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| April 18, 2012~Elegant Mystique Named Ohio Horse of the Month Elegant Mystique, a 4-year-old pacing mare unbeaten in the month of March, was voted Ohio Horse of the Month by members of the Ohio chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Assn. All of her victories came at Northfield Park and Kurt Sugg was the winning driver for trainer Ron Steck, who co-owns the mare with Letha Brooks and Henry J. Ruppell, all of Ohio. Coming into this season, Elegant Mystique had won only once in 23 starts. After winning four races in March, the fastest in 1:56.3, she started April with another win at Northfield, this one in 1:56. She has finished second in her last two starts, giving her five wins and two seconds in seven starts this season. She has earned $6,800 in 2012. The daughter of Cambest was bred by Daniel Considine of Lexington, Ky, and she is a sister to My Old Friend John p,4, 1:51.1f ($264,700). |
| April 3, 2012~Contact Your State Stenators We need for you to continue to contact your State Senators about the protection of live racing days (known as the Buchy Amendment) as passed in House Bill #386. The Legislature is currently on Easter break through April 17, therefore all Senators are at home in their Districts and should be able to meet with you. The Senate is in the hearing process on House Bill #386 (now Senate Bill #386), in the Government Oversight & Reform Committee, chaired by Senator William P Coley II, ( R ) Liberty Township ( District #4) 614-466-8072. We need to contact all State Senators, but most especially, the Senators on the Government Oversight & Reform Committee: District # 12 Keith Faber ( R ) Celina 614-466-7584 District # 21 Shirley Smith ( D ) Cleveland 614-466-4857 District # 30 Lou Gentile ( D ) Steubenville 614-466-6508 District # 1 Cliff Hite ( R ) Findlay 614-466-8150 District # 13 Gayle Manning ( R ) North Ridgeville 614-644-7613 District # 22 Larry Obhof ( R ) Montville Township 614-466-7505 District # 23 Michael Skindell ( D ) Lakewood 614-466-5123 District # 10 Chris Widener ( R ) Springfield 614-466-3780 Plus another very influential Senator not on the Committee District # 8 Bill Seitz ( R ) Cincinnati 614-466-8068 After you have contacted your State Senators, please give me your feedback from the Senator, via email, fax or phone. In order to protect live racing days, we need to know who supports it and especially any that do not! All Senators must receive as many calls as horsemen can make! Please ask all horsemen you know to contact their Senator. The message is simple! “Please support the protection of live racing days as currently contained in H.B. 386, as passed by the House of Representatives”. and then explain the agricultural impact to the State of Ohio from live horse racing.For a complete list of Ohio Senators CLICK HERE |
| February 12, 2012~Date Correction for Racing at Piketon The correct date for racing at the Pike County Fair in Piketon should be Friday July 27, 2012, not Saturday July 28, 2012 as was stated in the nomination mailers. Entries for the 10 fairs in the Southern Valley Colt Circuit are due and must be postmarked on or before March 1, 2012 and should be mailed to Southern Valley Colt Circuit, Rod Newhart, Secretary, 1700 N duPont Hwy, Apt G-101, Dover, DE 19901. The nomination fee this year is a one time payment of $500 for all 10 fairs, but nominators may opt to stake at individual fairs for $75 per fair. A membership fee FOR ALL OWNERS of $35 per owner is also due at this time. There will be NO sustaining payments. -Rod Newhart, Secretary Southern Valley Colt Circuit |
| December 14, 2011~New payment schedule for the Northwestern Ohio Colt Racing Association The directors of the Northwestern Ohio Colt Racing Association, which consists of fairs at Paulding, Oak Harbor, Bowling Green, Napoleon, Hicksville, Van Wert, Wauseon, and Montpelier, have adopted a new payment schedule for their two-year-old and three-year-old colt and filly stakes. In the past, Van Wert has raced super stakes with a $50 nominating fee on February 15, a $50 sustaining fee on April 15, and a $200 entry fee. The other seven fairs have had a $35 nominating fee, a $35 sustaining fee, and a $75 entry fee. Under the new payment schedule, all eight fairs will have a $50 nominating fee on February 15, a $50 sustaining fee on April 15, and a $30 entry fee. All owners must continue to pay a $40 membership fee. Comparisons were made with two super stakes raced at Van Wert and eleven "traditional" stakes representing a cross-section of races raced at the other seven fairs in 2011. In both of the super stakes, the horses finishing third or worse came out ahead financially with the $50-$50-$30 payment schedule. In one of them, the horse finishing second had the same financial advantage under both payment schedules. In the eleven "traditional" stakes, ten of the races showed a financial advantage for all horses in the race with the $50-$50-$30 payment schedule. The eleventh race showed an advantage for the winning horse only under the $35-$35-$75 schedule. Anyone wishing to have a copy of the comparisons may obtain one by phoning Bill Peters, the secretary-treasurer of the Northwestern Ohio Colt Racing Association, at (419) 298-7408. ~Submitted by Bill Peters |
| OEIC The Ohio Equine Industry Coalition (OEIC) is a new umbrella group establish in response to the growing number of public policy challenges facing the Ohio equine industry. To read more about the OEIC,CLICK HERE |
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