May 062021
HBPA OF ALBERTA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
HBPA OF ALBERTA
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ONLINE MEETING
THURSDAY MAY 13TH, 2021 7:00 PM
JOIN ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Agenda:
• Presidents report
• Managers’ report
• Owner/Trainer HBPA Directors Election 2021
• Questions
Please RSVP to Theresa Sealy by Monday May 10th 2021 to alberta.hbpa@gmail.com to attend.
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Questions to ask at the HBPA Meeting with the code of silence and apathy of horse industry.
1. Century looking to keep same breeds at Mile and Downs to save costs! Temporary measure or permanent.
2. Racino slot % moved to 50% from 40% announced in legislature March 15, where’s the confirmation from HRA or HBPA. How much of the 50% goes to purses and how much to operators and HRA. Temporary measure or permanent.
3.Government announced March 15 a $7 million repayable loan to HRA. Was it for 2021 purses or to pay debts or retirement packages with new judges?
4. HRA Budget for 2021 recast, when 2020 purses were only 6.78 million and the budget is for 12.5 million in 2021, major shortfall for industry?
5.AGLC/HRA proposing to have sport betting at racinos / teletheathers to increase handle, a pipe dream since you can watch from home or use thousands of AGLC lottery locations. And it’s only a matter of time until most is online.
6.MLA Frank Orr looking to get racino at track 2, 10 slots won’t pay for the lights and staff!
7. Status of racing exemption, when you have MLA Aheer running shotgun as minister of culture. Ynfortunately the rodeo has a better chance of getting theirs before horse racing.(july)
8. What groups of thoroughbred industry spokesman are going to present a professional presentation to Marcomm that represents the concerns of the industry, since the online survey is Mickey Mouse!