Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers' Club

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Vern Dryden, DVM, CJF

June 5^th at the Red Mile Clubhouse

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Dr. Vern Dryden was raised on a working cattle ranch in Southeastern Arizona.  From an early age he worked with horses and followed in his father’s footsteps as a farrier.  Vern graduated at the top of his class from Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School in 1998 and worked with numerous veterinarians as he put himself through college by shoeing horses at the University of Arizona.  In 2005 he qualified for the status of Certified Journeyman Farrier through the American Farriers Association.  Dryden graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 where he was the resident farrier of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.  Dryden completed an internship in equine podiatry and surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.  Dryden is happy to be an associate of the Podiatry department of Rood & Riddle since June of 2008. In 2013 he became a shareholder in Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.

• Graduated from Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School – Ardmore, OK  1998
• Owned and operated Dryden’s Custom Horseshoeing since 1998
• Graduated University of Arizona – Tucson, Arizona May 2003 Veterinary Science Degree  (outstanding senior in the Veterinary Science and Microbiology)
• Named to All Arizona Academic Team – given a full academic scholarship to the University of Arizona
• AFA Certified Journeyman Farrier – July 2005
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Washington State University – Pullman, MA  May 2007
• Intern at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Podiatry Department June 2002-May 31, 2008
• Associate at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Podiatry Department beginning June 1, 2008.

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• RSVP’s must be in by 5 p.m. June 2nd, 2013.
• No RSVP’s will be taken after the deadline.
• Walk-in seating limited.
• Registration begins at 6:15 P.M. at The Red Mile Clubhouse.
• Dinner begins at 6:45 P.M.
• Cash, Check and Credit Card payments accepted at the door.
• Please list names of all attendees when making reservations.

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To register for this meeting select your payment preference:

Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Manager’s Club
21st Annual Challenge Cup Golf Scramble
Monday, July 1st, 2013 At The University Club
Proceeds to benefit KEMI & Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
12:00 P.M. Shotgun Start

This is your invitation to participate in this year’s Challenge Cup Golf Scramble!

• New for this year is a one hole alternate shot playoff between the winning team from each course to determine a true champion. The winning team will have their place in history recorded on a perpetual trophy.

• Box lunch will be provided in the carts, and a barbecue dinner will follow the golf scramble. Beer, water, and soft drinks will be provided on the course. The team closest to the pin and team with the longest drive will be awarded prizes. Dress Code: All guests must wear appropriate golf attire. This would exclude such items as cut-off, tanks, t-shirts, and jeans.

• For 2013, teams will not be required to have an active member of the KTFMC. Teams should have an A,B,C, and D level player. A minimum of two drives per player must be used during the 18 holes of play. Teams are formed without KTFMC input, but individual entries will be placed on a team by KTFMC Golf Scramble committee members.

To register by mail download the appropriate form below:

Corporate Sponsorship Form
Team Entry Form
Individual entry form
Hole Sponsor Form

To register online select your entry type below:

Please Contact Brent Wilson at  (859) 753-5715 with any questions.
Thank you again for your support of this wonderful event.

Don’t forget to attend tonight’s meeting
with speaker Ken Ramsey!

• Check In begins at 6:15 / Dinner begins at 6:45
• Check in on the Clubhouse side of the Phoenix Room
• Bring a Pint of Colostrum in exchange for a drink ticket!
• Drop off hats for Hats Off Kentucky
• We still have room at tonight’s meeting so feel free to bring someone along!

Laffit Pincay Jr. Puts his Lifetime of Horse Racing Knowledge to the Test for a Worthy Cause

NORWALK, CT, May 1, 2013 – As millions watch the best thoroughbreds in the world approach the finish line, everyone has a favorite they want to win. Sometimes it’s simply because of a name, other times it’s because of a famous pedigree that has raced for generations and sometimes it’s for the jockey holding the reins. Realizing the strength, agility and perseverance across the board it takes to reach the podium for racing’s most elite events, Crown Royal looks to give fans a million more reasons to rally behind a few select horses.

In partnership with the winningest jockey of all time, Laffit Pincay Jr., Crown Royal will donate $1 million to Thoroughbred Charities of America, a charitable organization that provides grants to non-profit organizations that work toward improving the lives of Thoroughbred racehorses and the people who work with them, if Pincay Jr. can accurately predict the top three finishers, in order, in each leg of the Triple Crown. With more than 9,500 victories and four Triple Crown race wins, Pincay Jr. looks to use his expertise in this area to help Crown Royal honor the greatness of those on and off the track, as well as encourage fans to always enjoy the races responsibly.

“This is such an innovative and fun way for Crown Royal to highlight what I believe is the most historic series of sporting events all year,” said Pincay Jr. “As someone who has almost taken home one of the trophies, I look forward to doing my best to predict the top three in an effort to give back to a tight knit community that has provided me so many memories throughout my career.”

To follow Pincay’s picks, consumers (21 and over) are encouraged to visit the Crown Royal Facebook page or follow #Pincays3 on Twitter. Pincay will also be featured this evening on Jimmy Kimmel Live as part of Kimmel’s on-going “Three Ridiculous Questions” segment.  Jimmy Kimmel Live airs at 11:35pm/10:35pm CT on ABC.

“Crown Royal is always looking to recognize moments that captivate audiences and push them to achieve their own personal greatness,” said Abby Wise, Crown Royal Brand Director. “We are honored to have Laffit on board to help us further drive excitement surrounding some of the fastest and most anticipated minutes in sports to support such a worthy cause.”

As an extension to Crown Royal’s “Reign On” campaign, this program celebrates the athletes, owners and trainers who have raised their abilities to perform at the highest of levels on horse racing’s biggest stage.

About Crown Royal

Crown Royal Canadian whiskey is the number one selling Canadian whiskey brand in the US by value and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal Canadian whiskey’s smooth, elegant style reflects its aristocratic origins and is considered the epitome of Canadian whiskey. For more information visit www.crownroyal.com. Crown Royal encourages all consumers to please enjoy responsibly.

About Diageo

Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Windsor, Buchanan’s and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray, Guinness, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards Wines.

Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.

Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

About Thoroughbred Charities of America

The mission of Thoroughbred Charities America (TCA) is to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds both during and after their racing careers by supporting rescue, retirement and research and by helping the people who work with them. Over the past 22 years, TCA has granted funds to more than 200 Thoroughbred-related organizations in four categories including: rescue, retraining and retirement; research; education and backstretch; and therapeutic riding programs. From 2000-2011, more than 95% of expenditures were allocated to program services including direct grants.

Contacts:

Mike DaRe                                           Nicole Anastasi
DIAGEO                                               Taylor
Mike.DaRe@diageo.com                 NAnastasi@taylorstrategy.com
(646) 223-2016                                   (704) 644-6921

Colostrum Reserves are  Very Low!

Hagyards and
Rood & Riddle both have 1 pint of colostrum on hand at this time.

Please help by milking your foaling mares and donating a pint today!

Remember:
The bank is only successful due to the donor farms, without them there would be no bank.

Next Membership Meeting:

Ken Ramsey

May 8^th at the Keeneland Clubhouse Phoenix Room

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         Ken and Sarah Ramsey are natives of Artemus, Kentucky and are longtime horse lovers. Ken’s first glimpse of the Twin Spires came at age 5 when his aunt  took him on a trip to Louisville and since that day he has always wanted to win the Kentucky Derby.  Mr. Ramsey achieved his first business success buying and selling real estate in Kentucky in the ‘70s and ‘80s. In the ‘90s, he accumulated a string of cellular telephone franchises along Interstate 75 in Georgia and Kentucky and well as some in Oregon and North Carolina.  He first owned a stable of claiming and allowance horses in the ‘80s but gave that up to concentrate on his growing cellular enterprises.   He began a racing and breeding operation in 1994 and purchased the former Almahurst Farm, birthplace of 1918 Kentucky Derby winner Exterminator and Standardbred legend Greyhound, and renamed it Ramsey Farm.  The Ramsey’s have won numerous owners titles at racetracks across the country and have owned such stakes winners as Kitten’s Joy, Roses in May, Precious Kitten, Pleasant Prince, Furtherest Land and Stephanie’s Kitten.  The have won the Eclipse award for Owners of the Year twice and have had two horses also win the coveted Eclipse.

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• RSVP’s must be in by 5 p.m. May 5th, 2013.
• No RSVP’s will be taken after the deadline.
• Walk-in seating limited.
• Registration begins at 6:15 P.M. at The Keeneland Phoenix Room.
• Dinner begins at 6:45 P.M.
• Cash, Check and Credit Card payments accepted at the door.
• Please list names of all attendees when making reservations.

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To register for this meeting select your payment preference:

OLD FRIENDS ANNUAL HOMECOMING EVENT
Sunday May 5, 2013

GEORGETOWN, KY–APRIL 29, 2013– Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, will hold its 9th Annual Homecoming fundraising event, on Sunday May 5, 2013 beginning at 3 pm.

The festivities will take place at Old Friends’s Dream Chase Farm, located at 1841 Paynes Depot Road in Georgetown, KY.

Tickets are $25; Old Friends members, shareholders, and students with IDs are $15. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling (502) 863-1775.

This year’s event will be highlighted by live music from Bluegrass favorites Shades of Grass, a sumptuous BBQ buffet by Furlongs Catering, and live and silent auctions of select racing memorabilia, collectible stallion halters, jewelry, fine art, pottery, and more.

There is also free parking on site.

Old Friends’s Georgetown farm is home to more than 60 champions of the turf, including GR1-winner and top sire You and I, Belmont Stakes winner Sarava, Florida Derby star Bull inthe Heather, top sprinter Ogygian,, millionaire gelding Arson Squad, and Breeders’ Cup winner and famed sire Gulch.

Farm tours to meet and greet the champs will be conducted all day.

Proceeds from the event go to Old Friends, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that cares for more than 120 retired Thoroughbreds whose racing or breeding careers have come to an end.

For more information about Old Friends or any of its retirees call (502) 863-1775 or visit the website at www.oldfriendsequine.org.

About Old Friends
Old Friends is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that cares for more than 120 retired racehorses. It’s Dream Chase Farm, located in Georgetown, KY, is open to visitors daily by appointment. Old Friends also has a satellite facility in Greenfield Center, New York, Old Friends at Cabin Creek: The Bobby Frankel Division, which is also open to visitors. For more information on tours or to make a donation, contact the main farm at (502) 863-1775 or see their website at www.oldfriendsequine.org.

Congress is working on immigration reform. The following information is a summary provided by our friends with Ky. Farm Bureau as the reform deals with Agricultural workers. Please review as it may or may not apply to your labor force.

Farm Labor Reforms in Immigration Reform Bill

The following is a general summary of the farm worker provisions contained in the comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced last night.  Full text of the bill can be obtained by clicking on  Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  Farm labor language begins on page 188 of the bill.

 Title I: Blue Card Program for Experienced Farm Workers

Current undocumented farm workers would be eligible to obtain legal status through a Blue Card Program.

•       Agricultural workers who can document working in U.S. agriculture for a minimum of 100 workdays or 575 hours in the two years prior to December 31, 2012 are eligible to adjust.

•       Agricultural workers who fulfill future Blue Card work requirements in U.S. agriculture, show that they have paid all taxes, have not been convicted of any felony or violent misdemeanor, and pay a $400 fine are eligible for a Green card.

To be eligible:

•       Performed at least five years of agricultural employment for at least 100 work days per year during the seven year period beginning the date of enactment; or

•       Performed at least three years of agricultural employment for at least 150 workdays per year during the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment.

Definition of Agriculture:

Includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodities, the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, or poultry, and any practices (including any forestry or lumbering operations) performed by a farmer or on a farm (FLSA definition.) Term includes the handling, planting, drying packing, packaging, processing, freezing, or grading prior to delivery for storage of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state (MSPA definition).

Title II: Agricultural Worker Program

Basic Elements:

•       A new program would be established that has two work options 1) a portable, at will employment based visa and 2) a contract based visa program;

•       H-2A program would sunset one year after the new visa program is enacted;

•       Three year visa term;

•       New visa program is administered by USDA;

•       Employers must register with the USDA as a Designated Agricultural Employer (DAE);

•       Worker would lose status and must depart the U.S. if they were unemployed for more than 60 consecutive days; and

•       Contract worker who breaches employment contract must depart the U.S. before accepting another job with a U.S. employer.

Cap:

•       First five years, there is a visa cap of 112,333 per year.

o       The cap is compounding. Therefore, in year one there will be 112,333, year two 224,666, and year three 337,000. The cap cannot exceed 337,000 in the five year period.

o       The cap will be divided evenly by quarter in year one and based on quarterly historical need thereafter.

o       The cap will carry over each quarter, but not over a fiscal year.

o       After five years, Secretary of Agriculture will determine the cap on an annual basis based on established criterion.

Wage:

•       2016 Established wage rates for 6 occupational categories:

o       Farmworkers and Laborers – Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

• $9.64/hour

o       Graders and Sorters

• $9.84/hour

o       Dairy and Livestock

• $11.37/hour

o       Agricultural Equipment Operators

• $11.87/hour

o       Other occupational categories

• Upon petition by employer, the Secretary of Ag may determine the appropriate wage for First Line Supervisors and Animal Breeders

o       Each base wage will increase annually by at least 1.5 percent but no more than 2.5 percent as established by the Employment Cost Index (ECI).

o       H-2A wages: The AEWR will be frozen for 3 years after enactment (or one year after the new program is operational).

Housing:

•       All DAE’s must provide housing or a housing allowance during the term of employment.

•       Housing allowance is based off of HUD fair market rental rates for a two bedroom dwelling occupied for four individuals.

•       For an at-will employer, an employer will always be able to pay a housing allowance instead of providing housing.

•       For a contract worker, an employer will only be able to provide a housing allowance if the Governor certifies that there is available housing in the geographical area.

Transportation:

•       Contract and at-will workers shall receive one inbound and one out-bound transportation to their home country. Contract workers will receive outbound transportation if they work for the same employer 3/4 of the three-year visa term.

Three-Quarter Guarantee:

•       A contract employer is required to guarantee work for 3/4 of the contract period with exception for natural disasters such as freeze, flood, and other weather related destruction of crops.

Domestic Referrals:

•       An employer will be able to give preference to an H-2A worker over a domestic worker if the H-2A worker has worked for the employer three out of the past four years. The employer will be required to pay the H-2A worker the frozen AEWR, which shall be indexed for inflation.

Recruitment:

•       DAE shall be required to post notice with the state workforce agency 60 days before the date of the need and shall advertise the position for 45 days.

•       DAE shall hire a qualified, ready, willing and able U.S. workers up to 15 days before the date of need.

•       Job description required to include basic information about the job.

•       Employer hires eligible and qualified U.S. worker before filling any shortage of workers through the visa program up to 15 days before date of need.

Attestation:

•       DAE’s shall attest that they will follow all rules of the program.

•       DAE’s shall not be subject to any additional penalties beyond that found for violating the underlying labor law.

Commuter Program:

•       Employer is not required to provide housing or a housing allowance to a worker when the job site is within 50 miles to the border.

Dispute Resolution:

•       Workers are covered under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Mediation of complaint is required, if any party requests it, before a lawsuit may proceed.

•       If a worker elects to file an administrative claim, which is resolved either through settlement or adjudication, they shall not maintain a civil action under MSPA for the same violation.

Sheepherders, Goat Herders, Custom Harvesters and Beekeepers:

•       Current special procedures for sheepherders, goat herders, custom harvesters and beekeepers are applicable under the new program.

Equal Treatment:

•       Employers must provide U.S. workers equal wages, working conditions and benefits as guest workers in an occupational category. Benefits do not include housing or housing allowance.

•       Similarly, situation is defined as spending 75 percent of work time performing tasks defined under the applicable occupational category on a semi-annual basis.

**This summary was developed on the best and most current information available and is subject to change.