The US Trotting Association, Harness Tracks of America, Harness Horsemen International and several other horse racing organizations gathered at the Bellagio in Las Vegas Tuesday for the opening of the 2009 Racing Congress.
In the 90-minute opening session, the USTA's current slate of officers ran unopposed and were returned, with Ivan Axelrod as chairman, Phil Langley as president, and Judith Roland serving as treasurer.
The USTA board of directors heard from their new executive vice president, Mike Tanner, in his first appearance before the full board. He asked the directors to “see the world from beyond your own front door.”
Also, USTA board member Dick Brandt briefly read through the rule change proposals the board will consider, and the ones on the subject of whipping brought several directors to the microphone to relay information from members. The rules will be discussed in committee meetings on Wednesday and Thursday before the full board considers any action in its final meeting on Friday morning. Board member Paul Fontaine warned his fellow directors that “we cannot table this and go home,” and reminded the directors that in Massachusetts, which borders his home state of Rhode Island, voters recently made dog racing illegal because the public decided it was cruel to the animals.
The USTA’s Marketing/Communications Committee also met Tuesday afternoon and heard reports on work done by the association’s Communications department, which includes Hoof Beats magazine and Harness Racing Comunications. It was also announced that the USTA plans to publish an updated version of The Care & Training of the Trotter and Pacer in 2011.
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