ATTENTION VERY URGENT:
Thanks to Mae Smith and the Saskatchewan Horse Federation a marketing opportunity has been identified to market performance and breeding horses to China. The provinces participating in this program at this time will be Saskatchewan, Quebec and Alberta (if Alberta has takers). This marketing project must be totally funded by the participants.
A contractor has been identified who will arrange for and service a booth at an Exposition in China and translate all material appropriately. We have less than ten days from this date to put it together so whoever is interested in this project needs to get on it right away.
We will need material sufficient for a two-fold 8 1/2 x 11 two sided pamphlet. Lots of good pictures. Images must be 400KB and submitted in jpeg format. All material is to be sent electronically. The material will be put on disk and submitted for translation to the contractor. Participants must commit to having funds and the material to the AEF office on or before 10 Sep 2010.
The identified horse interests are for Thoroughbred, Arabian, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa and Warm Blood. (Any gender)
The performance interests are including, but not limited to, Jumping, Flat Track Racing, Barrel Racing, Reining Pleasure and Recreation.
The market in China is also looking for services and education for training and trainers, coaches, clinicians etc.
All services and animals should be quoted at Alberta prices and guaranteed sound at time of delivery in Alberta. All transportation to be paid by purchaser(s).
COST:
The first six applicants who are AEF members and who commit to this project at $ 200.00 each and submitt the criteria will be accepted as participants. A committment form will be sent to each of the first six applicants. If there are questions please contact Bill desBarres 1-403-526-1070.
This AEF marketing project is a Breeds & Industry initiative in cooperation with the respective Saskatchewan and Quebec bodies. This project is open to all AEF members.
IT IS UP TO YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE AEF BOARD TO CONTACT CONSTITUENTS OF YOURS AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. ---- THE RACE IS ON.
Happy Trails, Bill desBarres
If there are questions please contact Bill desBarres 1-403-526-1070.
HBO Orders New Series Set in the Horse Racing World
Cable television network HBO has ordered a new series set in the horse racing world titled Luck. It stars Dustin Hoffman starring in the lead role, filmmaker Michael Mann directing the pilot and Deadwood screenwriter David Milch writing the script. Luck is billed as a provocative look at horse racing- the owners, the gamblers, jockeys and the diverse gaming industry players. The show begins production this fall at Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, CA and other Los Angeles locations. The remainder of the cast includes Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, RIchard Kind, Jason Gedrick, Ritchie Coster, Ian Hart, Tom Payne, Kerry COndon, Nick Nolte and Gary Stevens. (Updated August 11, 2010)
Tickets now on sale for Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala Induction Ceremony
Everyone is invited to honour the 2010 Inductees at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame’s 2010 Induction Ceremony and Gala Fundraising dinner on Thursday, August 19 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Tickets are now on sale and are $150 each or a table sponsorship is $1500 which includes eight seats plus a $300 donation to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include six horses and four people: The thoroughbred inductees are Belmont Stakes’ winner Victory Gallop, along with Lady Angela, one of the most influential dams in breeding history, and multiple stakes winner Victorian Era in the Veterans category. They join Builder Mel Lawson and West Coast trainer/jockey Frank Barroby. The Standardbred inductees include Mister Big, the second richest pacer ever. He is joined in the HOF by the outstanding broodmare Classic Wish along with trainer Robert McIntosh, builder Peter Heffering and A Worthy Lad in the Veterans category.
Your Induction Ceremony ticket includes a fabulous four course dinner as well as a silent auction plus a chance to win a state of the art television.
This year’s guest speaker is the hilarious Tim Steeves, a three-time Gemini award winning comedian, who is currently a staff writer for CBC Television’s number one comedy show, The Rick Mercer Report.
To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.horseracinghalloffame.com or contact 2010 Event Coordinator, Stacie Roberts at 416-230-5190 or info@aimcreative4u.com (Updated August 11, 2010)
Racing For A Cause
Update: Trial of man facing charges under Alberta’s Animal Protection Act will now be held in Cochrane Provincial Court on August 20, 2010 after the case was adjourned twice previously. Robert Lorne Craig, 50, is accused of allowing animals to be in distress and failing to provide adequate food and care after the Alberta SPCA seized 33 horses from the Springbank area on Jan. 5. The horses, which showed signs of malnutrition and some of which also had medical conditions, have since been auctioned off. Lorne was charged under Alberta's Animal Protection Act. The newspaper The Cochrane Eagle will be following this story .(Updated August 11, 2010)
