(September 23, 2003)- The Texas Thoroughbred HBPA, Inc. (TTHBPA) is currently in the process of nominating members to run as candidates in the Thoroughbred election for the Board of Directors.

Any ten (10) members, in good standing, of the TTHBPA may nominate an eligible member for consideration. In order to be considered eligible for candidacy an individual must have started a minimum of two (2) thoroughbred horses a minimum of five (5) times at a Texas racetrack as the owner or trainer of the horses in the past year and raced for at least six (6) months prior to being nominated.

Ten (10) signatures of TTHBPA members, with their Texas Racing Commission license numbers listed by the signatures, must accompany all nominations.

Members will vote for two (2) owner representatives and one (1) trainer representative. Deadline for submitting nominations is Wednesday, October 1, 2003.

Ballots will be mailed no later than October 31, 2003 and returned no later than December 15, 2003 for counting by an independent accounting firm.

To ask questions, or to review nomination/election procedures established by our bylaws or to obtain a nominating form, please contact Kris Davis at the Retama Park HBPA track office or Wanda O’Banan at the Austin office at (512) 467-9799.