Illinois, Oregon groups join THG
The Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which represents owners and trainers at Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course, and the Oregon Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which is comprised of horsemen competing at Portland Meadows, have joined the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group.
The Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group was formed in December 2007 as an agency to represent North American horsemen’s organizations in matters relating to interstate simulcasting. It now has as members 20 horsemen’s organizations with contracts at more than 50 racetracks in the United States and Canada.