IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM SUFFOLK DOWNS
Subject to legislative and
regulatory approval, Suffolk Downs’ 80-day schedule for
the 2013 racing season will begin on Saturday, June 1 and
end on Saturday, November 2. Suffolk Downs’ management is
tentatively planning to race three days per week during
June, increasing to four days per week after July 4th.
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Anyone with a massbred foal
is reminded to register it with the Department of
Agriculture. At present registration fees are being
waved. A form for registering can be found under
"Application Forms"
ALSO, THE REGISTERED FOALS
PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE THAT YOUR FOAL IS
LISTED. PLEASE REPORT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS TO
MTBA@comcast.net
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The
Massachusetts Gaming Commission has set up a website to keep
everyone informed of their progress. The site is
Massgaming.com.
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The legislation introduced to
address the ch 128 law governing MTBA has a number:
In the house H.316 - An act
relative to thoroughbred breeding sponsored by
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante
In the Senate S.198 An act
relative to thoroughbred breeding sponsored by Senator James
Timilty.
Both bills have been referred
to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging
Technologies. No hearing date has yet been set.
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NEXT MTBA MEETING
May 16, 2013 - 6:30 PM
Place: Boncaldo's Italian
Restaurant
Rt. 1, Norwood, MA
Unfortunately, we have to ask
directors and guests to pay for their own meals
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WATCH THIS VIDEO PRODUCED
FOR THE MTBA AND NEHBPA SHOWING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF
BREEDING THOROUGHBREDS IN MASSACHUSETTS
click here
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The profits from our
annual Golf Tournament have been sent and received by the
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT
FOUNDATION
Excerpts from a reply by
TRF follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation gratefully acknowledges a
most generous contribution of $4,767.75, in support of the
Plymouth, MA TRF Second Chances farm for retired
Thoroughbreds.
The success
and future of the TRF depends on caring and concerned
individuals such as you. We are honored to have you as
part of the TRF family.