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MISSION STATEMENT: "The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association seeks to unite and represent those who are interested in breeding, owning, racing and improving Thoroughbreds in the state of Washington and the Northwest. To generate positive growth, interest and appreciation of Washington Thoroughbreds, the WTBOA is dedicated and committed to education, communication and collaboration, as well as marketing and promoting the nobility, history and benefits of Thoroughbreds."

In a few weeks the staff at the Washington Horse Racing Commission (WHRC) will be mailing out both the Washington-bred owners’ bonus and breeder award checks. This year will be different because the wagering during the non-live season has not been included in either the Washington-bred owners’ bonus or breeder awards. In 2009, the WHRC determined that the “race meet” as used in RCW 67.16.102 and RCW 67.16.175 refers to the period beginning the first day of live racing and concluding on

Average Daily Attendance and Live On-Track Handle Increases During Lone Star Park's Fall Meeting of Champions (Grand Prairie, Texas - November 14, 2010) - Despite a national trend of diminishing attendance and handle at most racetracks across the country, Lone Star Park’s 2010 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses saw an increase in both average daily attendance and on-track wagering on live racing during the 26-day meet. For the meet, average daily attendance rose 5 perce

Oct. 10, 2010 – ReRun, the Thoroughbred adoption program and on-site placement service for Monmouth Park’s retired racehorses, has named Laurie Condurso Lane as its new Executive Director. Lane founded the New Jersey Chapter in 1996 and has served as ReRun’s Adoption Coordinator since 2000. The organization’s previous Executive Director exited in 2007 and the position has gone unfilled until now. (Read more on our "Current News" page.) ReRun Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Thoroughbred adoption

CANTER stands for The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses. CANTER started as a solution to help racehorses find new careers by connecting buyers and sellers through posting racehorses for sale on the Internet. The program quickly became a national web-based phenomenon. Since the first CANTER Michigan program started in 1997, it and has grown to include chapters in California, Illinois, the Mid Atlantic Region, the New England Region, Ohio and Pennsylvania. All the CANTE

The Kentucky Horse Council is a statewide, all-breed non-profit group which is committed to the horse and horse owners, their activities, and the horse industry environment through focused education, communications, and financial benefits. The Kentucky Horse Council is the official affiliate of the American Horse Council, located in Washington, DC, a national organization representing all segments of the horse industry. Any resident of Kentucky can be a member of the Kentucky Horse Council; res

Chaplains began serving at Kentucky race tracks about 35 years ago with the founding in 1972 of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America, a non-profit interdenominational organization. As the ministry grew, the Kentucky division of the chaplaincy was formally established in 1989. Today, the interdenominational ministry has chaplains serving at Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, and Turfway Park race tracks as well as thoroughbred training centers in Kentucky. Meeting Needs The backside of tracks can

Doering elected Ohio HBPA President Mark Doering, a ten-year board member of the Ohio HBPA, was elected as the organization's President on September 30 by a vote of the 12-member Ohio HBPA board of directors. Doering takes over the Presidency from Jim Yaegel who has served the Ohio HBPA in that role since 2006 and did not run for reelection as President but will continue to serve on the board of directors. Bob Reeves was reelected as the Executive Vice President. Robin Schuster wil

The HBPA, established in 1940, is an organization of Owners and Trainers, approximately 40,000 nationally in 23 states and Canada, and over 6,000 in Kentucky. The association is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Owners and Trainers volunteering their time and elected by the membership every three years. The HBPA is committed to working for the betterment of racing on all levels. The HBPA represents owners and trainers on several fronts: * In negotiating sessions with each