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Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
November 17, 2005
2322 Rayburn House Office Building
1:00 PM

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Witness List & Prepared Testimony

Panel 1

Mr. John Finamore
Sr. Vice President of Regional Operations
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Charles Town, WV,
Ms. Rose Mary Williams
Director of Racing
The Mountaineer Race Track &
Gaming Resort
Chester, WV,
Mr. Christopher Scherf
Executive Vice President
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Elkton, MD,
Mr. D.G. Van Clief Jr.
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer
National Thoroughbred Racing
Associations
Lexington, KY,
Mr. Steve Sexton
Sr. Vice President of Kentucky Operations
& President of Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, Inc.
Louisville, KY,
Mr. Don Amos
Chief Operating Officer
Magna Entertainment, Inc.
Aurora, Ontario,
Accompanied by: Andrew Staniusz Corporate Counsel & Director of Employee Relations
Mr. Craig Fravel
Executive Vice President
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Del Mar, CA,

Panel 2

Mr. Daniel J. Metzger
President
Thoroughbred Owners &
Breeders Association
Lexington, KY,
Mr. John Roark
President and Chairman
National Horsemen's Benevolent &
Protective Association
Temple, TX,
Mr. Martin A. Maline
Executive Director
Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent &
Protective Association, Inc.
Louisville, KY,
Mr. Richard P. Riedel
Executive Director
Kentucky Racing Health & Welfare Fund
Louisville, KY,
Mr. John Giovanni
Former National Manager
The Jockeys' Guild
Viera, FL,
Mr. Richard Violette
NYRA Member and
Thoroughbred Horse Trainer
Belmont Park
Mineola, NY,
Mr. Bernard J. Daney
Chairman
Delaware Thoroughbred Racing
Commission
Dover, DE,
Mr. Richard B. Shapiro
Commissioner
California Horse Racing Board
Calabasas, CA,
Mr. Dick Monahan
Director and Racing Council Chairman
American Quarter Horse Association
Amarillo, TX,
Mr. Darrell Haire
Regional Member Representative
The Jockeys' Guild
Alta Loma, CA,

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