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MEETING TIME
REPORT FROM AUGUST 2018 NM RACING COMMISSION MEETING
The New Mexico Racing Commission held its monthly meeting in the board room at the commission offices in Albuquerque on Thursday, August 23.
New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association trustee Tom Goncharoff gave the commission the NMHBA’s race-a-day report for the first 40 days of the Ruidoso Downs meet, which opened May 25. During his period, the track carded 144 New Mexico-bred races, 78 for Thoroughbreds and 66 for Quarter Horses. By comparison, 146 state-bred races were con- tested during the first 39 days of the track’s 2017 season. Of those 146 state-bred races,
79 were for Thoroughbreds and 67 were for Quarter Horses.
An average of 3.60 New Mexico-bred races per day were run during the first 40 days of the 2018 Ruidoso Downs meet, a decrease of 4 per- cent from the 3.74 state-bred races per day run during the first 39 days of the track’s ’17 season.
Also, during the first 31 days of the Ruidoso Downs meet, a total of 238 New Mexico-breds competed in open overnight races, of which 88 (59 Thoroughbreds and 29 Quarter Horses) finished first, second, or third. Bonuses total- ing $38,463.44 were paid to the owners of these horses.
Mr. Goncharoff also gave the commis- sion the NMHBA’s race-a-day report for the first 30 days of the Albuquerque Downs
meet, which opened June 29. During his period, the track carded 103 New Mexico- bred races, 75 for Thoroughbreds and 28 for Quarter Horses. By comparison, 102 state- bred races were contested during the first
30 days of the track’s 2017 season, of which 70 were for Thoroughbreds and 32 were for Quarter Horses.
An average of 3.43 New Mexico-bred races per day were run during the first
30 days of the Albuquerque meet, a slight increase over the 3.40 state-bred races per day run during the first 30 days of the track’s 2017 season. Also, during the first 22 days of the Albuquerque Downs season, 246 New Mexico-breds competed in open over- night races, of which 68 (18 Thoroughbreds and 50 Quarter Horses) finished first, sec- ond, or third. Bonuses totaling $52,857.80 were paid to the owners of these horses.
Commission executive director Ismael “Izzy” Trejo reported that August has been a very busy month for the commission, and that applications for the state’s sixth racino license closed on August 17.
Mr. Trejo also said that he will be travel- ing to Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in September to meet and take questions from the state Economic Development Committee.
Commissioner Jerry Cosper of Belen asked Mr. Trejo what was being done to correct the turnaround times on the drug testing. Mr. Trejo responded that the lab has a list of trials and finals, and that a courtesy e-mail will be sent to the lab to remind it.
ALSO AT THE MEETING:
• The commission approved the 2018 Zia Park board of stewards: Violet Smith (pre- siding), Jillian Cathey, and Ruben Rivera.
• The commission retroactively approved Ruidoso Downs Racetrack’s request to cancel six races on Friday, July 27. The commission also retroactively approved
a change in the post times for the All American trials. In addition, Ruidoso Downs president and general manager Jeff True introduced the new owners of the track to the commission.
• The commission approved Sunland Park’s 2018-19 first condition book, stakes schedule, and nomination blanks.
The next New Mexico Racing Commission monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 13, at the commission office in Albuquerque. For more information, visit
the commission’s website at http://nmrc.state. nm.us, or call (505) 222-0700.
REPORT FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 NM RACING COMMISSION MEETING
The New Mexico Racing Commission held its monthly meeting in the board room at the commission offices in Albuquerque on Thursday, Sept. 13.
New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association executive director Mary Barber gave the commission the NMHBA’s race-a-day report for the 47-day Ruidoso Downs meet, which ended on September 3. During the meet, the track carded 167 New Mexico-bred races,
94 for Thoroughbreds and 73 for Quarter Horses. By comparison, 184 state-bred races were contested during the track’s 2017 season, which ran 52 days. Of those 184 state-bred races, 107 were for Thoroughbreds and 77 were for Quarter Horses.
An average of 3.55 New Mexico-bred races per day were run during the 2018 Ruidoso Downs meet, a slight increase over the 3.54
state-bred races per day run during the track’s ’17 season.
Also, during the first 37 days of the Ruidoso Downs meet, which opened May 25, a total of 321 New Mexico-breds com- peted in open overnight races, of which 113 (75 Thoroughbreds and 38 Quarter Horses) finished first, second or third. Bonuses totaling $49,941.64 were paid to the owners of these horses.
Ms. Barber also gave the commission
the NMHBA’s race-a-day report for the first 38 days of the Albuquerque Downs meet, which opened June 29. During his period, the track carded 132 New Mexico-bred races, 95 for Thoroughbreds and 37 for Quarter Horses. By comparison, 137 state- bred races were contested during the first 40 days of the track’s 2017 season, of which
92 were for Thoroughbreds and 45 were for Quarter Horses.
During his presentation to the NMRC, Jockeys’ Guild (www.jockeysguild.com) regional manager John Beech thanked Ruidoso Downs president and general manager Jeff True for all of his help with the jockeys’ room. He also complimented track management on a successful closing weekend, which featured Quarter Horse racing’s rich- est and most prestigious race, the 440-yard, $3-million All American Futurity (G1).
“Things are also going well for the jocks at Albuquerque Downs,” Mr. Beech said. “They have a direct line of communication with (president of racing) Don Cook and the stewards whenever there is an issue.
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