Columbus, OH – According to a J.N. Campbell story on HorseRacing.net, on Monday (June 13) Texas Racing Commission Executive Director Amy Cook issued a letter entitled Approval of Pari-Mutuel Simulcast Wagering Import and Export Request Policy Statement declaring that the export of simulcasts from Texas tracks to all outlets outside of the state will be cut when HISA becomes effective on July 1.

The story reports, “We are denying HISA jurisdiction by disapproving signal export for all “covered horse races,” she (Cook) said via a phone call. “Our goal is the prevention of regulatory chaos, and the cost will be the loss of revenue in that export signal…but you cannot put a price on certainty.” She agrees that more time is needed to sort out a myriad of issues, which are important to this industry in the Lone Star State.

Campbell explains that Cook’s declaration came following a meeting between horsemen and HISA representatives.

“Last Friday afternoon (June 10) at Lone Star Park, a place that is in the middle of its Thoroughbred season, local trainers and owners gathered for a meeting at the track to hear representatives from HISA discuss the coming “registration” and that July 1 deadline. According to several unnamed sources, the tenor was contentious and angry about the lack of communication, and grievances were heard in a public forum.

“Since the Texas Racing Commission regulates all aspects of Texas horse racing, including, in particular, pari-mutuel and simulcast wagering in Texas, the application of federal law pursuant to HISA in any aspect of horse racing regulation for a particular race or meet will necessarily preclude the Texas Racing Commission from full compliance with the Texas Racing Act and will, therefore, necessitate that no such affected race shall be allowed to conduct on-site pari-mutuel wagering or provide simulcast export signal. Any such request will, of necessity, be denied by the Texas Racing Commission.

“Cook feels that there is just too many “gray areas,” ill-defined based on how they were originally constructed by HISA.”

To read the complete story on HorseRacing.net, click here.

To read the letter from Texas Racing Commission Executive Director Amy Cook, click here.