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CHA News
The next regular meeting of the Colorado Racing Commission will be held on TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 14, 2012 at ARAPAHOE PARK, 26000 EAST QUINCY
AVENUE, AURORA, COLORADO commencing at 9:30 A.M. DATED this
24th day of January 2012.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 14,
20121:00PM
CTBA OFFICE1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER2.
ROLE CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS3. TREASURERS REPORT4. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES FROM JANUARY 10, 2012 MEETING5.
ARAPAHOE PARK UPDATE-BRUCE SEYMORE6. DISCUSSION ON RCI MEETING
7. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 8. ADJOURN
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER
9, 2011 MEETING PRELIMINARY The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry Terrell, Jerry Slaughter,
Ray Teutsch, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer, Kent Bamford and John Hammes. Jerry Slaughter moved to accept the October 11, 2011 minutes, seconded by Larry Terrell. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the October 2011 treasurers
report. Kent Bamford moved to accept the October 2011 treasurers report, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Kent Bamford moved to approve and electronically
file the CHA 990, seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed. Shannon Rushton reported on the Colorado Racing Commission meeting. Jim Weimer moved to retain the same CHA officers as last year, seconded
by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. President-Mark McGregor, Vice-President-Kent Bamford and Secretary/Treasurer-Larry
Terrell. Jerry Slaughter
moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim Weimer. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION OCTOBER
11, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry Terrell, Jerry Slaughter,
Ray Teutsch, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer, Vaughn Cook and John Hammes. John Hammes moved to accept the September 13, 2011 minutes, seconded by Vaughn Cook. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the September 2011 treasurers
report. Larry Terrell moved to accept the September 2011 treasurers report, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Bruce Seymore and Bill Powers were present to
discuss Arapahoe Park issues. Jim
McCall moved to not renew KH solutions contract, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Vaughn Cook moved to have CHA involve ourselves in Arapahoe Parks
proposed Instant Racing legislation based on seeing and approving final drafts of any Arapahoe Park legislation, seconded
by John Hammes. Motion passed. Jim Weimer moved to adjourn, seconded
by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION SEPTEMBER
13, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry Terrell, Jerry Slaughter,
Kent Bamford, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer and John Hammes. Larry Terrell moved to accept the August 13, 2011 minutes, seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the August 2011 treasurers report. Kent Bamford
moved to accept the August 2011 treasurers report, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Shannon Rushton gave the preliminary end of meet numbers for
Arapahoe Park. Attendance was up 13.6%, handle was up 8.6% and 590 post-race samples were collected with 20 positives( 13
in the last 4 weeks) for a positive rate of 3.7% Shannon Rushton gave the Colorado Racing Commission meeting report. 2012 meeting dates for the CRC are the second
Tuesday of the following months: February, April, May, July, September and November. Jim Weimer moved to adjourn, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed.
Colorado Racing Commission Meetings 9:30 a.m.
November
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COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION
AUGUST 13, 2011 MEETING PRELIMINARY
The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry
Terrell, Jerry Slaughter, Kent Bamford, Ray Teutsch, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer proxy to Kent Bamford and John Hammes. Jim McCall moved to accept the July 23, 2011
minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the July 2011 treasurers report. Larry Terrell moved to accept the July 2011 treasurers report,
seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed. Bruce
Seymore was present to discuss backside issues and possible changes for next year. Jim McCall moved that nominations for the CHA Board of Directors cease, seconded
by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Jim McCall moved due to lack of nominations, the three individuals who turned in resumes
are elected by acclamation of the CHA BOD, seconded by Kent Bamford. Motion passed. The three newly elected CHA Board Members
are Mark McGregor, John Hammes and Ray Teutsch. Larry Terrell moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION JULY
23, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called
to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors
in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry Terrell, Jerry Slaughter, Vaughn Cook, Jim Weimer, Ray Teutsch, Jim McCall and John
Hammes. Larry Terrell moved to accept
the June 11, 2011 minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the June 2011 treasurers report. Larry Terrell moved to accept the June 2011 treasurers
report, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Bruce Seymore and Bill Powers from Arapahoe Park were present. Bill Powers informed CHA that overnight purses would
be increased by $1500 and trial purses would be increased by $500. Handle numbers are up across the board. Bruce Seymore discussed
the medication issues currently happening on the backside. Shannon is going to attempt to collect the fees due CHA for removal of 2 dead horses. The Colorado
State University is responsible for the reimbursement. Resumes for the CHA BOD Annual Election are due by August 13th; ballots in the mail by September 13th
and ballots are to be received by Duke Mann by October 8th with the results announced at the CHA BOD meeting October
11th. The horsemen’s BBQ will be held August 5th and the golf tourney August 8th. Jim Weimer moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim
McCall. Motion passed.
COLORADO
HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION JUNE 11, 2011 MEETING The
meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Larry Terrell, Jerry Slaughter proxy to Jim McCall, Jim Weimer,
Ray Teutsch, Jim McCall and John Hammes. Jim
McCall moved to accept the May 10, 2011 minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the May 2011 treasurers report. Jim Weimer moved to accept
the May 2011 treasurers report, seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed. Jim McCall moved to reimburse Howie Chavers for the removal of a deceased horse, seconded by John Hammes. Motion
passed. Shannon is going to ask the Colorado Racing Commission to reimburse CHA for the removal of 2 deceased horses. Bruce Seymore reported there will be an extra day of racing
(Friday) during the 4th of July weekend to run QH futurity trials. Bruce also asked CHA to consider paying half
of the Jockeys Insurance in the form of a per start fee. The CHA BOD chose not to implement a starters fee but instead John
Hammes moved to reimburse Arapahoe Park $17,500 for half of the initial payment and make two other payments of $8750 in July
and August, seconded by Ray Teutsch. Motion passed. Jim Weimer moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim McCall.
Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION MAY
10, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Kent Bamford, Larry Terrell, Jerry
Slaughter, Vaughn Cook, and John Hammes. Kent Bamford moved to accept the April 12, 2011 minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Larry Terrell gave the April 2011 treasurers report. Vaughn
Cook moved to accept the April 2011 treasurers report, seconded by Kent Bamford. Motion passed. Bill Powers from Arapahoe Park reported on the 2011 racemeet. Mark McGregor reported on the CRC meeting. Arapahoe
Park’s renewal application was approved. Arapahoe Park was approved for 2 additional OTB’s. The Medication rules
and Therapeutic Medication withdrawal times were approved by the commission. The VLT bill was postponed indefinitely for this legislative session. Shannon Rushton gave a report on the National HBPA winter convention. John Hammes moved to adjourn, seconded by Jerry
Slaughter. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION APRIL 12, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called
to order by Mark McGregor, President. Directors
in attendance were Mark McGregor, Kent Bamford, Jerry Slaughter, Larry Terrell, Vaughn Cook, Jim Weimer,
John Hammes and Ray Teutsch. Vaugh Cook moved
to accept the March 8, 2011 minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Vaugh Cook moved to accept the March 2011 treasurers report, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Jack White ask for a discussion of
a change of format for the colored races, making it possible to have a maturity without adding addition races or requesting
additional added money. The main idea was to have a 12 horse gate so they would not have to run trials.
The discussion ended on the note that the CHA did not oppose changes as long as there were no additional races or added
money. Khadija Haynes reported on SB 233 and the status of the bill. Bruce Seymour reported the bill hearing was being moved to next week
to allow time to arrange for additional testimony. There was extended discussion of the bill regarding
committees and approaches with no conclusions. Mark
McGregor gave a report on the Colorado Racing Commission meeting. The order for double jock mount but limited
to minimum jock mount was approved. RCI convention update with a discussion of drug testing and test barn
procedures. The report for the HBPA convention
was moved to the May meeting. Moved to adjourn,
seconded. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION MARCH
8, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor-President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Ray Teutsch, Larry Terrell, Jerry
Slaughter, Vaughn Cook, Jim McCall and Jim Weimer. Jim McCall moved to accept the February 8, 2011 minutes, seconded by Ray Teutsch. Motion passed. Shannon Rushton gave the February 2011 treasurers report. Jim
McCall moved to accept the February 2011 treasurers report, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Jim Weimer moved to extend the Dalby-Wendland accounting agreement
to December 31, 2011, seconded by Jim McCall. Motion passed. Bruce Seymore from Arapahoe Park reported on the 2011 racemeet. Mark McGregor reported on the CRC meeting. Maria Gonzalez will have
to appear before the Colorado Racing Commission before she can be licensed. The Bute rule proposal was tabled. The commission
will provide a list of therapeutic medications with suggested withdrawal times for the 2011 racing season. The
stewards now have the ability to suspend a racing license for up to 180 days compared to 150 days previously but cannot impose
a fine of more than $500. The proposed ARCI jockey fee scale was tabled. The declaratory order clarifying the double jock
mount rule was interpreted to read that a jockey removed from his mount will receive a minimum jock mount fee. Khadija Haynes reported on the upcoming legislative
session. Vaughn Cook moved to approve
the jockey pay scale as proposed by Mark McGregor, seconded by Ray Teutsch. Motion passed. Jerry Slaughter moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim Weimer. Motion passed.
COLORADO HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY
8, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Kent Bamford,Vice- President. Directors in attendance were Kent Bamford, Ray Teutsch, Larry Terrell,
Mark McGregor, Jerry Slaughter, Vaughn Cook, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer and John Hammes. Ray Teutsch moved to accept the January 11, 2011 minutes, seconded by Jim
McCall. Motion passed. Larry Terrell
gave the December 2010 treasurers report. Ray Teutsch moved to accept the December 2010 treasurers report, seconded by John
Hammes. Motion passed. Bruce
Seymore from Arapahoe Park reported that the sale of the track is off, no other details were provided. The first condition book is almost done. Stall applications have been sent
out to various racetracks and will be included in the first condition book as well. Mark McGregor reported on the CRC meeting. The stewards decision in the Donna
Eaton case was upheld by the commission. The double jock mount rule will be discussed at the March 8th CRC meeting
as well as a raise in jock mount fees. Decisions made by the Race Review committee were upheld by the commission. Distribution
of the breeders awards was approved. The Piroplasmosis testing order will be the same as last year. We will have a discussion
on an in and out log and the unloading of horses on the backside. Khadija Haynes reported on the upcoming legislative session. Jim Weimer moved to renew the Fire and Disaster policy purchased from The
National HBPA, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Jim McCall moved to have Shannon Rushton attend the National HBPA winter convention with a $3000 limit
for expenses, seconded by Larry Terrell. Motion passed. Jerry Slaughter moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim Weimer. Motion passed.
COLORADO
HORSE-RACING ASSOCIATION JANUARY 11, 2011 MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mark McGregor, President. Directors in attendance were Mark McGregor, Jerry Slaughter,
Vaughn Cook, Jim McCall, Jim Weimer and John Hammes. Jim
McCall moved to accept the December 14, 2010 minutes, seconded by John Hammes. Motion passed. Jim McCall moved to accept the December 2010 treasurers report, seconded
by John Hammes. Motion passed. Bill
Powers from Arapahoe Park reported that the sale of the track is progressing. All of the Stakes proposals
have been turned in to Bill. The purse fund is currently $80,000 ahead of this time last year. The preliminary draft of the
first condition book should be ready for us to review by the end of January. Shannon
Rushton reported on the CRC rules making workshop. Vaughn Cook moved to have Mark McGregor, Shannon Rushton and himself meet
with Allen Kinkaid to discuss nomination blank language pertaining to positive medication tests, seconded by Jim Weimer. Motion
passed. Vaughn Cook moved to approve reimbursement in the amount of $3155.94 to Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association for
a bill received from Allen Kinkaid law firm, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Khadija Haynes reported on the upcoming legislative session. Jim Weimer moved to renew the General Liability policy purchased from
The Western Group, seconded by Jerry Slaughter. Motion passed. Jerry Slaughter moved to adjourn, seconded by Jim Weimer. Motion passed.
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