Month: June 2023

KHRC Planning to Hire Safety Steward

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) is hiring a Safety Steward to oversee safety procedures and ensure compliance of both Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and KHRC standards and rules at licensed Thoroughbred racetracks and training centers. While the duties of the Safety Steward are currently being performed by KHRC staff, the creation of this new position puts a focus on safety protocols, establishes a lead position for safety compliance and ensures that information is being shared across all parties involved.

The executive level position will monitor daily activities both in the barn areas and on the racetrack. Some duties include:

  • Monitoring for compliance with therapeutic and race-day medication regulations and reporting any observation of an unsound horse to regulatory and track veterinarians;
  • Evaluating horse entries for drop in race class, poor performance, number of starts over a rolling eight-week period, veterinary treatment(s) and reporting any potential risk factors to the Board of Stewards for consideration to scratch;
  • Conducting pre-meet racetrack safety inspections with track maintenance personnel, including working with outriders to monitor compliance with racetrack rules during morning training, monitoring starting gate procedures, and monitoring ambulance and medical personnel protocols for horse and riders;
  • Assisting the state steward with Trainer Examinations, and during steward hearings;
  • Serving as a member of the Morality Review Board; and
  • Conducting random inspections at racetracks and training centers to monitor regulatory and safety compliance.

The safety steward will also make recommendations to racetrack management and regulators for the welfare of horses and riders, integrity of racing and compliance with horse racing laws and regulations.

For more information and to apply for the position of Executive Advisor (Safety Steward), visit Kentucky's Personnel website, or KHRC.ky.gov.

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Newbury Debut For Sister To Newspaperofrecord

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features a full-sister to Grade I winner Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}).

14.50 Newbury, Novice, £40,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
CLASSIC TIMES (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is a full-sister to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and GI Just a Game S. heroine Newspaperofrecord (Ire) who makes her belated debut for her owner-breeder Allan Belshaw and the Roger Varian stable. Also related to Camelot's Irish Derby hero Latrobe (Ire) and the Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood (Ire), she has a stiff test on her bow against some promising types headed by Valmont's G3 Oh So Sharp S. runner-up Lose Yourself (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) from the Ralph Beckett stable.

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Blue Grass Farms Charities Receives Grant From Kentucky Colonels To Buy Backpacks

 Blue Grass Farms Charities is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $6,354.00 to purchase 75 middle school backpacks and 200 grade school backpacks.  Blue Grass Farms Charities serves individuals and their families who work in the Central Kentucky Thoroughbred industry by providing health and human services in six counties.

HOKC awarded $3.1 million in grants supporting 343 non-profits, impacting more than 3.8 million Kentuckians.  Grants are made possible through donations from Kentucky Colonels from throughout the Commonwealth and around the world who chose to exercise the honor of being named a Kentucky Colonel in a meaningful way.

According to Commanding General Gary Boschert: “2022/2023 was another generous year for Colonels. We were able to award another $3.1 million dollars to 343 non-profits this year that helps them support over 3.8 million Kentuckians. Kentucky Colonels generosity is heartfelt and well spent on worthy agencies across the Commonwealth.   Our long-term efforts in both western and eastern Kentucky are ongoing with funds remaining for each effort. We work with other agencies to ensure Kentucky Colonels money is spent wisely and deliver goods and products needed for the rebuild.”

Blue Grass Farms Charities provides health and human services to those who work in the Central Kentucky area.  One of the most popular programs each year is the 'back-to-school backpack program.  This year the charity will distribute 1,100 backpacks to farm and backstretch workers' children from kindergarten to 8th grade.  “We are grateful for this grant award by the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels to help with the cost of such an important tool for students to have when school starts,” states Julie Kwasniewski, Director.

About the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels 

The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels is a 501(c) (3) entity dedicated to supporting charitable activities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees. The “Kentucky Colonel” commission is an honorary title granted by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Since 1951, the organization has pursued its mission through annual grants totaling $63 million to more than 1,700 nonprofits. Of those Colonels' contributions, each grant is thoroughly vetted by the trustees and staff. Though the corporate name is The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, most know it by its long-term trademark, KENTUCKY COLONELS. Visit kycolonels.org to learn more. 

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