USTA District 5 meets

Springfield, IL — On Saturday (Jan. 18), USTA District 5 held its annual meeting at Poe’s Catering.

The rules proposals were presented by director Jim Reynolds. Following the membership meeting an awards banquet was held with 141 people in attendance.

Results of the discussion on the rules proposals follows (view the complete list of rule change proposals here):

Proposal #1 (elimination of heat racing) – Reject
Proposal #2 extended pari-mutuel meets) – Accept
Proposal #3 (prohibit gene doping) – Accept
Proposal #4 (pylon requirements) – Reject
Proposal #5 (extended saddle pads) – Reject
Proposal #6 (racetrack maintenance) – Reject
Proposal #7 (jail period for claimed horses) – Reject
Proposal #8 (interfered horses purse money) – Reject
Proposal #9 (weighted post-position draw) – Reject
Proposal #10 (distinguishable starting point) – Accept
Proposal #11 (post July 1 qualifiers) – Reject
Proposal #12 (standards for fair start pole) – Reject
Proposal #13 (amateur driver eligibility) – Accept
Proposal #14 (amateur driver eligibility) – Reject
Proposal #15 (trainer license minimums) – Accept
Proposal #16 (driving colors P license) – Accept
Proposal #17 (whip regulations) – Reject
Proposal #18 (sex change reporting requirement) – Accept
Proposal #19 (remeasure track circumferences) – Reject
Proposal #20 (recording ownership percentages) – Reject
Proposal #21 (multiple embryo transfers/year) – Reject
Proposal #22 (definition of a Standardbred) – Accept
Proposal #23 (non-Standardbred definition) – Accept

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