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CORE OF THE LOUISIANA BREEDERS
CORE OF THE LOUISIANA BREEDERS
Barney and Regina Core may not be household names, but they are a vital piece of the Louisiana Thoroughbred industry having participated from the very beginning
BY DENIS BLAKE
Advocating for Agriculture
BY SYDNEY BRUCHHAUS
FFA is the premier youth organization preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.
2022 Accredited Louisiana-Bred Champions
Spring 2023 Breeding Shed
HISA Said To Be Delaying Launch Of Anti-Doping And Medication Control Program Until May 22
Already delayed one month by a court order, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control program will not launch until May 22, according to information provided on Tuesday to the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission by Tom Chuckas, the regulatory agency’s Thoroughbred bureau director.
Chuckas told commissioners during a regularly scheduled meeting that the program is being delayed from May 1 in part because of the Triple Crown, which gets under way on May 6 with the Kentucky Derby and continues with the Preakness Stakes on May 20. The third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is run on June 10.
Chuckas said he was notified of the delay by an individual associated with the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, a newly formed division of Drug Free Sport International contracted by HISA to administer its regulations and enforcement rules. The comment was made as part of Chuckas’ update to the Pennsylvania commission on HISA and HIWU activities.
Delta Downs Named Best Horse Racing Track by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards
April 21, Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel was named “Best Horse Racing Track in America” in the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
10Best editors and a panel of experts selected 20 nominees out of more than 300 horse racing tracks across the United States to be entered into competition, with winners selected solely by public voting in March and April on the 10Best website. When all the votes were counted, Delta Downs was ranked top racetrack in the nation by 10Best readers, beating out many of the nation’s well-known racetracks.
“We are thrilled to be recognized as America’s Best Horse Racing Track by the readers of 10Best and USA Today,” said Steve Kuypers, Vice President and General Manager of Delta Downs. “This award is truly a tribute to every member of the Delta Downs’ team. Their dedication to providing exceptional service to our guests is what makes Delta Downs a great place to work and play, and their efforts helped us rise to the top in this prestigious competition.”
For the full list of winners, visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-horse-racing-track-2023/.
LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Call Reps and ask them to support HB 564
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Losing Side in Sixth Circuit HISA Appeal Wants Rehearing
By T. D. Thornton
Six weeks after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), the losing plaintiffs/appellants in a case led by the states of Oklahoma, West Virginia and Louisiana have petitioned for a rarely granted “en banc” procedure that asks for a rehearing before all 28 of that court’s judges instead of just the panel of three that issued the Mar. 3 decision.
“A panel of this Court [held] that the [HISA] Authority’s ability to issue federal regulations over the Federal Trade Commission [FTC]’s objection does not violate the private non-delegation doctrine because, since the [December 2022] statutory amendment, the FTC can modify those rules after the fact,” the Apr. 17 filing stated.
“The panel also refused to decide whether the Authority’s exclusive power to bring enforcement actions in federal court was unconstitutional, and it concluded that HISA’s fee-collection regime does not unconstitutionally coerce the States to administer a federal regulatory program,” the filing stated.
Desormeaux Full of Confidence About His Derby Angle
By Jay Hovdey
In the words of President George W. Bush, “Fool me once … shame on you. If … fool me you can’t get fooled again.”
We got the gist. Apparently, though, no one’s been heeding the advice of the former chief executive, at least when it comes to the young horses of trainer Keith Desormeaux stepping up in the springtime for any number of Triple Crown preps. For instance:
In January of 2022, Desormeaux came out firing with the Midnight Lute colt Call Me Midnight to win the Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds, knocking off 3-year-olds trained by Steve Asmussen, Brad Cox, and Mark Casse. He paid $59 for a $2 bet.
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