by USTA Communications Department

Pompano Beach, FL — Members and directors from the United States Trotting Association District 6 met on Saturday morning (Dec. 10) at Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park to discuss proposed USTA rule changes and to make recommendations that will be conveyed at the USTA’s annual Board of Directors meeting in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sunday Feb. 26, 2017.

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Directors and members gather to discuss rule changes and future plans for the USTA on Saturday morning.

District chairman Alan Leavitt chaired the session and was joined by fellow directors Joe Frasure, Jerry Haws and Joe Pennacchio.

Also in attendance were approximately 20 other USTA members, including retired USTA Director Jay Sears and USTA Executive Vice President Mike Tanner.

The discussion was lively and thorough.

In all, 32 rule proposals were debated and voted upon.

The results of which are as follows:

Proposal #1 – Accepted
Proposal #2 – Accepted with encouragement to discuss and further refine.
Proposal #3 – Accepted
Proposal #4 – Accepted
Proposal #5 – Accepted
Proposal #6 – Accepted
Proposal #7 – Rejected
Proposal #8 – Rejected
Proposal #9 – Rejected
Proposal #10 – Accepted
Proposal #11 – Accepted
Proposal #12 – Accepted
Proposal #13 – Rejected
Proposal #14 – Rejected
Proposal #15 – Accepted
Proposal #16 – Rejected
Proposal #17 – Rejected
Proposal #18 – Rejected
Proposals #19 through 28 – Rejected (considered as group)
Proposal #29 – Accepted
Proposal #30 – Tabled
Proposal #31 – Rejected
Proposal #32 – Approved