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Changes will be reviewed at the next Illinois racing Board meeting scheduled for late June. The affected stakes races are:
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ILLINOIS THOROUGHBRED HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION Annual Picnic
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ITHA News | Breaking News Meeting with Senate President Cullerton Posted On: May 25, 2010 | Posted By: Lisa Monday, May 24
Today, Monday, May 24th, horse racing industry leaders met with Senate President John Cullerton for 90 minutes. At this meeting Senator Cullerton announced that he would NOT be calling the “slots at the tracks bill” this week, but he was quick to tell us that help was right around the corner. He told us that he had political issues that made calling this bill difficult. He cited strong opposition from the riverboat Senators as well as complications with taking a vote on a gambling expansion bill in an election year.
The tracks and horsemen, in particular, made impassioned pleas, but to no avail. However, as difficult as this sounds, we can take one very encouraging point from this meeting: Senator Cullerton gave us his word that he is committed to a slots bill and that he will call the bill in the November veto session, after the election. He stated that at that time the political climate will change and he will be prepared to help us push the bill. He also said he would work closely with Speaker of the House, Mike Madigan.
Everyone has worked extremely hard, particularly, in the last 2-3 months, to get a good bill worked out. We now have all facets of the industry, as well as many labor unions on the same page. Senator Cullerton went out of his way, to congratulate everyone in the room, for getting a bill that was unanimously supported by the racing industry.
The calls that everyone have made, have not fallen on deaf ears. They have heard us loud and clear and need to continue to hear us throughout the summer. It is important for everyone to continue to support SB 3146 in its current form and hold senior leadership accountable to call the bill after the election in November in the veto session.
Both harness horsemen and thoroughbred horsemen can take great pride in knowing that we have a solid commitment from Senator Cullerton to endorse and actively support a slots at the track bill. If we can just take one message from today’s meeting it is that SB 3146 is not dead, it is just on hold until after the election. Dave McCaffrey Mike Campbell President IHHA President ITHA
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ & SAVE ILLINOIS RACING! BELOW is the link to SB3146, the slots bill. Call your legislators and tell them you support this bill and ask them to vote for it to save Illinois racing. To find your legislators go to www.capwiz.com/ala/il/ and click "view" next to "my Elected Officials" and then put in your address. Click here ---> SB3146 Or copy and paste their web address into your browser: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3146&GAID= 10&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=50885&SessionID=76&SpecSess=&Session=&GA=96#actions
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Congratulations to the winners on Illinois Day at Hawthorne, Apr. 24. SOUPER MISS winner of the Peach Of It. Handicap. Bred and owned by Bob Ackerman, trained by Mickey Goldfine. RACING BRAN winner of the Milwaukee Avenue Handicap. Bred and owned by William Stiritz, trained by Scott Becker. NICKS winner of the Governor's Lady Handicap. Bred by Carson Springs Farm, Owned by Robert Dobbs and Ken Meeker, trained by Christine Janks. RIVER BEAR winner of the Robert S. Molaro Handicap. Bred and owned by Dana Waier Thoroughbreds LLC., trained by Rusty Hellman. WILD HOPE winner of the Pretty Jenny Stakes. Bred and owned by Gary & Beth Leverton, trained by Frank Kirby. BIG LOUIE winner of the Land of Lincoln Stakes. Bred and owned by S.D. Brilie Ltd. Partnership, trained by Christine Janks. Special kudos to Christine Janks for training two winners plus two second placed horses!! |
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