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Wyoming Pari-mutuel Commission aPProves Hair testing
During the March 23 Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission meeting, the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commissioners adopted the rule change to allow hair testing.
The new language clarifies and gives direction regarding what equine testing samples are permissible and corrects language with regard to banned controlled substances.
In a press release, the commission stated: “In furthering the Commission’s mission to provide the highest level of integrity in all pari-mutuel events, the Commission sees the need to embrace new technological advances in testing capabilities.
“By adding hair testing, the commission will prevent and deter fraudulent activities,” said Executive Director Charles Moore.
Energy Downs in Gillette will run June 8–24, Sweetwater Downs in Rock Springs will run Aug. 24– Sept. 9 and Wyoming Downs in Evanston will run June 30–Aug. 19.
With the resurrection of racing again in Wyoming, the commission stated through the press release that it strives to continue the protection of the wagering public and the health, safety and welfare
of both human and equine participants with our regulatory processes, presence and integrity.
More information on Wyoming horse racing can be found at the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission website, parimutuel.wyo.gov; the Wyoming Downs website, www.wydowns.com; and the Wyoming Horse Racing LLC website, www.wyominghorseracingdata.com.
aQHa announCes 2019 Hall of fame induCtees
Six horses and five American Quarter Horse Association members have been selected for induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2019.
The horses in the Class of 2019 are Harlan, a 1951 buckskin stallion; Mr Jess Perry, a 1992 sorrel stallion; Tiger Leo, a 1958 sorrel stallion; Vital Signs Are Good, a 2000 red roan mare; and Zippos Mr Good Bar, a
1984 red roan stallion. The 1976 Thoroughbred mare Trippy Dip will also join the Hall of Fame.
The AQHA members who will join the Hall of Fame are Billy Allen of Scott City, Kansas; AQHA Past President Johne Dobbs of Gastonia, North Carolina; the late J.M. Frost III of Houston, Texas; the late
Hans Hansma of Granum, Alberta; and AQHA Past Executive Director of Publications Jim Jennings of Amarillo, Texas.
Harlan (Hank H-Dixie Beach, Beetch’s Yellowjacket) sired the earners of $15,241 in the National Cutting Horse Association and one AQHA World Champion.
Mr Jess Perry (Streakin La Jolla-Scoopie Fein, Sinn Fein) is a leading sire of Champion racehorses. Bred by Jesse Perry of Alexandria, Louisiana, he was the AQHA racing 1994 Champion 2 Year Old and Champion 2-Year-Old Colt. Mr Jess Perry sired the earners of more than $52.7 million, making him one of only three Quarter Horse stallions to do so. He is the sire of nine racing Champions. Mr Jess Perry was euthanized Nov. 15, 2017, at age 25, due to complications of laminitis, and was buried at the Four Sixes Ranch.
Tiger Leo (Leo-Connie TB, Reno Lion) was bred by the late Bud Warren of Perry, Oklahoma, also a member of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. After retiring from his AAA-rated racing career, Tiger Leo went to the show ring where he earned an AQHA Champion title and earned AQHA points in cutting, reining and halter. Of his 482 foals, 91 point-earners earned 5,943.5 points in AQHA competition, as well as $94,380 in cutting and other performance events.
Bred by S.F. Henderson of Odessa, Texas, the Thoroughbred mare Trippy Dip (Scout Leader- Dancing Straw, Dancing Dervish) became the definition of a model broodmare, earning the AQHA Racing Dam of Distinction designation. Her first foal, Calyx, was the first AQHA Champion Distance Horse and is a million dollar sire. Trippy Dip’s 1987 daughter, Florentine, has also been recognized as an AQHA Dam of Distinction.
Vital Signs Are Good (Zippos Mr Good Bar- Vitalism, An Awesome Mister) was a Champion and a producer of Champions. The mare won the
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