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Around 380 horses linked to the drug cartel remain at Zule Farms in Lexingon, Oklahoma. According to an article pub- lished online by The Oklahoman, the federal government took direct control of 49 of the most valuable horses in June, and the son of ranch owners Jose Trevino Morales and wife Zulema Trevino was left in charge of the ranch. Eleven of the horses at Zule Farms have since died and others have become
sick and injured due to heat and overcrowd- ing. A Texas judge agreed to let the federal government sell all of the remaining horses to prevent further loss.
Black Gold 300 Futurity Purse Money Distributed
According to the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association, the $95,000 purse from the Black Gold 300 Futurity has been distrib- uted after the race was declared a no contest. The race was to be run June 30 at Fair Mead- ows, but a mechanical failure of the starting gate caused the field to be dispatched at ran- dom intervals, and the event was declared a no contest. Track stewards, based on Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission rules, ordered the purse be distributed as follows: three scratched horses received last place money of $1,900 each, and the remaining seven participants each received $12,757.15, an equal portion of the remaining purse.
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NHBPA Passes Resolution To Support Lasix
According to a release from the National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective As- sociation (NHBPA), 24 state affiliates of the NHBPA passed formal Board of Directors Resolutions in support of the continued regu- lated use of race-day Lasiz/Salix for all racing Thoroughbreds for the health and welfare of the horses and for the safety of their riders. Other Affiliates are polling their Directors regarding similar resolutions. The Affiliates that passed the Resolutions include Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Charles Town, Finger Lakes, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mountaineer Park, Nebraska, New England, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylva- nia, Tampa, Virginia and Washington.
Los Alamitos Adjusts Purses For 3-Year-Olds
As of Aug. 3, overnight purses at Los Alami- tos for 3-year-old and older Quarter Horses racing at 350 yards or more have been increased by $1,000. Los Alamitos racing secretary Ron Church said that the increase would, “encour- age races that are closer in length to the Quar- ter Horse breed’s classic 440-yard distance.”
In conjunction with this purse increase, Los Alamitos decreased by $500 purses for 3-year- old and older Quarter Horses racing at 300 yards and less. “It’s important to note that in no case will any overnight Quarter Horse purse for 3-year-olds and upward at Los Alamitos be under $5,000,” Church added.
Purse Increase At Arapahoe Park
On July 29, purses were increased by $1,000 for the remainder of the Arapahoe Park meet, which ran through Aug. 19. “Because
of full fields we’ve had an increase in handle, and that’s why we’ve decided to have a purse increase and give back to the horsemen,” said racing secretary Bill Powers. This marks the third consecutive year the Aurora, Colorado track has seen an increase in wagering.
AHC Elects Chairman, Vice Chair
The American Horse Council (AHC)
elected Jim J. Shoemake, past president of
the American Quarter Horse Association,
as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at
their meeting in Washington DC on June
26. Shoemake, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lindenwood University, and
his wife Rita, own a farm near Farmington, Missouri, and have been involved in breeding and raising Quarter Horses for many years.
Dr. Jerry Black, past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, was elected AHC vice chair.
CHRB Revokes Farias’ Trainer License
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) on July 19 revoked the trainer license of Adan Far- ias for two years and imposed a $25,000 fine for a Class 1 violation after six horses in his care tested positive for zilpaterol. The CHRB also suspended Farias an additional six months and fined him an- other $10,000 for a separate clenbuterol violation, but stayed this suspension and fine providing that should he apply for a license following his two year suspension, the trainer would be on probation for one year. Farias agreed to the conditions. All of the horses were disqualified from their races, which occurred in 2011, and purses were redistributed.
Trial Set In Alleged Zetas Cartel Money Laundering
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has scheduled an Oct. 22 trial for eight suspects arrested in a case involving an Oklahoma horse ranch and the alleged use of Quarter Horses
to launder money for Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel. Federal prosecutors have indicated the evidence includes 30,000 pages of records on horses, banking and auction documents, and recordings of 2,000 phone calls. Investigators reportedly seized approximately 200 boxes of evidence during the June raids that triggered the arrests. The judge said some of the defen- dants might not appear at the trial if separate plea agreements are reached or if they move to have their cases tried separately.
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Serve with tortilla chips.
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