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2012 A YEAR IN REVIEW
March 8
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission suspended two trainers following positive tests for zilpaterol during out-of-competition testing. Indiana has one
of the most intensive out- of-competition testing programs in the nation.
March 11
Walt Fletcher, Gordon Hannagan and Streakin La Jolla are inducted into the AQHA Hall
of Fame during the 2012 AQHA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
April 3
Yavapai Downs, in Prescott Valley, Arizona, is offered for sale at a bankruptcy auction. Three days later, the United States Department of Agriculture rejects a bid of more than $3.25 million for the track. The USDA holds liens of approximately $15 million on the track.
March 20
The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission amends their contraband rule to prohibit anyone from possessing any form of clenbuterol other than the FDA-approved Ventipulmin Syrup and Aeropulmin Syrup in their original container.
March 25
The New York Times Sunday edition is headlined by a horse racing expose entitled, “Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys.”
March 25
Rod Parkinson wins the World Chariot Racing Championships with 4-year-old Ocean Runner (Ocean Runaway-AB What A Runner, Royal Quick Dash) and 8-year-old Whos On First AJ (Separatist-Marys Request, Arrows Request).
April 8
Gulfstream Park, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, runs an unofficial, unrecognized race between two Quarter Horses in an attempt to satisfy the requirements of their Quarter Horse permit, which could make
the track eligible for a second casino license.
March 13
Dr. Glenn Blodgett is elected to the AQHA Executive Committee at the association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
March 15
A documentary on Louisiana’s horse culture entitled “T-Galop: a Louisiana Horse Story” premiers at the Central School Arts and Humanities Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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April 9
A Florida judge begins hearing discussion about whether barrel racing is an allowed pari-mutuel activity after Gretna Racing, near Tallahassee, conducted a pari-mutuel barrel racing meet in late December, 2011.
April 10
The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission approved level
of clenbuterol in post-race samples for all breeds racing in Oklahoma drops from 500 pg/ ml to 275 pg/ml.
The Economics of Horse Racing in Canada, a study released by Equine Canada and Strategic Equine, reports that the horse racing industry in Canada generates more than 47,000 full-time equivalent jobs and $5.7 billion annually to the national economy. The Ontario horse racing industry contributes $4.5 billion, or 77%, of the total annual economic contributions from racing in Canada.
March 10
Jockey G.R. Carter Jr. moves into second place on the all- time win list when he won his 3,338th race. The win came at Remington Park aboard Ivory Diva, owned by C.L. Anderson and trained by Roe Gordon.
March 23
Jockey Jimmy Brooks wins his 1,000th career race at Remington Park. Brooks won the evening’s 11th race, a maiden $20,000 claiming race, aboard GRC Paint Me Quick (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Shes Really Quick, Bully Bullion) for trainer Eddie Willis and owners Alona James and Charles Hainline.
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