NOTICE

TO:  LAHBPA Membership
 
FROM:  LAHBPA
 
DATE:  April 23, 2012
 
SUBJECT:  $80 Participation Purse Rescinded 6th Place through Last Place By Board of Directors for All Racing Meets

Due to inquiries by a number of members, this is to inform that the vote by the Board of Directors at their April 3, 2012 meeting rescinding the captioned $80 Participation Purse was 7-2 with one abstention.  Voting in favor were Breaux, Dupre, Early, Lamarche, Mouton, Roberts, and Vance.  Voting against were Morrell and Stemmans.  Abbott did not vote and abstained.

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Louisiana State Racing Commission

Mandatory Health Screening 
Notice Dated April 10, 2012

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Applications for Race For Education's Horsemen's Scholarships Due April 15

The deadline to submit applications for The Race For Education's 2012 Horsemen's Scholarships, which are available to children of horse farm and back stretch employees, is Sunday, April 15. Students can pursue any field of study. Scholarships are for tuition only, up to $6,000 per year for up to four years for an undergraduate student.  Multiple scholarships will be awarded.

To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must:

• Be 24 years old or younger as of September 1 of the application year,
• have at least a 2.85 cumulative GPA,
• have an annual household income of less than $50,000 OR be financially independent from parents.*

*To be considered financially independent, a student must be at least 23 years old OR married OR a veteran OR an orphan OR have dependents of his or her own. Applicants who have been legally emancipated must provide documentation indicating such. No exceptions will be considered.
   
All applications must be submitted by April 15 online at:http://www.raceforeducation.org/scholarships/

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NOTICE

To:  LAHBPA Membership

FROM:  LAHBPA

DATE:  April 4, 2012

SUBJECT:  $80 Participation Purse for 6th Place through Last Place Finishers Rescinded by Board of Directors for All Racing Meets

Pursuant to action by the Board of Directors at their April 3, 2012 meeting, please be informed that the $80 Participation Purse for the 6th place through last place finishers has been rescinded.

Please also note that the sufficient monies should be on deposit with the horsemen’s bookkeeper to cover mount fees for jockeys prior to the start of each race pursuant to Title 46, Part XLI, Section 725 (entitled Jockey Fee Schedule) of the Rules of Racing.

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LAHBPA Board of Directors Meeting

When:

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

@ 10:00 am

 

Where:

LAHBPA Main Office

1535 Gentilly Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70119

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