Will tracks like Santa Anita hire for horse help or do they mainly hire relatives?
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There is a difference between the employees of Santa Anita Racetrack and the employees of the stables that run horses at the racetrack.\n\nIf the job you are seeking is working with horses, Santa Anita racetrack has very few employees who actually work with horses.  There are people who work in the receiving barn (taking urine samples from horses post-race), the horse identifier's office (verifying the identities of horses that are due to race), stable security and a few other such jobs.\n\nMost of the people who work with the racehorses are employees of the trainers who train them.  To get a job working in a trainer's stable, you have to make contact with the trainer.  Most trainers have a lot of turnover in their stables so your chances are good for getting taken on in some capacity.  The bad news is that racetrack jobs where you're working with the horses do not pay well, are really hard manual labor, and can be very dangerous as racehorses are large, strong and temperamental.  You'll start out doing something like "walking hots" (i.e., leading horses around as they cool out from a race or workout) and/or mucking stalls.  If you stay with the trainer for a long enough time, you may get the chance to exercise horses or to become an assistant trainer.  But that's a very long road to travel.\n\nBecause of the involvement with pari-mutuel wagering, all employees who work on the backstretch, as the stable area is called, have to be licensed.  So there's some paperwork involved.\n\nIf the job you're thinking of is working as a pari-mutuel clerk, this is something else again.  The pari-mutuel workers are unionized, and to become a clerk you have to start out as a "permit."  Training classes are offered periodically, and if you successfully complete the class you can become a permit, but since all mutuel positions are based on seniority, the permits are lucky if they get work even a few days out of each month.  It can take years to become senior enough to assure 40 hours of work a week, so most people who work as pari-mutuel clerks have a "day job" doing something else for the first few years that they work.\n\nSpecifically, what kind of work do you want to do at Santa Anita?
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There is some funding for horse/animal rescues, however, the size they have to be to get the funding does not allow someone with meager land and money to recieve the funding.  If you want to operate a horse rescue and do not have lots of land and money to begin with, you must rely on private donations.\n\n  Good luck!!!  Even if you can only help a couple of horses in need, you are a hero in my book!
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Big question. The first, and largest, hurdle to overcome will be whether your municipality allows it. Any number of established racecourses have had to shut down or at least curtail their activities in recent years. Location is key: Racetracks are LOUD, and if you're within 1/2-mile of even a single unfriendly landowner, you can probably fuhgetaboutit. There has been legislation in individual states to promote racing in recent years, and if you can get a US Senator on your side by convincing him it's going to bring jobs and tourists to your underdeveloped area, it'll all go a lot smoother. \n\nThe second hurdle will be insurance. You're going to have to carry a towering pile of liablilty insurance, likely in excess of $10 million. Finding a carrier won't be the hard part, but the premiums will be very high.\n\nAs far as sanctioning bodies, the closest thing to an umbrella organization is the FIA. The Federation Internationale De L'automobile sanctions at least 15 different series, from F1 on down, but things get a lot more complicated from there. They do have course specifications at http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/circuitregs.html which are worth taking a look at...certainly, any course that meets FIA standards will be OK with anyone else. The main outfits that have organized road racing in the US are the SCCA and NASA. IMSA, Champ, IRL/IndyCar and Grand Am are also major players, bearing in mind that road racing in the US in general isn't very big right now. And while there are some pretty shady characters associated with them, the A1GP series is doing a lot of racing worldwide.\n\nDrag racing in the US is sanctioned by the NHRA and IHRA. Their primary consideration is with the vehicles and drivers, but they will have specifications for the tracks. Talk to your local NHRA division director to get started there.\n\nDrifiting will probably be a little easier. Once you have a course poured, the sanctioning bodies such as the D1GP and USDrift are a lot more concerned with paramedics than the actual track surface.\n\nYou can also try to attract autocross, karting and sportbike and motorcycle drag racing.\n\nReally, it boils down to this:\n--Find a track designer whose work you like, and work with the sanctioning bodies on the design\n--Get local and state approval for your track, while scrounging for Federal support.\n--Simultaneously obtain funding for your track\n--Build and insure your track\n--Promote it and they will come
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Look at the betting pools for W/P/S. If a relatively small number of bets are put on the show horse, it will probably pay close to or possibly  more than the place position.
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There are a few great places to buy horses and accessories aside from the yellow pages advertising tack shops and/or equine veterinarians. Both are excellent sources to inquire about horses, equipment, additives and medications-i.e., anti-worming medication, bone density formulas, hoof care, etc...\n\nDepending upon the type of discipline you are involved in,  the racetrack and trainers of horses often have horses they would like to get rid of that are costing the trainer and owner to keep. You can pick up a horse for free or for a nominal amount from the racetrack-trainers/owners.  You could also claim a racehhorse off of the racetrack if you want to race a thoroughbred/standardbred. Check with the Racing Secretary's office for details as to how to go about claiming a racehorse off of the racetrack or getting in touch with a trainer listed in the horse racing section of your newspaper-sports section.\n\nAlso, many farms and individuals adbvertise horses for sale. The A.S.P.C.A. within your community may be for adopting dogs and cats, but the A.S.P.C.A. may be able to assist you in getting to a locally adopt a horse program and for a nominal fee, you can adopt a nice riding horse for yourself.\n\nMany farms, with web sites, advertise in Thoroughbred Times.com. Simply browse through the pages for a farm near you or go to the back of the weekly publication of the Thoroughbred Times.\n\nAnother place that may have a web site, but, you would have to get in touch with them for their web site is...\n     Fasig-Tipton\n     2400 Newtown Pike\n     Lexington, Kentucky   40583-3610\n     Telephone = 859-255-1555\n     Fax = 859-254-0794\n     E. Mail = info@fasig-tipton.com\n\nDepending upon the discipline you seek or the intentions you may have for a horse is where you will find the right horse for you. Remember, there are over two hundred uses and disciplines for horses. Some for breeding, racing, farming, recreational, etc. and within those categories, there are specific horses for specific use. In farming or ranching, there are Cutting Horses, plow or work horses, etc.\n\nIt is not recommended you seek a 'one glove fits all' web site when buying any horse. Be specific as to your intentions. Over the many years and especially since World War II, horses have been bred, trained and fined tuned for specific disciplines and intentions for any owner.\n\nRemember one thing...NEVER-NEVER buy or accept ownership of any horse without a veterinarian examining the horse thoroughly. In expensively priced horses, twenty five thousand dollars or more, do an x-ray of the entire skeleton and a sonergram of his legs from the knee cap on down. Once you accept ownership, that horse is yours, for better or worse. You may either have a nice horse or someone else's troubles. Spend a few extra dollars up front, first, it can save you a great amount, later, and lessen the headache/cost a horse can have upon the owner. \n\nAsk for records and if possible, with racehorses, using a minimum 4MP camera, roll back the upper lip and using a towel or cloth over the horses eyes, so, as not to frighten the horse from the flash, snap the tattoo number with the camera and download it on to a computer. Once downloaded and printed, you may get in touch with the harness/thoroughbred racetrack or the equine veterinarian to trace the history of the racehorse, including as to why the horse is no longer racing, i.e., age, injury, etc.\n\nA horse is your responsibility 24/7. Before accepting ownership of any horse, inquire where, or what farm, you intend to house the horse and get exact quotes for monthly rentals of a stall, how big are the available stalls, the quality of the hay, how often and how much do they feed and exactly what are they feeding the horse, etc. Ask around as to the credibility and dependability, reputation, of the farm where any horse will be stalled. Ask about hours of operation, weekends, etc. Do not second guess anything when it comes
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No, the tracks should switch to the Poly or Cushioned Tracks as it is called. That type of track was just installed at Hollywood Park at the cost of $8 Million dollars for the sake of the racing horse, and it is at Keeneland also. \nThe owners of the racing horses treat them as well as you would treat a child, the Phipps Family who owned  Pine Island refused to be interviewed by ESPN because of the devastating way they felt, they had just lost a family member.\nMy avatar is of Pine Island, a tribute to a great filly.
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Two great fillies at two great tracks:\nRuffian-Belmont\nGo For Wand-Saratoga
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This is what the UK Business Opportunitt Review website had to say about it:\n\nhttp://www.business-opportunity-review.co.uk/Page.php?Nav=Business+Opportunities&Category=All+England+Racing+Club\n\nGood luck and happy (& sensible!) gambling
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Depends on the track. Most allow you to use Bute and/or Lasix.
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I would try your local track. Thats where they all say to start at. Good luck as Im tryin to get my daughter there too.
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At racetracks, they have to train during the hours that track management sets.  If the horses are stabled at a track where racing is conducted in the afternoons, the horses have to be off the track quite early to allow the track to be watered and harrowed.\n\nAnother reason for working the horses early in the morning is that during the warm seasons of the year, this is the best time for workouts:  before it gets hot.  (It used to be that racing was conducted primarily during the warmer seasons of the year.  Racehorses used to get a break during the winter months.  Winter racing at places like Aqueduct in New York is a grind for horses and people both.)\n\nAt many off-track training centers, like Fair Hill in Maryland, they can get the horses out any time during the day.  Some trainers swear by the value of running horses out of training center environments, because the horses can get out more and the environment is more laid-back than at the track.  \n\nPersonally, I think one of the great pleasures in Thoroughbred racing is to get up early and go to the track to watch the workouts.  You can stand by the rail and hear the muffled thudding of the hoofbeats as the horses go by, hear them breathing in short, sharp puffs, and even smell them.  You can watch them fading out in the morning mist and feel the presence of the ghosts from the past-- great horses that likewise galloped down the track in the early morning and went on to immortality in the afternoons.\n\nMorning workouts are a part of racing that most people never bother to go see, and that is such a pity.  At most tracks you can go watch the workouts for free.  You can see established stars working out in preparation for the next race, and if you're lucky, maybe you can see one of the future stars working out, laying the groundwork for greatness.
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I have been to quite a few and my favorite still is Saratoga Racecourse, in Saratoga Springs NY.  I am lucky enought o live only 30 minutes from it too.  It is considered the jewel of horse racing and many people come every year just to see the track.  It's season runs from the last Wednesday in July to Labor day.  If you like horse racing and can ever make it to this track, it is well worth the trip.  Absolutely beautiful and historic.
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It's both a horse race and a human track and field event.  Both races still exist.  Horse races can be found in any "steeplechase park" and human races can be found in almost any collegiate track event.  Basically the concept is the same regardless of the athlete (horse or human).  The athletes race against each other, jumping barriers, including one barrier that has a water pit that also must be crossed.
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I am a bit late readin your question but if u wana make money from horse racin ur ansa is to lay them not to back em. I cud help u with this for a fee. Contact me if u r interested
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Yes--tickets are refunded if the horse is scratched b4 the beginning of the race!\n\n\nIf the horse starts the race and is pulled out-then No refund!
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I do believe that you CAN get the name of the winner by going to the Turf Club Main Window.  Whoever won the money also has the tax deducted by the track for the IRS, just in case the winner doesn't pay-up!  You need some kind of proof before you start saying it was a fix in order to actually start an investigation of this nature.  You may just have a "hunch", but that will get you no where with powerful structures like Hollywood Park!
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track took some rain this weekend. It was probably sealed and will be speed biased. play front runners