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By Chief Stipe · Posted
A Tapeta has the same surface medium components as our Polytracks. Perhaps the difference is depth of the fill and its maintenance. -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
Some good points Gamma re the high standard of horseflesh and horse people. Overall we have just become a cynical and bitter bunch when it comes to NZ racing. Interesting there were some Australian groups out following the Interdoms when they were held in Auckland a few years back and they were in awe of the setup at Alex Park and of the racing in general .I went to a social outing with a large group of Victorian enthusiasts including some trainers and it was interesting hearing their comments. Re the best night for Harness in NZ it has been proven beyond ALL doubt in recent years that the existing programming is best for the Harness TAB wagering in NZ. Friday nights is the big night for Harness , Sunday day racing is the second decent bite at the cherry. The other days /nights are a long way behind and most have been tinkered with in some form or other. Saturday is the BIG day for overall punting ......but it focussed on Gallops ,particularly the big Australian meeting s in all the main states . Harness is a poor second to Gallops EXCEPT a couple of iconic days particularly the Tuesday of NZ Trot Cup day which until this year was clearly NZ's biggest race meeting. This clear dominance was smashed by the Saturday gallops meet of Karaka Day [6 x races only] which had previously been held on a Sunday. Other interesting facts....Kiwis bet over 50% on gallops [of the 3 main codes] domestically. 55% when I last looked 27 % Harness ,18% Dogs. Harness been in decline for years. Overseas betting it is about 70% on gallops and quite close between Harness and dogs. Kiwis bet more on Overseas races than they do on NZ races. Yes there are more races ! Pushing more NZ Harness on to Saturdays will not help Harness betting ,too much competition. -
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday affirmed a ruling out of a lower federal court in Arkansas that had denied a preliminary injunction sought by horsemen in Arkansas and Iowa to halt the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) and its Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program. Chief Judge Steven Colloton took the lead in authoring the opinion for the three-judge panel, writing that the plaintiffs/appellants have “not established a fair chance of success on the merits, so the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for a preliminary injunction. The order of the district court is affirmed.” The plaintiffs/appellants in the case are led by Bill Walmsley, the president of the Arkansas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), and Jon Moss, the executive director of the Iowa HBPA. The defendants/appellees are executives with the HISA Authority and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Eighth Circuit opinion only concerns the denial of the preliminary injunction to keep HISA from being enforced, and the plaintiffs are free to pursue other aspects of their underlying lawsuit over HISA's constitutionality in the lower court. The three-judge panel in the Eighth Circuit established in their opinion that they were well aware that two other federal appeals courts, the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, currently conflict in their opinions over whether HISA is constitutional, a matter that seems increasingly likely to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Fifth Circuit panel opined July 5, 2024, that even though HISA's rulemaking structure is constitutional, HISA's enforcement provisions are unconstitutional. A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel opined in a different case Mar. 3, 2023, that Congressional changes to the law in 2022 made all of HISA completely constitutional. “We agree with the Sixth and Fifth Circuits that the Act's rulemaking structure does not violate the private nondelegation doctrine,” Colloton wrote. “As others have recognized, Congress modeled the Act as amended on a regulatory scheme in the securities industry that has been widely approved as constitutional,” Colloton wrote. “We join the other two circuits in concluding that the Authority is subordinate to the [FTC] such that the rulemaking structure of the Act does not violate the private nondelegation doctrine.” The horsemen appellants also challenged the Authority's enforcement powers, contending that HISA unconstitutionally delegates executive power to the Authority, a private entity. “The Fifth Circuit declared the enforcement provisions of the statute unconstitutional because it thought the [FTC's] power to modify and add to the rules of the Authority does not 'authorize basic and fundamental changes in the scheme designed by Congress,'” Colloton wrote. But, he added, “Like the Sixth Circuit, we are satisfied that the statute's enforcement provisions are not unconstitutional on their face and in all of their applications.” The appellants further argued that HISA violates the public nondelegation doctrine. “Congress may not delegate the legislative power of Article I to a federal agency,” Colloton wrote. But, he added, “those who act under general provisions of a law may 'fill up the details.' When Congress sets forth 'an intelligible principle to guide the delegee's use of discretion,' there is no unconstitutional delegation.” Colloton continued: “Congress specified twelve elements that must be included in a horse racing safety program. Congress set forth several elements of rule violations and of a disciplinary process for the industry. These provisions meaningfully guide the [FTC's] exercise of discretion. The Supreme Court has upheld delegations made with comparable or lesser guidance.” The appellants also asserted that HISA violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution because the members of the Authority's board of directors are allegedly officers of the United States who must be appointed by the President, a court of law, or the head of a department. “We agree with the Fifth Circuit that the Act does not conflict with the Appointments Clause,” Colloton wrote. “The requirements of the Clause apply only to officers of the United States [but] the Authority, however, is a 'private, independent, self-regulatory, nonprofit corporation.' “A private corporation must be regarded as a governmental entity for constitutional purposes only in limited circumstances [and that] standard is not satisfied here,” Colloton wrote. “The Act did not create the Authority; the Authority incorporated under Delaware law before the Act's passage. None of the board members are public officials, and the government plays no role in selecting or retaining them. The members of the Board are thus not officers of the United States, so their appointments are not governed by the Appointments Clause.” One judge on the panel, Raymond Gruender, concurred in part and dissented in part with the overall decision to affirm the lower court's denial of the injunction. As part of his explanation, he wrote: “In a case such as this, where Congress has avoided the limitations of the Appointments Clause by vesting in a private entity the wholesale power to regulate doping, medication, and safety issues in the horse racing industry nationwide, it is imperative that the private nondelegation doctrine carry force to prevent broad delegation of governmental powers to unsupervised private parties. “The court's opinion fails to reckon with the plain language of HISA, which grants to the Authority a broad enforcement power that is not subordinate to the FTC. Like the Fifth Circuit, I conclude that HISA's enforcement provisions facially violate the private nondelegation doctrine. I respectfully dissent from [that part] of the court's opinion,” Gruender wrote. Late in the day on Friday, TDN requested comment on the opinion from the HISA Authority and the lead attorney for the horsemen appellants, but those queries did not yield replies prior to deadline for this story. The post Eighth Circuit Upholds Lower Court’s Order Denying Horsemen’s Request for HISA Injunction appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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