Ohio HBPA

The catalogue for the inaugural Buckeye Classic Thoroughbred Sale, to be held Oct. 17 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, is now online at ohio-hbpa.com. Supported by the Ohio HBPA, the catalogue of 86 head includes 73 yearlings, as well as a selection of broodmares, weanlings and 2-year-olds. "From the beginning, this sale came together with people in the industry who volunteered on every level to make it work," said owner-breeder Steven Chumney, one of the principals coordinating on the auction. "It's reflected by the positive response we've had from the...

The new reality of Computer Assisted Wagering's escalating presence in racetrack's pools and the emergence of horse racing as a fixed-odds betting product on sportsbooks were the focus of Thursday's second day of the three-day National HBPA Conference at Prairie Meadows. Discussing fixed odds on horse racing as a new betting product has become a fixture at the National HBPA Conference, led by industry consultant Michele Fischer, who also is vice president of SIS Content Services, a subsidiary of the largest horse-racing content supplier to global bookmakers/sportsbooks. But this time...

The Buckeye Classic Thoroughbred Sale will debut at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Oct. 17 at 2:00 p.m. The sale has been created by a group of Ohio breeders, several of them former members of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeder & Owners Board of Directors. The sale is open to yearlings, weanlings, in-foal mares and 2-year-olds. Early entry deadline for the Buckeye Classic Thoroughbred Sale is July, 15. "It seemed the OTBO sale was becoming a viable source for both sellers and buyers after a 13-year hiatus, but over the last...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.--Dave Basler sees betting on table tennis in Asia and envisions it being replaced with horse racing in America's burgeoning sports books. "We can fill that void a lot of times during the day so that they don't have to play table tennis from China or cricket from Australia--things that people have no idea about," Basler, the executive director of the Ohio HBPA, said Thursday during a morning session of the National HBPA Conference at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. "That's not just attractive to sports books, that's attractive...

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced that it has received a $75,000 donation from the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. The donation will help support aftercare efforts at the New Vocations facility in Medina, Ohio, which focuses on rehabbing, retraining and rehoming Thoroughbred racehorses retiring from racetracks in the state. "Making sure our horses have a good home after retiring from racing is vital to the Ohio HBPA," said Ohio HBPA Executive Director Dave Basler. "Continuing to support New Vocations is an easy decision given their 30-year track record...