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Minutes from 10/25/08 meeting
12 . 15 = .=20 2008

Get the latest news on Florida Bred rule = updates=20

FQHRA = Meeting Notes=20 10/25/08 =96=20 11am

In Attendance:

Steve Fisch =96 = President &nbs= p; = ; = =20 Joe Carter =96 Board Member

Will=20 Fisch - Treasurer &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 Larry Salyer =96 Board Member

Marvin=20 Boyle =96 Board Member &nbs= p; = ; =20 Larry Taylor =96 Board Member

Tyrone = Young-Board=20 member

Donald Manucy = =96 Board=20 Member &nbs= p; = ; =20

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Meeting = called to=20 order

Treasurer=92s = Report for=20 October =96

$9338.04 =96 in = account=20 now

$40,000=20 is on the way from AQHA. AQHA is behind us 100%.

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Old=20 Business

1) No = old business=20 motioned in

New=20 Business

1) =20 Stallion Auction =96

a. =20 It was recommended that we treat the stallion = auction like=20 an eBay auction and we are looking at programs to run it that way = now.

b. =20 Randy Henry = motioned to=20 accept that we run several ads several times in several magazines = as=20 opposed to running 1 or 2 large ads less frequently. Motion accepted; = 2^nd=20 and voted in.

2) =20 Report on Accredited Florida Bred Program and = definition of=20 a Florida Bred after Dec 31,=20 2009. = There are=20 several rules to this report and Steve Fisch will publish exact = rules.=20 These rules were adopted at the June 2008 Board of Directors = meeting. They=20 are:

&n= bsp;=20 Stallions:

a. =20 An Accredited Florida Stallion must stand in FL and = be in=20 the state by 2/1 of that year until June 30^th of that = year. An=20 exception is that if the stallion is entered in a race during = breeding=20 season he can leave the state as long as proof of entry into the = race is=20 provided. Once the stallion has left the state then his Accredited = Florida=20 Stallion breeding season is over for that year.

b. =20 Florida Bred awards stay with the stallion owner at = the time=20 of breeding.

c. =20 The resulting foal from a mare domiciled in any = state or=20 country that is bred to an Accredited Florida = Stallion is=20 eligible for Accredited Florida Bred status.

d. =20 Accredited Florida Stallions must fill out the = Accredited=20 Florida Stallion application and pay the appropriate fees on a = yearly=20 basis.

=20 Mares and Foals:

a. =20 A mare domiciled in=20 Florida has to breed = to an=20 Accredited Florida Stallion at

least once = every other=20 year for her foals to be eligible for Accredited Florida Bred = status.

b. =20 Pregnant mares that foal in=20 Florida for the = first time=20 have to breed back to an

Accredited = Florida=20 Stallion in order for their first=20 Florida foal to be = eligible=20 for Accredited Florida Bred status.

c. =20 All foals born in=20 Florida are eligible = for=20 Accredited Florida Bred status as long as

the mare = breeds back=20 to an Accredited Florida Stallion at least once every other = year.

d. =20 There is no limit on the number of Accredited = Florida Bred=20 eligible embryos a mare may produce in one year as

long as = the mare meets=20 the requirement of breeding to at least one Accredited Florida = Stallion=20 every other year.

e. =20 No clones are eligible for Accredited Florida Bred=20 status.

f. =20 To be eligible for Accredited Florida Bred status = beginning=20 January 1, = 2010, a=20 horse must meet the above requirements, fill out the Accredited = Florida=20 Bred application and pay the appropriate fees.

3) =20 Other = Florida=20 Track Report

a. =20 GadsdenCounty=20 =96 This summer (08) the track received a permit and has cleared = land. They must have = significant=20 construction work done in 1 year and be racing in 2 yrs = (2010).

b. =20 MarionCounty=20 =96 Frank Stronach=92s track =96 Bill McKibbin told Steve Fisch = land is cleared=20 & building started. He does not have a permit as of today.

c. =20 PompanoPark=20 =96 We are currently negotiating with=20 Pompano=20 Park over a possible = 2009 meet=20 and purse structure.

d. =20 Debary =96=20 Michael Goldstein (also owns Pompano). The plans will be voted = on by the=20 county commission on November=20 21, 2009

e. =20 Gulfstream =96=20 Possibly interested in a mixed meet of QH & Thoroughbreds.

f. =20 Hialeah =96=20 FQHRA and AQHA have both contacted John=20 Brunetti encouraging him to obtain a QH = permit.

4) =20 HamiltonDowns =96 =

a. =20 Boomer Wry reported = on=20 reasons for the delay in construction including they had to wait = until the=20 slot issues were resolved in January.

b. =20 Then they had to relocate the tortoises that were on = the=20 property. They are = moved.=20

c. =20 Permits in place 6/1/08. =20 The area is cleared the permit was extended to allow = construction=20 to begin by July 2009.

d. =20 The barns and restrooms have been purchased.

e. =20 They are planning to propose a straight track with a = hook,=20 lights and chutes first. =20 Steve asked Boomer if the = AQHA=20 will sanction the straight away and=20 Boomer felt confident that he = could get=20 approval for this. = He knows=20 the other tracks that have straight-aways and the one we are = planning is=20 better than others. Hamilton Downs would eventually have an oval = track if=20 they start off with a straight away.

f. =20 They = must run=20 at night. They have = sold the=20 =93signal=94 to others including Los Alamitos and Oak=20 Lawn.

g. =20 Hamilton Downs does not have a slot permit. The = state gets a=20 50% take from slots at this time.

h. =20 They are=20 proposing Instant Race Machines =96 pari-mutuel machines = that look=20 similar to slots, but they have actual races on them from = different tracks=20 around the country, basically a re-broadcast of 10,000 past QH = races=20 (mainly Oaklawn Park and Los Alamitos). They may = receive=20 pressure from Indian Reservation, but they have not formally = objected at=20 this point and they believe the Indians missed the deadline to = file=20 objections at this point. =20 None of this requires legislative approval.

i. =20 Last year, Oaklawn handled $265 million in these=20 machines. Hamilton = Downs will=20 be the HOST =96 not the dog track or any other racing = facility. Glenn Richard=92s = company (Richmond=20 Enterprise) presented and will be awarded the host site because he = will=20 own the statewide franchise on this wagering. Estimate is $5-7 billion = handled. If they = host, they=20 will be required to run year round.

j. =20 They are awaiting the Declaration Statement that = Dave=20 Roberts will sign for the Instant Race Machines to be rewarded to = Richmond=20 Entertainment. Once = that=20 happens, they will start construction at Hamilton Downs. The Pari-mutual office = will vote=20 tentatively on 11/12/08.

k. =20 Each QH Track has to be at least 50% QH racing. If we need to fill the = meet, we=20 can have others race (thoroughbreds, Arabians, appaloosa, = etc.)

5) =20 We voted on Board Members during the meeting. We need 11 Board Members = each year=20 and a certain % is rotated throughout the years. The following members = were=20 nominated during the membership meeting; 2^nd and voted = in by=20 the members. The = board=20 meeting was held after the general membership meeting and the = following=20 board were chosen as follows:

a. =20 Steve Fisch =96 President

b. =20 Pam Robb =96 Vice President

c. =20 Will Fisch - Treasurer

d. =20 Patricia Frering =96 Secretary

e. =20 Marvin Boyle =96 Board Member

f. =20 Joe Carter =96 Board Member

g. =20 Donald Manucy =96 Board Member

h. =20 Larry Salyer =96 Board Member

i. =20 Larry Taylor - Board Member

j. =20 Tyronne Young-Board Member

k. =20 Dan Lucas-Board Member

Meeting = was=20 adjourned at 12:15pm

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