe Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas the weekof Sept. 12, after learning that a worker at theSchwan’s Food Co. booth who served free ice creamto attendees had hepatitis-A. Hepatitis-A is a viralinfection of the liver that can cause jaundice,fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea,vomiting, diarrhea and fever. The virus most oftenis spread through fecal-oral contact, such astouching hand to mouth after using the bathroomor shaking the hands of infected people who didnot wash properly. Those infected usually developsymptoms 15 to 50 days after exposure to the virus.Officials in Nevada said that there is no evidencethe free ice cream was tainted. “It’s importantto make clear that the individual was the exposure,not the product.”ATTENTION HTA DIRECTORSToday, along with the press release soliciting nominationsfor the 2005 Hanover Shoe Farms/HTACaretaker of the Year Award, Jessica Carner,HTA’s editorial coordinator, e-mailed to each memberracing association program ads (1/4-page, 1/2-page, and full-page versions) announcing theaward. HTA asks that whenever and whereverpossible, member associations use these ads intheir programs to promote the caretaker award.The deadline for nominations for the 2005award is December 31, 2005.
HARNESS TRACKS OF AMERICAExecutive NewsletterA daily fax and e-mail report on racing and gaming developments in North America and beyondStanley F. Bergstein, EditorCAL BOARD TAKES OVER TESTSMilkshakes in California may cost a bit more startingnext Wednesday, when the California HorseRacing Board takes over high bicarbonate leveltesting. Licensees with high bicarbonate readingsnow can face fines and suspensions, and pursemoney earned in such instances would automaticallybe forfeited. The board will test all horsesat Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields and willtest standardbreds at Cal Expo on a random basis.Thoroughbred samples will be collected prerace,standardbred samples post race, and trainerswill have the option of having a duplicatesample collected at the same time the primary iscollected, but tested at a different laboratory thanthe Kenneth Maddy lab at the University of California-Davis,which the CHRB uses. A duplicatesample will cost trainers $165, and must be paid inadvance. If Maddy tests show high levels of carbondioxide, and are not contradicted by duplicatetests done elsewhere, a complaint will be filedagainst the trainer and other licensees implicatedby the evidence. During processing of the case,horses from the trainer’s barn will have to raceout of a track detention facility. Either stewardsor an administrative law judge will hear the case,and potential sanctions include disqualification,fine, or suspension.RAIN, RAIN GO AWAYNew Jersey is underwater, or parts of it, and theMeadowlands has not been spared. Unrelentingrain has forced cancellation of Wednesday’s andThursday’s night thoroughbred cards at the track,and tonight’s racing program has been cancelledas well. The Meadowlands has not raced a completecard since Oct. 7.DON’T FORGET GROOMSDirectors and action officers: Please askyour program directors to use the Caretakerof the Year solicitation ads we haveprovided.October 14, 2005UNHAPPINESS IN IOWAThe Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission hasstepped into the dispute between harness horsemenin the state and HTA member Prairie MeadowsRacetrack and Casino. The track and horsemenhave not been able to agree on a contract,and the commission has refused to renew casinoand racing licenses for 2006 until they do. Thecommission ordered representatives of both sidesto sit down again at the bargaining table, and resolvethe issue, and said they would consider licensesnext month if the issue is settled. Prairiehas settled with thoroughbred and quarter horseinterests, proposing purses totaling $14.3 millionfor thoroughbreds and $2.3 million for quarterhorses, but the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Assn.is asking for $2.5 million and 17 days of racingnext year. Commission chairwoman DianeHamilton has said of the impasse, “Our interest isto encourage the working together of the threehorse breeds.” Track president and general managerand HTA director Robert Farinella says PrairieMeadows has negotiated in good faith with theharness group and is trying to offer a fair and competitivepurse structure for all three breeds. Thetrack has proposed 45 days of thoroughbred racingfor next year, 45 days of mixed thoroughbredand quarter horse racing, and a 12-day harnessmeeting Sept. 24 thru Oct. 14. The horsemen’sassociation president, Royal Roland, says its goal“is to get some additional funding to sustain theincreased growth and investment in Iowa’s agriculturaleconomy.”BERMAN OUT AT MONTICELLORobert Berman, who built Empire Resorts, theowner of Monticello Raceway, and stepped downas CEO a few months ago, now is leaving the companyaltogether. Although his 49-year-old brotherdied recently, news releases implied Berman’scontroversial and sometimes confrontationalstances also played a role.
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