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Import/Export Fees Upped by The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club will increase the fees for horses being imported, exported, and returned, as well as associated late payments, by $50 after they've stayed at the same level since 2013. The updated fee schedule will go into effect Jan. 1.

Following is the new fee schedule:

Certificate of Export

$225 if all requirements are met within 60 days from departure from the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico
$475 if all requirements are met after 60 days from departure from the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico

Certificate of Foreign Registration

$225 if all requirements are completed within 60 days of the horse's arrival into the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico
$475 if all requirements are completed after 60 days and up until one year of the horse's arrival into the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico
$825 if all requirements are not completed within one year of the horse's arrival and the horse is eligible for late registration

Horses Returning from a Foreign Country

$225 for horses registered in the American Stud Book returning from a foreign country

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NYRA Racing Secretary Doleshel to Appeal Fine

Keith Doleshel, fined $2,000 by the New York Gaming Commission for “failing to conduct business in a professional manner,” will appeal that ruling before the commission, and has retained attorney Drew Mollica to represent him, according to Mollica.

The ruling stemmed from an incident at Saratoga in which an unauthorized agent was allowed to claim a horse this past summer. The New York State rules of racing require that an individual be licensed with the Gaming Commission and registered with The Jockey Club. After the claim, NYRA officials informed the Gaming Commission of the error, and Doleshel was fined on October 20.

The fine was one of four levied upon NYRA employees this year: Doleshel was fined $2,000 in April after a horse not fully registered as a New York-bred competed in two New York-bred races; NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Frank Gabriel was fined $4,000 for failure to follow proper claiming protocol, and clocker Richie Gazer was fined $2,500 for reporting the half-mile time of a five-furlong workout.

“Keith Doleshel is a valued employee who conducts himself with a high degree of professionalism at all times,” said NYRA's Vice President of Communications Pat McKenna. “He has every right to appeal this decision, and NYRA continues to question the rationale for issuing significant financial penalties for alleged errors that are inadvertent and administrative or clerical in nature.”

“Anyone who knows Mr. Doleshel during his tenure at NYRA knows that he always conducts business in a professional manner,” said Mollica, “and he denies that he has not done so in this case. He has never been able to confront this charge, because he has never been told what he did wrong. As such, the scarlet letter of unprofessionalism cannot stand and we must appeal.”

“Mr. Doleshel had a competent person acting as the claims clerk,” said Mollica. “A mistake may have been made in the office or by The Jockey Club, but it had nothing to do with him acting unprofessionally.”

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TJC Opens Applications for Five Academic Scholarships

Applications are now open for The Jockey Club (TJC)'s five academic scholarships, which apply to the 2023-24 academic year. Applications close Feb. 1, 2023, with recipients to be announced in the spring.

The five available scholarships, worth a total of $76,000, are as follows:

The Jockey Club Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester): available for students in academic pursuit of majors for future employment in the equine industry. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.
The Jockey Club Advancement of Women in Racing Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester): open to women pursuing a career in the equine industry who are enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.
The Jockey Club Vision Scholarship ($20,000; $10,000 per semester): open to students from a minority racial or ethnic group who are pursuing a career in the equine industry. Applicants must be enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a college or university. Open to any equine breed or discipline; preference will be given to candidates with the expressed desire to secure employment in the Thoroughbred industry.
The Jockey Club Benevolence Scholarship ($15,000; $7,500 per semester): a need-based award to enable a student to attend a full-time program at a college, university, or trade program. Preference will be given to backstretch and horse farm employees and their family members. Applicants are not required to be pursuing a career in the equine or Thoroughbred industries.
The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarship ($6,000; $3,000 per semester): open to students enrolled in the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP). Goodman was a resident of Tucson, a longtime member of TJC, and one of three founders of the RTIP.

For more information, visit TJC's scholarship page.

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Ontario Racing’s Mare Purchase Program Back for 2023

Ontario Racing's Thoroughbred Improvement Program's (TIP) Mare Purchase Program (MPP) is back in time for the upcoming breeding stock sales, with a total budget of $800,000.

The MPP provides Ontario residents, who purchase an in-foal mare at a recognized public auction outside of Ontario, a rebate of 50% of the purchase price up to $25,000 CAD. There is a maximum distribution of $75,000 CAD for any one individual, partnership, corporation or other ownership group.

The MPP is operated on a first come, first served basis, and in order to qualify for the program, participants must provide specific documents as part of their application. Please review the information page on the TIP website to ensure your application is correctly submitted in full. Ontario residents applying for the program must possess a valid AGCO license.

In addition to the 50% rebate of the purchase price, there is a $2,500 CAD breed back bonus for every mare that is bred back to a Registered Ontario Sire in the 2023 breeding season upon declaration of live foal with The Jockey Club.

For more information about the MPP please email tbprogram@ontarioracing.com

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