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The Hospital & Veterinary Management System (HVMS) announced Friday the launch of a software integration with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority  (HISA). HISA oversees national, uniform integrity and safety rules for Thoroughbred racing in the United States. In an effort to facilitate ease of reporting, HVMS has worked with HISA to create a software integration that will enhance workflow, reduce duplicate entry of records, and align data to make information flow easier and quicker. 

“The integration saves a significant amount of time in the HISA reporting requirements over doing reporting separately in the HISA portal,” said Dr. Scott Hay, DVM, President, Managing Shareholder at TFB Equine. “The biggest gain has been increased efficiencies over working in two different systems. The system is comprehensive and quite easy to use.” 

Benefits of the integration include: 

• When billing for HISA linked patients, HVMS will prompt for the required HISA information.  
• The medical records captured while billing in HVMS can be submitted to HISA through your HVMS software. 
• All HISA items billed can then be reviewed and submitted to HISA directly from HVMS. ·
• HVMS also displays the history of all HISA items submitted and reports their sent status so you can verify each item was received by HISA. 
• You will save time every day while using this integration as it omits the need for two points of entry. 

“Our goal in working with HISA is to automate the flow of medical records between the veterinarian and HISA to eliminate dual entry of records which saves time and input errors,” said Scott Pickard, President & CEO of Business Infusions. “This outcome has been achieved and we are adding new practices to the integration on a weekly basis.” 

“HISA is committed to doing everything we can to make compliance with our safety and integrity rules simple and straightforward for horsemen and veterinarians,” said HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus. “We are therefore delighted that HVMS has integrated with HISA to deliver these efficiencies to their customers who have HISA reporting obligations.” 

To learn more about the HVMS and HISA software integration, or for helpful resources, visit:  https://hvmssoftware.com/hisa-hvms-integration/ 

About HVMS 

Hospital & Veterinary Management System (HVMS) is a veterinary practice management  software for equine practices. The mission of the HVMS software is to improve workflow,  increase efficiencies, and drive profitability. Developed in 2006, the product was created to  automatically capture all billing and inventory charges while entering medical records. HVMS  quickly became the leading equine practice management software in North America, followed  by the United Kingdom, Middle East, and Australia. HVMS software is largely focused on the  mid to large size equine practice (5+ equine veterinarians). HVMS is owned by Business  Infusions, a company which delivers best-in-class veterinary practice management software  technology solutions to veterinarians, practice managers, and hospital administrators around the  globe. Software solutions under Business Infusions include: Hospital & Veterinary Management  System (HVMS), Cassadol, and Equine MediRecord (EMR). The vision of Business Infusions is  to be the go-to software partner for equine veterinarians, equine trainers and regulators around  the world. To learn more about Business Infusions and its products, visit:  businessinfusions.com. To learn more about HVMS, visit: hvmssoftware.com. 

About the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority 

When the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was signed into federal law, it charged the  Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) with drafting and enforcing uniform safety and  integrity rules in Thoroughbred racing in the U.S. Overseen by the Federal Trade Commission  (FTC), HISA is implementing, for the first time, a national, uniform set of rules applicable to  every Thoroughbred racing participant and racetrack facility. HISA is comprised of two  programs: the Racetrack Safety Program, which went into effect on July 1, 2022, and the Anti Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program, which went into effect on May 22, 2023. 

The Racetrack Safety Program includes operational safety rules and national racetrack  accreditation standards that seek to enhance equine welfare and minimize equine and jockey  injury. The Program expands veterinary oversight, imposes surface maintenance and testing  requirements, enhances jockey safety, regulates riding crop use and implements voided claim  rules, among other important measures. 

The ADMC Program includes a centralized testing and results management process and  applies uniform penalties for violations efficiently and consistently across the United States.  These rules and enforcement mechanisms are administered by an independent agency, the  Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU), established by Drug Free Sport International  (DFS). HIWU oversees testing, educates stakeholders on the Program, accredits laboratories,  investigates potential ADMC violations and prosecutes any such violations. 

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The New York Race Track Chaplaincy, an organization devoted to serving the community of stable workers and their families who make Thoroughbred racing possible at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course, announced Friday that tickets and sponsorships for its 16th annual brunch in Saratoga Springs, NY are now available.

The brunch, scheduled for Wednesday, August 16th at 10 a.m. EDT, will once again be held at the Saratoga National Golf Club.

Tickets and sponsorships can be obtained online by visiting www.rtcany.org or by calling 516-216-5196.

“This increasingly popular event brings together hundreds of members of the racing community in a joyful setting and, more importantly, allows the chaplaincy to continue to offer a wide variety of services and programs for our backstretch community and their families,” said Lead Chaplain and Executive Director Humberto Chavez.

The honorees at this year's brunch, who will receive the Marylou Whitney award, will be Tracy and Todd Pletcher for their longtime support of the chaplaincy and its programs.

Previous honorees have included: Andy Serling, Anne Campbell, Edgar Prado, Michael Dubb, Fay and David Donk, Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson, Letty and Kiaran McLaughlin, Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Debbie and Terry Finley, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, and Irad Ortiz Jr.

The brunch is one of two major fund-raisers hosted by the New York Race Track Chaplaincy in Saratoga Springs each summer. The other is the charity basketball game pitting horsemen versus jockeys on Thursday, Aug. 4th at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center.

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy serves the New York backstretch and farming community with children's enrichment, teen mentoring, women's enrichment, social service, recreational, and educational programming as well as non-denominational religious services.

Additional information about the New York Race Track Chaplaincy is available at www.rtcany.org.

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a new series of purse increases for registered New York-bred horses competing in open company at the upcoming summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, which will run from Thursday, July 13 through Monday, September 4.

“NYRA is committed to supporting and enhancing the New York-bred program now and in the future,” said Frank Gabriel, NYRA SVP of Racing Operations. “These purse increases reflect the sustained growth of the New York-bred marketplace while also rewarding owners already invested in the program.”

The purse for registered New York-breds running in select open-company races will be 30 percent higher than the purse offered for non-New York-breds. Additionally, New York State Breeding Fund Owner Awards (NYSBFOA) and breeder awards will be paid on top of the 30 percent additional purse for registered New York-breds.

“The opportunity for registered New York-breds to compete for elevated purses in select open company conditions during the Saratoga meet, along with increases in breeder and open company awards provided by the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund reflect the commitment by New York's respective thoroughbred racing stakeholders in continuing to elevate the New York-bred program,” said Najja Thompson, New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) Executive Director. “We are confident much of the money earned from these purse increases will be reinvested in New York-breds, starting with the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Select Yearlings Sale in August at Saratoga.”

In open maiden special weight races, New York-breds will run for a purse of $136,500 [with up to $23,751 NYSBFOA], while non-New York-breds will compete for a purse of $105,000.

Similarly, in allowance levels, open first-level allowances will offer a New York-bred purse of $149,500 [up to $26,013 NYSBFOA] and a non-New York-bred purse of $115,000; open second-level allowances offering a New York-bred purse of $156,000 [up to $27,144 NYSBFOA] and a non-New York-bred purse of $120,000; and third-level open allowances offering New York-breds $162,500 [up to $28,275 NYSBFOA] and a non-New York-bred purse of $125,000.

“These purse bonuses directly benefit owners of New York-breds by incentivizing them to compete in our open company program,” said Joe Appelbaum, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Inc. (NYTHA) President. “New York-breds have routinely competed and won at all levels throughout the nation. This program provides owners and trainers a real dollars and cents reason to leave the restricted New York-bred program. The benefits will accrue to not only the connections but to field size, handle and ultimately back to the purse account.”

For more information, visit NYRA.com.

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The New Mexico Racing Commission has issued a summary suspension of trainer Ebert Munoz, ranked among the top 100 Quarter Horse trainers in the United States by earnings in 2022.

At Ruidoso Downs on June 18, 2023, Munoz was found to be in possession of hypodermic needles, syringes, and “an unlabeled box of Russian tablets,” according to the ruling posted on the Association of Racing Commissioners International website.

Munoz is scheduled to be present at a summary suspension hearing on June 24, 2023, at the offices of the board of stewards at Ruidoso Downs.

The trainer has held a license since 2012, but saw his career statistics jump dramatically in 2022 with 10 winners, 12 seconds, and four third-place finishers from 58 starters for career-best earnings of $340,952.

The majority of those earnings were courtesy of No Mires A La Luna, winner of the Grade 1 Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Championship Stakes on Oct. 30, 2022. No Mires A La Luna was a multiple Grade 1-placed runner as a 2-year-old, including finishing third in the G1 All American when conditioned by Kenneth “Trey” Ellis. Ellis is currently under suspension through March of 2024 over four positives at Louisiana Downs for zilpaterol, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in cattle heading to slaughter in order to increase body fat and muscle.

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