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The Horsemen's Newsletter The Horsemen’s Newsletter March 2010 Volume 20 • Number 3 Anne Arundel Maryland tracks withdrawn slots issue heads from bankruptcy auction to referendum aryland’s track ownership took revenue for a financial settlement total- a sudden twist on March 23, ing approximately $13 million. he Maryland Jockey Club has turned when it was announced that Under the new ownership by MID, a corner in its efforts to restore Lau- M T the Maryland Jockey Club would be the MJC racing operations will be re- rel Park’s eligibility as a slots site. withdrawn from the Magna Entertain- quired to reach break-even status within It now appears almost certain that ment Corp. (MEC) bankruptcy auction three years. Anne Arundel County voters will be giv- then set for March 25 and transferred to Terms of the transfer also require any en the option of withdrawing zoning ap- Magna’s parent company, MI Develop- future gaming operations at MJC to be proval for the Cordish Cos. proposed ments Inc. (MID). developed as a co-venture with an “ex- slots site near Arundel Mills Mall. The amended plan remains subject to perienced and financially secure” com- If the Cordish plan loses its zoning, approval by the bankruptcy court. pany. it’s expected that the bidding process MID’s interest in retaining the MJC “We are cautiously optimistic,” said for the Anne Arundel slots license will apparently has been bolstered by re- MTHA President Richard Hoffberger. be reopened, giving Laurel the opportu- newed hopes for slots at Laurel Park “Ever since the issue of slots first was nity to submit another bid. (see article on Anne Arundel referen- raised, the MTHA has consistently stated Well over 40,000 signatures were col- dum at left), and by the resolution of a that we believe slots should be at the lected in the petition drive to place the continuing dispute between MEC and race track. zoning issue on the ballot in November. former MJC owners Joe and Karin De “We hope that the recent develop- As of March 11, the Anne Arundel Francis. ments will help this occur, and will cre- County Board of Elections had certified The De Francises have agreed to re- ate a situation that promotes a quality 19,054 signatures, easily exceeding the solve the dispute over potential gaming year-round racing program.” required 18,790. Several thousand signa- tures were still being processed. “Neither two blizzards nor a baseless Purse bonus among many attractions lawsuit could deter the groundswell of Anne Arundel County citizens deter- at Pimlico spring meet mined to take this matter to referendum,” said Heather Ford of Citizens Against Slots imlico’s ests start and at the Mall, which spearheaded the peti- P2010 meet Pimlico backstretch 40 percent if tion drive along with the Maryland Jock- will offer a Open for training: April 10 through May 31 12 betting in- wide array of terests start. ey Club. Training hours: 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily Cordish Cos., which secured the slots opportunities The bonus is license and zoning after MJC owner for horsemen, Gate schooling: Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. capped at 40 Magna Entertainment Corp. failed to including a percent. submit the required fee in February special purse bonus on Black-Eyed Susan “The bonus represents a cooperative 2009, has filed suit against the county Stakes Day (May 14) and Preakness Day effort between the MTHA’s Negotiating Board of Elections, alleging fraud in the (May 15). Committee and track management,” referendum effort. The bonus will apply to all dirt races, said MTHA President Richard Hoffberg- with the exception of stakes, in which er. “We urge local horsemen to support Citizen groups, the MJC and Field- more than eight betting interests start. the meet to the fullest extent possible.” Works, the company hired by the MJC A 10 percent bonus will be applied Pimlico is set to conduct 20 days of to collect signatures, have all filed mo- to the total purse if nine betting inter- live racing during a six-week span that tions to intervene in the lawsuit. ests start, 20 percent if 10 betting inter- begins on Saturday, April 17 and ends See Slots, page 2 ests start, 30 percent if 11 betting inter- on Saturday, May 22. Chick Lang left Hayden, Grecco appointments to indelible mark on Racing Commission confirmed Maryland racing Governor Martin O’Malley has reappointed Mary- land Racing Commission member David Hayden. Mr. Charles J. (Chick) Hayden’s appointment was confirmed, along with Lang, a major figure that of Ernest Grecco. within Maryland racing Each appointment is for a four-year term. for the past half century, Mr. Hayden, a prominent Maryland owner/breed- E U died on March 18 at the er, joined the Commission in 2009, filling an unex- C C David Hayden Ernest Grecco pired term. Mr. Grecco, an avid racing fan and presi- M age of 83. M I J Born and raised next dent of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO to Pimlico Race Course, Mr. Lang began Unions, also gained appointment to the Commission last year. his career as a hotwalker and eventually The Commission has its full complement of nine members, with the others being became the track’s general manager John Franzone (chairman), Frank Favazza, John McDaniel, Mary Louise Preis, Charles known as “Mr. Preakness.” Tildon, Lou Ulman and Tom Winebrener. Before joining race track manage- ment in 1960, Mr. Lang was a successful Al Karwacki, longtime Bowie executive, jockey’s agent, handling the book for Bill Hartack among many others. Mr. Lang retired from Pimlico in 1987, was “one of the good guys” but continued to work as a national rac- Al Karwacki, who MTHA President Richard Hoffberger. ing consultant until several years ago. had continuing rapport “He is recalled fondly by many people In his retirement he also worked as a with horsemen during from all walks of this industry.” racing analyst for WBAL Radio, earning his many years as a After Bowie closed for racing in several awards as a journalist and pro- Bowie Race Course ex- 1985, Mr. Karwacki helped to organize ducer, including two Eclipse awards. ecutive, died on March 7 Southern California Off-Track Wagering Mr. Lang belonged to a family with in Brunswick, Ga. He was 78. Inc., a company that he ran for 14 years long-running connections to the sport. Mr. Karwacki worked at Bowie for while based at Los Alamitos race course. He was a great-grandson of Kentucky 26 years, serving as controller and trea- He retired to Georgia in 2002. Derby-winning trainer John Mayberry. surer before moving up to general man- A Korean War veteran, Mr. Karwacki His father, Chick Lang, Sr., rode to victo- ager. is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lor- ry in the 1928 Kentucky Derby aboard “Al was one of the good guys,” said raine Karwacki. Reigh Count. And his late son, Chickie Lang, was publicity director at Pimlico before becoming an executive at Oak- Hoofprints lawn Park and Retama Park. Grandson Bart Lang is currently director of racing Turf racing starts March 31 horses, purchased and placed in service at Lone Star Park. Maryland’s turf racing season will be- through 2010. Mr. Lang asked to have his ashes For more information contact the spread at Pimlico in the Preakness win- gin on March 31 at Laurel Park, weather permitting. American Horse Council at (202) 296- ner’s circle near the cupola. A ceremony 4031, www.horsecouncil.org. is expected to take place either on the Horse tattoos AHC’s Horse Industry Directory opening day of the Pimlico spring meet, Trainers needing to have horses tat- April 17, or during Preakness week. tooed are asked to call Frank Saumell at The American Horse Council’s 2010 (410) 419-5872. Horse Industry Directory, a comprehen- Slots, from page 1 sive listing of breed and sport organiza- New jobs bill benefits owners tions, equine publications, state re- The groups and individual represen- Congress has passed a second jobs sources and racing and gaming organiza- tatives have also filed a motion contend- bill, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Em- tions, is now available. ing that Cordish’s parent company vio- ployment Act (HIRE Act), extending the To purchase a copy ($25), call (202) lated a state statute that “prohibits merit- expense deduction for assets, including 296-4031 or visit www.horsecouncil.org. less suits brought by large private inter- ests, often real estate developers, to de- Committee bulletins ter ordinary citizens from exercising their political or legal rights.” Bowie • Hopefully, electrical power will be The slots law enacted in 2008 allows Backstretch chairman Phil Capuano installed in the viewing stand to allow for one slots site within each of five ju- reported: for air conditioning this year. risdictions: in Allegany, Anne Arundel, • The track is in good condition. Laurel Cecil and Worcester Counties and Balti- • Maintenance has done a good job Backstretch chairman Larry Murray more City. Only two race tracks—Laurel of keeping the backstretch clean. said that the collapsed roof on the re- Park and Ocean Downs—are eligible to • The water leak in the Hacienda has ceiving barn was repaired promptly. become slots facilities. been repaired. IN MEMORIAM Maryland’s equine census will Dr. Philip J. Torsney, the Red provide a resource for the industry Bank, N.J., physician who cam- paigned multiple stakes winner and Horsemen are urged to respond to tor, jobs, economy and land base. With leading Maryland sire Horatius, died equine census forms that will be mailed the 2010 count, we will learn how the on March 7.
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