The Official Newsletter of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey Vol. 39, No. 6 Representing owners, breeders, drivers, trainers & caretakers TRIXTON TO STAND STUD AT DEO VOLENTE Trixton, the 2014 Hambletonian champion, has been retired and will stand stud at Deo Volente Farms in Flemington, NJ for the 2015 breeding season, it was jointly announced by Hall of Fame trainer-driver Jimmy Takter and Mike Gulotta, majority owner of Deo Volente. “I’m excited that this great colt will stand in New Jersey at such a great farm like Deo Volente” said Takter, who makes his home at Millennium Farm, his training center in East Windsor, NJ. “Trixton represents a significant new beginning for the New Jersey breeding industry in tune with Jeff Gural’s enlightened stewardship at the New Mead- owlands racetrack,” Gulotta said. “We think Mike Gulotta has demonstrated great fore- sight to stand Trixton in New Jersey,” said Standard- bred Breeders & Owners Association President Tom Luchento. “We hope breeders will share his faith in the future of the New Jersey program and breed their mares to Trixton.” In two seasons of racing, Trixton earned $947,057, taking his mark of 1:50.3 while defeating Nuncio in the Hambletonian, despite racing the entire mile Trixton parked on the outside. Trixton is by Muscle Hill, a son of Muscles Yankee, who is responsible for consecutive Hambletonian win- ners Deweycheatumnhowe [2008], Muscle Hill [2009] and Muscle Massive [2010]. Muscles Yankee is the foremost son of foundation sire Valley Victory. Trixton is link number four in a leading sire line. Trixton will stand for a fee of $12,000 in 2015. Syndication term sheets will be available at Harrisburg from Mike Gulotta and Bob Marks, and can also be obtained by calling Deo Volente Farms at 908-782-4848. NJRC'S NEW MEDICATION RULES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 The New Jersey Racing Commission’s new medication rules will go into effect starting November 3, 2014. Trainers and veterinarians are urged to review them, especially the changes in dosing for Betamethasone and Dexa- methasone along with the recommended withdrawal time for Clenbuterol. There are 26 medications categorized as Controlled Therapeutic Medications. These medications are permissible only when a race horse tests below the threshold levels set forth in the RCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule, Version 2.1. The schedule may be found on the web at arci.com. Choose Model Rules and Standards and then ARCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule - V.2.1. Pay particular attention to the dosing specifications for Betamethasone and Dexamethasone. The threshold level for Betamethasone will decrease from 100pg/ml of plasma or serum to 10pg/ml of plasma or serum. The threshold level for Dexamethasone will decrease from 100pg/ml of plasma or serum to 5pg/ml of plasma or serum. The recommended withdrawal time for Clenbuterol will increase to 14 days. The presence of Clenbuterol will not be allowed in plasma or serum and the threshold level for urine is 140pg/ml. —Issued by Dr. Deborah Lamparter, Chief State Veterinarian, New Jersey Racing Commission PACESETTER SBOANJ.COM 1 November/December 2014 A year from now, there is every expectation that Owner-breeder Mike Gulotta and his partners at the state-wide ballot will include a referendum Deo Volente Farm recognized this with their deci- question about the addition of casino wagering in sion to stand Hambletonian winner Trixton in New North Jersey. Jersey for the 2015 breeding season. Hopefully, others will share this vision and breed to New Jer- We are working with professionals in the field of sey stallions for what we expect will be a revitalized preparing ballot questions and campaigns as we program, including more racing dates, once casino embark on the stretch run for financial security for funding is in place. the New Jersey racing and breeding industry. We would like to take this opportunity to extend While we can see the finish line after many years our condolences to the family of Robert Baggitt Sr., of effort on the part of the Standardbred Breeders who was a devoted SBOANJ board member for & Owners Association and our political action com- nearly three decades. Filling Bob’s seat will be An- mittee, TrotPAC, this is not the time to drop the bit. thony Perretti. We will be glad to have his exper- In fact, it is essential that we maintain a straight tise back on the board as a member of the owners’ course to our goal. committee. We need to ensure that our industry is protected. It Finally, we send our best wishes to our colleagues is no small matter that we be guaranteed a per- at Monmouth Park as they pursue the legal maze centage of the expanded gaming that will be suffi- for the addition of sports wagering. Their success cient to fuel a healthy purse structure for horse rac- is our success. Establishing the guidelines for ing now and into the future. sports gaming in New Jersey will ultimately be Toward that end, we continue to meet with our good for us as it would open the doors for the same friends in the state legislature, reminding them of operations at our harness tracks. the importance of our industry to the health and Hope to see you all at the Meadowlands to support well-being of the state’s economy. We represent the upcoming meet which opens on November 14 jobs and preserved farms, both valuable commodi- and features two nights of the Breeders Crown ac- ties in this state. tion, November 21-22. STANDARDBRED BREEDERS & OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726 Phone: 732-462-2357 Fax: 732-409-0741 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sboanj.com OFFICERS DIRECTORS RACETRACK REP IMPORTANT Thomas F. Luchento Robert Boni Linda Goss PHONE NUMBERS President Stephen P. Dey III VMD Meadowlands 201-842-5075 Ed Razzetti Freehold 732-252-2323 New Jersey Sire Stakes First Vice President 609-292-8830 Michael J. Gulotta Ext 4365 Alfred Ochsner Jr. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Harness Horsemen Second Vice President Kelvin Harrison International Mark Ford AJ Sabath 609-747-1000 Jacqueline Ingrassia Third Vice President LEGAL COUNSEL License/Fingerprint Dennis Lane Richard Meirs VMD Dennis Dowd NJ Racing Commission Treasurer Mark Mullen Trenton—609-292-0613 Anthony Romano PACESETTER EDITOR Freehold — 732-462-3800 Secretary Anthony Perretti Meadowlands—201-460-4137 Carol Hodes Leo McNamara NJ Trailer Ban—NJTP Paul Wojtowicz [email protected] Executive Administrator 800-336-5875 PACESETTER SBOANJ.COM 2 November/December 2014 SBOANJ DIRECTOR BAGGITT PASSES AWAY Robert M. Baggitt Sr., 81, of Allentown, NJ, a longtime horse owner and a member of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association Board of Directors since 1985, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Baggitt was on the owner, finance, pension and special events committees of the SBOANJ. For many years, he co-chaired the SBOANJ’s golf outing, which each year raised money for the horsemen’s benevolent fund. It was through his wife of 54 years, Sandra, and her father, driver-trainer Larry Powers, that he was introduced to harness racing. His son, Bob Jr. and nephew, Jack Baggitt Jr. are both horsemen. Baggitt joined the Navy and served on a destroyer from 1951 to 1956, during the Korean War, and worked for New Jersey Bell Telephone for 37 years, starting as a lineman and retiring as a repair supervisor in 1991. For many years he was a school bus driver in Up- per Freehold Township while his wife oversaw their 12-acre farm in Allentown, NJ, which is called O-No Acres. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 54, Freehold, the Tin Can Sailor Associa- tion, a member of Colts Neck Fire Company No. 1 from 1960 to 1980, and a founding member of the Colts Neck First Aid Squad. He was a member of the first group of officers to serve in Colts Neck Township Police Department, a Colts Neck Little League coach, and Boy Scout leader in Colts Neck. Surviving are his wife, Sandra Powers Baggitt; his children, Robert M. Baggitt, Jr. and his wife Christine, Ellen Cunningham and her husband Michael, Larry Baggitt and wife Tina, Robert M. Baggitt Sr. Timothy Baggitt and wife Kelly, Nancy and husband Robert Fitts; two sisters Rosemary with his wife, Sandra. Smock and June Higgins and her husband Larry; his grandchildren, Tyler Baggitt, Erica McDonald, Logan and Connor Cunningham, Alessandra, Lauren, Christina and Riley Bag- gitt; and Bob J. and Jesse Fitts; great grandchildren Ella McDonald and Rylee Fitts. CANE PACE MOVING TO THE MEADOWLANDS The Cane Pace will find a new home at the Meadowlands as part of the stakes-laden Hambletonian Day card on August 8, 2015. In addition to the Cane Pace, its filly companion race, the Shady Daisy, will also join the Hambletonian Day program. The Meadowlands will also be adding a race to complement the John Cashman Memorial Trot with a stakes for older trotting mares on Hambletonian Day. SBOANJ OFFICERS RE-ELECTED; PERRETTI REJOINS THE BOARD President Tom Luchento and his slate of officers were re-elected by the Board of Directors and Anthony Perretti was selected to fill a vacancy at the monthly meet- ing of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey at its Ma- nalapan office on Monday, October 20, 2014. Perretti, a former Board member, returns to fill the vacancy created in the owners’ category by the death on October 1 of Robert M. Baggitt Sr. The re-elected officers include President Thomas F. Luchento, First Vice President Edward Razzetti, Second Vice President Alfred B.