Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing
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FIFTIETH ANNUAL ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO RACING SHERATON SARATOGA SPRINGS HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK Sunday, August 18, 2002 Lexington: 821 Corporate Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40503-2794 Telephone: (859) 224-2700 • Fax: (859) 224-2710 New York: 40 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10022-5911 Telephone: (212) 371-5970 • Fax: (212) 371-6123 Copyright® 2002 The Jockey Club FIFTIETH ANNUAL ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO RACING HOSTED BY THE JOCKEY CLUB Welcome to Participants and Guests page 9 Ogden Mills Phipps, Chairman, The Jockey Club Activities of The Jockey Club page 9 Alan Marzelli, Executive Vice President, The Jockey Club The Greatest Game Introduction page 12 Nick Nicholson, President, Keeneland Association The Mentoring Program page 14 John C. Oxley, Owner and President, Oxley Petroleum Advertising and Marketing Strategies page 16 C. Steven Duncker, Trustee, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Racing Medication and Testing Consortium Progress Report page 19 Scot Waterman, DVM, Executive Director, NTRA Racing Integrity & Drug Testing Task Force A Plea for Uniform Medication page 21 Gary Biszantz, Chairman, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association The Promise of Equine Genomics Genes, Genetics and Genomics page 26 Larry Bramlage, DVM MS, Vice President, American Association of Equine Practitioners Current Research page 28 Douglas Antczak,VMD Ph.D, Director, James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University The Globalization of Racing NTRA/Breeders’ Cup Ltd. Overview page 32 Tim Smith, Commissioner & CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Marketing Opportunities for the Breeders’ Cup page 33 D. G.Van Clief, Jr., Vice Chairman, NTRA & President, Breeders’ Cup Ltd. The Ascot Perspective on Global Marketing page 36 Marquess of Hartington CBE, Her Majesty’s Representative & Chairman, Ascot Racecourse Ltd. Global Wagering Opportunities page 39 Greg Avioli, Deputy Commissioner, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Summary & Concluding Comments page 40 Tim Smith, Commissioner & CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Closing Remarks page 41 Ogden Mills Phipps, Chairman, The Jockey Club Appendix The Jockey Club & Related Organizations page 42 IN ATTENDANCE Donald Adam Richard Bomze President, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Owner/Breeder Association; Owner/Breeder Warren Alber Correspondent, Thoroughbred Times Ellen R. Bongard Owner/Breeder Helen Alexander Edward S. Bonnie Steward, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Dr. Douglas Antczak Lucy Young Boutin James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health,Cornell Member, The Jockey Club: Board Member, University Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation; Gregory Avioli Owner/Breeder Deputy Commissioner & COO, National Thoroughbred Edward L. Bowen Racing Association President, Grayson-Jockey Club Research William M. Backer Foundation Director, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation; James C. Brady Owner/Breeder; Secretary-Treasurer, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Laura Barillaro Dr. Larry Bramlage Vice President/Controller, The Jockey Club Vice President, American Association of Equine John Barr Practitioners; Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Dennis Brida James F. Barton Executive Director, New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Vice President, American Quarter Horse Association Inc. James E. Bassett III Jack Brothers Member, The Jockey Club; Retired Chairman, Keeneland Consultant Association Terry Bry Stacy Bearse Owner/Breeder Publisher, The Blood-Horse Cheryl Buley W.B. Rogers Beasley Commissioner, New York StateRacing and Wagering Director of Racing, Keeneland Association Board Reynolds Bell Robert Burch Owner/Breeder President, The Jockey Club Technology Services, Inc. Remi Bellocq Michael Byrne Executive Director, National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Member, The Jockey Club; Chief Steward, The Jockey Club Protective Association of Canada Paul Berube Alex Campbell President, Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Jerry Billinski Chip Campbell Owner/Breeder Senior Vice President, Television and Sponsorship, James Binger National Thoroughbred Racing Association Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder W. Cothran Campbell Edward A. Bishop Owner/Breeder Registrar, The Jockey Club Ray Casey President, New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation William T. Bishop III Attorney, Stoll, Keenan & Park Norman Casse Chairman, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company Gary Biszantz Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Keith Chamblin Senior Vice President, Industry Relations & Marketing, Jerry Black National Thoroughbred Racing Association President, American Association of Equine Practitioners Penny Chenery Ira Block Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Senior Vice President and General Counsel, New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation George Cheston Richard Engel Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Nottingham & Engel Winifred Cheston John Ertmann Owner/Breeder President, Equibase Company Sherwood C Chillingworth Robert S. Evans Steward, The Jockey Club; Executive Vice President, Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Oak Tree Racing Association Willian S. Farish, Jr. Eugene Chrisiansen Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Chief Executive Officer, Christiansen Capital Advisors, Dan Fick LLC Executive Director of Racing, American Quarter Horse Jack Cohen Association Editor, Sports Eye Scott Finley Leo Connolly Attheraces.com New York State Licensing and Wagering Board Bertram Firestone Cornelia Corbett Owner/Breeder Owner/Breeder Diana Firestone Dick Corbett Owner/Breeder Owner/Breeder Hugh A. Fitzsimmons, Jr. Joseph Cornacchia Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Trustee, New York Racing Association; Owner/Breeder Michael D. Flynn Steven Crist Consultant Chairman and Publisher, Daily Racing Form Robert Flynn Robert Curran Executive Director, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Vice President, Corporate Communications, The Jockey Club David L. Foley Executive Director, American Association of Equine Van Cushny Practitioners steeplestakes.com Alan Foreman Wendy Davis Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Thoroughbred University of Arizona, Race Track Industry Program Horsemen’s Association Steve DiMauro Moustapha Fostock Trainer Owner/Breeder David Dizney Craig Fravel Owner/Breeder Executive Vice President, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Donald Dizney Albert Fried, Jr. Steward, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Trustee, New York Racing Association; Owner/Breeder Mrs. Donald Dizney Jim Gallagher Owner/Breeder Vice President, New York Racing Association Pam Stokes Donehower Edward H. Gerry Owner/Breeder Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Carmine Donofrio Martha F. Gerry Steward, New York State Racing and Wagering Board Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Allan R. Dragone Aline Goodman Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Owner/Breeder C. Steven Duncker John K. Goodman Member, The Jockey Club; Trustee, New York Racing Member, The Jockey Club; Board Member, Grayson- Association; Owner/Breeder Jockey Club Research Foundation; Owner/Breeder Allaire duPont Leonard C. Hale Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Consultant, Agua Caliente Race Track Robert Elliston Carl Hamilton President, Turfway Park Chairman and CEO, The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. 4 Richard Hamilton John Jacobs Communications Officer, National Museum of Racing Owner/Breeder Peter Hammell Stuart S. Janney III Director, National Museum of Racing Steward, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Arthur Hancock III Corey Johnsen Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder President, Lone Star Park Dell Hancock William J. Johnson Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Publisher, Saratoga Summer Magazine Richard Hancock Ann Jones Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Owner/Breeder Marquess of Hartington CBE Patty Jones Her Majesty’s Representative and Chairman, Ascot Racecourse, Ltd. Executive Director, Nevada Parimutuel Association Richard I.G. Jones Greg Hawkins Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Owner/Breeder Russell B. Jones, Jr. David Haydon President, InCompass Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Charles Hayward Mike Kane President, Daily Racing Form Turf Writer, Schenectedy Gazette George Hearst John K. Keitt, Jr. Turf Writer, Albany Times Union Partner, Dewey Ballantine, LLP Matthew Hegarty Nancy Kelly Turf Writer, Daily Racing Form Executive Director, The Jockey Club Foundation; Vice President, Development, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Bill Heller Foundation Turf Writer, Thoroughbred Times Patrick Kelly John Hettinger Trainer Member, The Jockey Club; Owner/Breeder Kelly Kenney William Hettinger Production Coordinator, The Jockey Club Owner/Breeder Martin Kinsella James J. Hickey, Jr. Executive Director, New York State Thoroughbred President, American Horse Council Breeding and Development Fund David Hicks Ken Kirchner Steward, New York Racing Association Director of Simulcasting, NTRA/Breeders’ Cup Ltd. Sally Hill Dr. Cynthia Kollias-Baker Owner/Breeder Equine Pharmacologist, University of California-Davis Dr. Ted Hill Bryan G. Krantz Racing Steward, The Jockey Club President, Fair Grounds Corporation Michael J. Hoblock Peggy Vandervoort Kumble Chairman, New York State Racing and Wagering Board Trustee, New York Racing Association Carol Holden Hon. Lawerence J. LaBelle Owner/Breeder Judge, Saratoga Springs David Hooper Tom Lamarra Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association News Editor, The Blood-Horse