Regular Meeting ) SANTA ANITA PARK RACE TRACK BALDWIN TERRACE ROOM

114 Pages·2016·0.21 MB·English

by  Ramona Cota

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
HORSE RACING BOARD

In the Matter of: )
)
Regular Meeting )

SANTA ANITA PARK RACE TRACK
BALDWIN TERRACE ROOM
285 WEST HUNTINGTON DRIVE
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016

10:00 A.M.

Reported by:
Martha Nelson
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APPEARANCES

COMMISSIONERS

Chuck Winner, Chairman

Richard Rosenberg, Vice Chairman

Jesse Choper

Steve Beneto

Madeline Auerbach

STAFF

Rick Baedeker, Executive Director

Robert Miller, General Counsel

Phil Laird, Staff Counsel

Jacqueline Wagner, Assistant Executive Director

Rick Arthur, Equine Medical Director

Mike Marten, Associate Analyst, Policy & Regulations

Darrel McHargue, Chief Steward

ALSO PRESENT

Robert O’Neil, Stronach

John Hindman, TVG

Eric Sindler, Monarch Content Management

Ben Kenney, Watch and Wager

David Israel

Larry Swartzlander, Oak Tree at Pleasanton, Sacramento State
Fair

Jerome Hoban, Alameda County Fair

Sherwood Chillingworth, Oak Tree
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APPEARANCES

ALSO PRESENT

Tom Martinez, California State Fair

Derek Lawson, Jockey Flavien Prat’s Agent

Joe Harper, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Tom Robbins, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

David Jenkins, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Josh Rubenstein, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Craig Dato, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Becky Bartling, Sonoma County Fair

Stacy Lapham, Sonoma County Fair

George Haines, SCOTWINC

Denny Kanakaris, Race and Sports Authority, LLC

Darrell Haire, Jockeys’ Guild

Scott Chaney, Steward

Gail Matthews, Winning Hands Equine Massage

Greg Avioli, Thoroughbred Owners of California
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INDEX
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Action Item:

1. Approval of the minutes of April 21, 2016 2

2. Executive Director’s Report 4

3. Public Comment: Communications, reports, 8 & 40

requests for future actions of the Board.

Note: Persons addressing the Board under this

item will be restricted to three (3) minutes

for their presentations.

4. Discussion and action by the Board regarding the 18

distribution of race day charity proceeds of the

Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. dba Santa Anita Park

in the amount of $108,891 to ten beneficiaries.

5. Discussion and action by the Board regarding the 19

distribution of race day charity proceeds of

Watchandwager.com, LLC in the amount of $4,700 to

six beneficiaries.

6. Discussion and action by the Board on the 21

Application to Conduct a Horse Racing Meeting of

the Oak Tree Racing Association at the Alameda

County Fair (F), at Pleasanton, (Race meeting to
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Action Item:

be called “Oak Tree at Pleasanton”) commencing

June 15, 2016 through July 5, 2016, inclusive.

7. Discussion and action by the Board on the 30

Application to Conduct a Horse Racing Meeting of

the California Exposition and State Fair (F) at

Sacramento, commencing July 6, 2016 through

July 26, 2016, inclusive.

8. Discussion and action by the Board on the 41

Application to Conduct a Horse Racing Meeting of

the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (T) at Del Mar,

commencing July 13, 2016 through September 6,

2016, inclusive.

9. Discussion and action by the Board on the 59

Application to Conduct a Horse Racing Meeting of

the Sonoma County Fair (F) at Santa Rosa,

commencing July 27, 2016 through August 16, 2016,

inclusive.

10. Discussion and action by the Board on the 67

Application for License to Operate a Minisatellite

Wagering Facility at the Race & Sports Authority

LLC, in Bonita, California.
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Action Item:

11. POSTPONED 72

Discussion and action by the Board regarding

the proposed amendment to CHRB Rule 1632,

Jockey’s Riding Fee, to adjust the jockey riding

fee scale pursuant to Business and Profession

Code section 19501.

12. Discussion and action by the Board regarding the 73

proposed amendment to CHRB Rule 1688, Use of

Riding Crop, to allow a jockey to use the riding

crop four times in succession, allowing the horse

to respond before using the riding crop again,

during the last 16th of a mile in a thoroughbred

race.

13. Report from the Pari-Mutuel/ADW, Satellite and 99

Simulcast Committee.

14. Closed Session: For the purpose of receiving 105

advice from counsel, considering pending

litigation, reaching decisions on administrative

licensing and disciplinary hearings, and personnel

matters, as authorized by section 11126 of the

Government Code.
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Action Item:

A. The Board may convene a Closed Session to confer

with and receive advice from its legal counsel

regarding the pending litigation described in the

attachment to this agenda captioned "Pending

Litigation," and as authorized by Government Code

section 11126(e).

B. The Board may convene a Closed Session to confer

with and receive advice from its legal counsel

regarding the pending administrative licensing or

disciplinary matters described in the attachment

to this agenda captioned “Pending Administrative

Adjudications,” as authorized by Government Code

section 11126(e).

C. The Board may convene a Closed Session for the

purposes of considering personnel matters as

authorized by Government Code section 11126 (a).
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2 P R O C E E D I N G S
3 9:30 A.M.
4 (The meeting was called to order at 9:34 a.m.)
5 ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARY 26, 2016
6 CHAIRMAN WINNER: Ladies and Gentlemen, this
7 meeting of the California Horse Racing Board will come to
8 order. Please take your seats.
9 This is the regular noticed meeting of the
10 California Horse Racing Board on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at
11 Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, California.
12 Present at today’s meeting are: myself, Chuck
13 Winner, Chairman; Richard Rosenberg, Vice Chairman; Madeline
14 Auerbach, Commissioner; Steve Beneto, Commissioner; Jesse
15 Choper, Commissioner; George Krikorian, Commissioner; Alex
16 Solis, Commissioner.
17 Before we go to the business of the meeting, I
18 need to make a few comments. The Board invites public
19 comment on the matters appearing on the meeting agenda. The
20 Board also invites comments from those present today on
21 matters not appearing on the agenda during a public comment
22 period if the matter concerns horse racing in California.
23 In order to ensure all individuals have an
24 opportunity to speak and the meeting proceeds in a timely
25 fashion, I’ll strongly enforce the three-minute time limit
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1 rule for each speaker. The three-minute time limit will be

2 enforced during discussion of all matters as stated on the
3 agenda, as well as during the public comment period.
4 There’s a public comment sign-in sheet for each
5 agenda matter on which the Board invites comments. Also,
6 there is a sign-in sheet for those wishing to speak during
7 the public comment period for matters not on the Board’s
8 agenda if it concerns horse racing in California. Please
9 print your name legibly on the public comment sign-in sheet.
10 When a matter is open for public comment, your
11 name will be called. Please come to the podium and
12 introduce yourself by stating your name and organization
13 clearly. This is necessary for the court reporter to have a
14 clear record of all who speak. When your three minutes are
15 up the Chairman will ask you to return to your seat so
16 others can be heard.
17 When all the names have been called I’ll ask if
18 there is anyone else who would like to speak on the matter
19 before the Board. Also, the Board may ask questions of
20 individuals who speak. If a speaker repeats himself or
21 herself, I’ll ask if the speaker has any further comments to
22 make. If there are none, the speaker will be asked to let
23 others make comments to the Board.
24 All right, the first item on the agenda is
25 approval of the minutes from the April 21st meeting. Are
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1 there any additions, changes to the minutes? All right, is

2 there a motion to approve?
3 COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: So moved.
4 VICE CHAIRMAN ROSENBERG: Yes.
5 CHAIRMAN WINNER: Commissioner Auerbach moves.
6 Commissioner -- Vice Chairman Rosenberg seconds.
7 Do we need a voice vote on this, Bob?
8 MR. MILLER: You should do a roll call vote.
9 CHAIRMAN WINNER: I have to do a roll call vote?
10 Okay.
11 Commissioner Krikorian?
12 COMMISSIONER KRIKORIAN: Yes.
13 CHAIRMAN WINNER: This is for the minutes.
14 Commissioner Solis?
15 COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Yes.
16 CHAIRMAN WINNER: Commissioner Auerbach?
17 COMMISSIONER AUERBACH: Yes.
18 CHAIRMAN WINNER: The Chairman votes yes.
19 Vice Chairman?
20 VICE CHAIRMAN ROSENBERG: Yes.
21 COMMISSIONER CHOPER: Yeah.
22 CHAIRMAN WINNER: Commissioner Beneto?
23 Commissioner Choper?
24 COMMISSIONER CHOPER: Yes.
25 CHAIRMAN WINNER: Okay. The matter passes