Ohio State Racing Commission 2016 Annual Report Introduction The Honorable John Kasich Governor of the State of Ohio Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108 Dear Governor Kasich: In compliance with Chapter 3769 of the Ohio Revised Code, it is my privilege and pleasure to submit to you the 2016 Ohio State Racing Commission Annual Report. Sincerely, William Crawford, Executive Director The Ohio State Racing Commission is dedicated to the protection, preservation and promotion of horse racing and its related industry components. In that connection, the Commission shall regulate pari- mutuel wagering and the licensing of all industry participants in order to insure the protection of the wagering public and the integrity of the sport. The commission shall use its best efforts to promote horse racing and breeding to the citizens of Ohio. The Commission shall cooperate with horse owners, trainers, breeders, other licensees, county fairs, and commercial racetracks in order to accomplish these goals. The Ohio State Racing Commission strives to create an atmosphere where the wagering public would not need to be protected and the sport maintains the highest level of integrity. 77 S. High Street – 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108 (614) 466-2757 -- Fax (614) 466-1900 www.racing.ohio.gov An Equal Opportunity Employer 1 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Combined Simulcast Purse Fund – Payments Summary 14 Ohio State Racing Commission Advisory Committees 2 Combined Simulcast Purse Fund – Disbursements Summary 14 Ohio State Racing Commission 3 Purses at Commercial Racetracks 2013 – 2016 15 Ohio State Racing Commission Laboratory 4 2016 Harness Racing Stakes for Ohio-Bred Horses 16 2016 Ohio Racing Industry Summary Statement 5 2016 Breakdown of Funds (Sources of purse money) 16 2016 Summary of Commercial Permit Holders Ohio Harness Racing Program Totals (State Funded) 16 Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley 6 Standardbred Stallion Report 1976 – 2016 16 Belterra Park 6 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund Registrations 17 JACK Thistledown Racino 7 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund Registration Totals 17 Miami Valley Gaming and Racing 7 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund Program Totals 17 Northfield Park 8 Ohio Thoroughbred Race Fund Summary 17 Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway 8 Ohio State Racing Commission Members Past & Present 18 Scioto Downs 9 2016 Distributions of Casino Tax Revenue 18 2016 County Fair Harness Racing 10 Comparative Figures by Years 19 Receipts, Disbursements & Taxes 12 Equine Deaths Resulting from Racing or Training 19 2016 Statement of Racing Commission Licenses Issued 13 Commercial Racetrack Total Handles & Market Shares 20 2016 Combined Simulcast Purse Fund Report 14 Ohio State Racing Commissioners Term Expiration Dates Robert K. Schmitz Todd Book Gary Koch Mark Munroe Thomas Winters March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2017 March 31, 2017 Ohio State Racing Commission Advisory Committees (term expiration dates) Ohio Thoroughbred Kimpton Williams Craig Beam Daniel Guttman Race Fund (Jan. 31, 2018) (Jan. 31, 2019) (Jan. 31, 2017) Ohio Standardbred Richard McClelland Senena Esty George Berlin Development Fund Chairman (June 30, 2019) (June 30, 2017) (June 30, 2017) 2 Chairman Robert K. Schmitz Ohio State Commissioner Commissioner Todd Book Mark Munroe Racing Commission Commissioner Commissioner Gary Koch Thomas Winters Executive Director William Crawford 3 Ohio State Racing Commission Laboratory The commission’s testing laboratory is housed In 2016, the racing commission tested 21,633 within the Consumer Analytical Laboratory at the Ohio blood and urine samples collected from horses that Department of Agriculture complex located at 8995 raced at seven commercial tracks and 63 county fairs. East Main St. in Reynoldsburg. The laboratory was Analyses of these samples resulted in 83 positive moved there from The Ohio State University in 2004. findings. Soobeng Tan serves as the laboratory’s technical A total of 148 human samples were analyzed and director, a position he has held since 2008. 21 positive findings were discovered. 2016 Ohio State Racing Commission Testing Laboratory Summary Equine Samples Post-Race Urine Post-Race Blood TCo2 Blood Total Samples Positive Findings 7,628 10,850 3,155 21,633 83 — .38% Human Samples Urine Samples Collected: 148 Positive Findings: 21 — 14.2% 2016 Samples Tested in Further Detail Urine Blood TCo2 Total Positive Human Samples Samples Blood Samples Findings Positives Hollywood Mahoning Valley 698 860 132 1,690 10 5 Belterra Park 675 782 64 1,521 3 6 JACK Thistledown Racino 671 849 66 1,586 22 4 Thoroughbred 2,044 2,491 262 4,797 35 15 Miami Valley Gaming & Racing 1,131 1,261 1,075 3,467 7 1 Northfield Park 2,359 3,486 1,458 7,303 19 1 Hollywood Gaming Dayton 925 965 27 1,917 3 1 Scioto Downs 1,093 1,275 323 2,691 5 3 County Fairs 76 1372 10 1,458 14 0 Harness Racing 5,584 8,359 2,893 16,836 48 6 Ohio Racing Totals 7,628 10,850 3,155 21,633 83 21 Ohio State Racing Commission Testing Laboratory Results 1996 - 2015 Year Urine Samples Blood Samples Horse Samples Positive Findings Human Samples Positive Reports 2015 7,515 15,870 23,385 104 — .49% 104 23 — 22.1% 2014 6,764 14,385 21,149 112 — .53% 62 10 — 16.1% 2013 6,080 8,253 14,333 76 — .53% 190 15 — 8.0% 2012 6,038 8,390 14,428 130 — .90% 36 13 — 36.1% 2011 6,294 8,718 15,012 134 — .89% 30 13 — 43.3% 2010 6,846 9,599 16,445 170 — 1.03% 44 16 — 36.4% 2009 7,362 10,130 17,492 102 — .58% 50 11 — 22.0% 2008 6,894 10,165 17,059 96 — .56% 92 23 — 25.0% 2007 7,318 11,145 18,463 70 — .40% 153 42 — 27.5% 2006 7,869 17,247 25,116 174 — .69% 92 16 — 17.4% 2005 8,196 15,334 23,530 130 — .55% 81 17 — 21.0% 2004 8,842 11,823 20,665 212 — 1.03% 55 10 — 18.2% 2003 10,067 13,868 23,935 243 — 1.02% 303 54 — 17.8% 2002 12,022 21,559 33,581 135 — .40% 79 19 — 24.1% 2001 11,504 21,899 33,403 145 — .43% 111 19 — 17.1% 2000 11,517 22,152 33,669 141 — .42% 37 11 — 29.7% 1999 12,027 21,649 33,676 178 — .53% 56 15 — 26.8% 1998 11,896 19,747 31,643 199 — .63% 93 17 — 18.3% 1997 12,333 19,146 31,479 199 — .63% 95 34 — 35.8% 1996 11,902 19,815 31,717 80 — .25% 93 28 — 30.1% 4 2016 Ohio Racing Industry Summary Statement Harness Harness Harness Category Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Racing Racing Racing Racetracks Live Simulcast Total Live Simulcast Total Days 295 1,089 470 1,452 Total $8,663,999.60 $52,468,016.00 $61,132,015.60 $17,630,313.60 $86,267,505.30 $103,897,818.90 Handle Exotic 4,907,897.60 33,775,020.00 38,682,917.60 9,712,986.60 54,472,604.30 64,185,590.90 Handle Track 1,785,409.34 10,157,271.28 11,942,680.62 3,650,875.88 17,877,919.68 21,528,795.56 Commission Breakage 56,887.24 212,311.85 269,199.09 98,227.34 290,352.18 388,579.52 Total 274,880.16 1,547,525.44 1,822,405.60 508,402.10 2,699,234.36 3,207,636.46 Tax Net To 1,510,529.18 8,609,745.84 10,120,275.02 3,142,473.78 15,178,685.32 18,321,159.10 Track Returned 6,821,703.02 42,098,432.87 48,920,135.89 13,881,210.58 68,099,233.24 81,980,443.82 To Public Commercial Commercial Commercial Category Tracks Tracks Tracks County Satellite Facility Ohio Racing Live Simulcast Total Fairs (Cedar Downs) Industry Days 765 2,541 139 360 Total $26,294,313.40 $138,735,521.10 $165,029,834.50 $2,530,683.00 $2,499,832.30 $170,060,349.80 Handle Exotic 14,620,884.20 88,247,624.90 102,868,508.50 1,948,248.00 1,888,462.30 106,705,218.80 Wagering Track 5,436,285.22 28,035,190.96 33,471,476.18 523,723.66 532,082.58 34,527,282.42 Commission Breakage 155,114.58 502,664.03 657,778.61 17,366.70 13,297.49 688,442.80 Total 783,282.26 4,246,759.80 5,030,042.06 102,829.53 110,284.59 5,243,156.18 Tax Net To 4,653,002.96 23,788,431.16 28,441,434.12 420,894.14 210,899.00 29,073,227.26 Track Returned 20,702,913.60 110,197,666.11 130,900,579.71 1,989,592.60 1,905,979.83 134,796,152.18 To Public 5 Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course (Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse) 2016 Results Combined Simulcast Purse Fund Activity Live Racing Simulcasting Total Dates (Days) 1/2-12/28 1/1-12/31 1/1-12/31 Month Paid To Fund Received (100) (363) January 33,954.99 51,389.60 Total Handle $2,688,020.80 $14,928,012.70 $17,616,033.50 February 31,946.11 50,828.61 March 35,726.89 54,386.17 Exotic 1,605,373.80 8,843,222.70 10,448,596.50 April 43,487.17 57,562.83 Wagering May 112,896.50 55,909.80 Track 547,382.05 2,464,470.81 3,011,852.86 June 81,847.06 41,375.90 Commission July 72,864.67 43,919.27 Breakage 14,094.63 48,418.00 62,512.63 August 77,296.13 42,646.60 September 68,007.85 42,371.51 Total Tax 83,607.98 426,526.90 510,134.88 October 60,858.87 44,447.22 November 27,748.81 51,485.74 Net To Track 463,774.07 2,037,943.91 2,501,717.98 December 32,606.03 44,680.70 Returned To 2,126,544.12 12,415,123.89 14,541,668.01 2016 Totals $679,241.08 $581,003.95 Public Belterra Park (Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse) 2016 Results Combined Simulcast Purse Fund Activity Live Racing Simulcasting Total Dates (Days) 4/29-10/12 1/1-12/31 1/1-12/31 Month Paid To Fund Received (96) (363) January 100,814.76 88,299.92 Total Handle $3,371,707.40 $20,340,324.20 $23,712,031.60 February 105,785.88 87,336.00 March 111,885.72 93,448.76 Exotic 1,739,961.40 13,193,016.20 14,932,977.60 April 121,230.29 98,907.03 Wagering May 64,953.49 96,066.72 Track 702,479.99 4,155,825.85 4,858,305.84 June 34,699.77 71,093.92 Commission July 33,046.65 75,464.06 Breakage 24,589.01 102,951.37 127,540.38 August 40,112.09 73,277.29 September 31,250.66 72,804.62 Total Tax 77,858.25 561,735.28 639,593.53 October 81,192.57 76,371.21 November 113,408.31 88,465.10 Net To Track