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Racing Commission approves $160,000 in aftercare grants, adds $5,000 emergency fund
Summary
The Racing Commission voted to distribute $160,000 in aftercare grants at $2,000 per horse and to make $5,000 available for emergencies, following committee recommendations and site visits by the commission’s chief veterinarian.
The Racing Commission voted Monday to distribute $160,000 in aftercare grants at a $2,000-per-horse rate and to set aside $5,000 for emergency needs, the commission’s staff said.
The commission’s aftercare committee recommended the per-horse allotment after review of scoring tallies from a review panel and site visits by the commission’s chief veterinarian, Dr. Butler, who told commissioners she had “very high praise” for each organization the committee reviewed. The committee recommended limiting awards to horses taken in within the past year and to thoroughbreds, standardbreds and quarter horses taken in by the applicant organizations.
Commission staff told the board the $160,000 total corresponds to 80 horses at $2,000 each. The committee’s motion also recommended making $5,000 available from funds previously set aside for emergencies, per the chief veterinarian’s recommendation.
Commissioner K. Johnson moved to approve the committee recommendation; Commissioner Benjamin seconded. Commissioners present—Benjamin, Dean, Ricardo, Johnson and Kamongo—voted in favor by voice and the motion carried.
Meeting materials circulated with the commission list specific award totals tied to organizations; the transcript lists the amounts as $110,000, $44,000 and $6,000 respectively. The meeting record’s transcription of the recipient organization names is unclear. The commission vote approved the dollar amounts described at the meeting. The grants will be distributed according to the committee’s methodology and the criteria discussed at the meeting.
The action came during the commission’s action-items portion of the meeting and followed committee review earlier in the year, including the commission’s January approval of a $160,000 aftercare program budget.
Less critical details discussed around the vote included committee deliberations on whether applicant organizations requested specific dollar amounts and the panel’s decision to use a per-horse metric to avoid trying to rank organizations that scored similarly.
The commission moved on to other agenda items after the vote.
