Sentences with phrase «in the horse racing industry»

He is a respected author and his book, «The Misuse of Drugs in Horse Racing» resulted in major reforms in the horse racing industry.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Newmarket, ON (November 2, 2012)-- The Ontario SPCA has been working in conjunction with various community members and Animal Welfare organizations across Ontario, to develop protocols addressing the recent concerns for animal care in the horse racing industry.

Not exact matches

Its economic woes aside, the horse racing industry has reached a critical state in regard to public confidence — that is, among the millions who watch it more for pleasure than for profit — and it has reached that point over the last few years because of the near carnage that has been taking place during some of the game's most celebrated events, most notably in the nationally televised Breeders» Cup itself and the Triple Crown.

It would be fair to suggest that harness racing sits in the shadow of horse racing and the horse racing industry as a whole but it does have a great number of fans.

-- Thompson stumbled at the finish line in his attempt to pass a package of tax breaks for the horse racing industry.

Other sports executives, including those in the thoroughbred horse racing industry, were more cautious.

«No one in the horesracing industry should be monetarily rewarded for racing a horse which may be too sick to run without such drugs.»

«For this reason, it is imperative, if the State were to find itself in a position to authorize sports wagering, that it keep the racing industry in mind and consider the importance of including those who have expertise in the horse wagering world and existing online betting platforms, as part of any new law,» he said.

OK, maybe not steroids for race horses, but Sen. Tom Duane is pushing a new measure that would ban the use of performance enhancing drugs in the thoroughbred industry.

«The continuation of this temporary board is now raising serious concerns about its ability to make the necessary long - term decisions and planning that are essential for the continued success and stability of the horse racing industry,» state lawmakers said in a letter to Cuomo.

«I just think with the tabloids finding more interest in what we accomplished during the mayoral race than how inhumane the horse carriage industry is distracting from that struggle.

Shimkus said he would only be satisfied if the plan, which was not made publicly available Tuesday, included the re-privatization of NYRA with key stakeholders represented, and if it honored an agreement from 2008 that granted a specific percentage of VLT revenues from Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens to the horse - racing industry.

«Because it is required to pay less than a third of what current Racinos pay in taxes to the state, the Stockbridge - Munsee casino has an unfair competitive advantage that seriously jeopardizes the future of New York's Racinos and the horse racing industry as a whole,» argued James Featherstonhaugh, secretary of Saratoga Gaming and Raceway.

Rep. Paul Tonko once again has introduced an updated version of a bill in Congress that would create a uniform anti-doping policy for the thoroughbred horse racing industry.

Cuomo's budget plan has proposed some subtle changes in the state's gaming industry, which includes horse racing, video lottery, harness track, racinos and full - scale casinos.

«What is paramount to the New York Racing Association,» Kay said in a statement, «is that the people we have recruited are high - quality senior professionals who have held senior leadership positions at some of the finest and most complex organizations in America, and they will be making a significant contribution for us, our fans and the horse racing industry.&Racing Association,» Kay said in a statement, «is that the people we have recruited are high - quality senior professionals who have held senior leadership positions at some of the finest and most complex organizations in America, and they will be making a significant contribution for us, our fans and the horse racing industry.&racing industry.»

More than 17,000 jobs in New York are directly supported by the racing industry, and many thousands more are supported by the economic activity generated by horse racing.

Albany - Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2018 - 19 budget plan has proposed some subtle changes in the state's gaming industry, which includes horse racing, video lottery, harness track, racinos and full - scale casinos.

Adding to the list of worriers are horse breeders and racers, especially in the state's struggling harness racing industry.

Representatives of the equine industry in New York state testified before a state assembly committee today on their concerns about how upcoming changes in the state's gaming landscape could negatively effect horse racing and breeding.

Developing a better understanding of IAD could lead to better health in horses and a more competitive horse racing industry.»

An international research team is working to understand how horseshoes affect foot skeleton stress in racehorses, in a project that is likely to benefit the racing industry and protect horses from injury.

«We have grave concerns over a potentially lethal practice in the race horsing industry, and are most concerned that some trainers continue to use Google as their source of information,» said lead author Professor Ali Mobasheri from the University of Surrey.

From executive producers David Milch (DEADWOOD) and legendary director Michael Mann, Dustin Hoffman stars in his first ever television role Nick Nolte and Dennis Farina, LUCK takes a provocative look at the world of horse racing — the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse array of industry players.

For the first time in years, we've got a three - horse Best Picture race, between The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight after they each took key industry wins.

The series, which stars Dustin Hoffman, is set in the provocative world of horse - racing — the owners, gamblers, jockeys and industry players.

Another example of this horse - racing mentality cropped up last week in the form of Morningstar's fund company performance rankings, in which Morningstar compiled asset - weighted outperformance records for the industry's 25 largest firms over the three years ending August 2009, and compared those figures to the performance for those firms for the three years ending August 2006.

Brought up in the racing industry, when Susan discovered the dark side of the horse business, she was shocked.

We also publish specialty publications that focus on a single topic considered critically important to the horse industry (Equine Sanctuary Rescue Facility Guidelines, Suspensory Ligament Injuries in Horses, Global Health and the Sport Horse, Racing Against Thorse industry (Equine Sanctuary Rescue Facility Guidelines, Suspensory Ligament Injuries in Horses, Global Health and the Sport Horse, Racing Against THorse, Racing Against Time).

EHV - 1 and EHV - 4 can cause significant economic harm to the U.S. equine industry.2 An outbreak of EHV - 1 at the Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Chicago in October 2012 resulted in four confirmed cases, two horse deaths and numerous quarantines, prompting officials to cancel a day of racing.

She is an active leader in the 4 - H Standardbred program, designed to educate youth and their families about Standardbred horses and the racing industry.

It includes a lava rock Heiau, the Kekaa Landing Pier which served in Maui's sugar industry, a lava rock sacred promontory known as Puu Kekaa, and the Koko O Na Moku Track where Hawaiian royalty and workers enjoyed horse racing.

Alex cut his teeth in this area acting for the FA Premier League in its long - running investigation by the EU competition authorities and has since advised on such matters affecting the football, cricket, F1, rugby union, tennis and horse racing industries.

Risk Group III: Individuals who are engaged in explosive industry, mines and / or magazine workers, high tension electric supply, horse racing (including jockey), atheletes and those in occupation with similar hazards.

This is an actual resume example of a Standardbred Race horse Groom who works in the Customer Service Representative Industry.