The next Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Assoication Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd at 5:30 P.M. in the Laurel Park Director's Room.

MTHA meetings are open to any current member of the association.

At a Board Meeting of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA), held May 7th at Laurel Park, the MTHA’s General Counsel, Alan Foreman, advised the group of a flaw in it’s recent vote on certain bylaw changes. 

The MTHA, held a special election on April 30th to amend some of it’s bylaws.  Among the proposed changes, the President and the Vice President would be elected by the membership, not by the Board of Directors.  243 members of the horsemen’s group voted at a meeting held at Laurel Park last Monday. Only members of record were allowed to participate in the election, and they had to vote in person.  The eligibility of the membership was confirmed by lists provided to the MTHA by the Maryland Racing Commission, who licenses the members of the group. 

To enter the meeting, participants had to display their Maryland Racing Commission owners or trainers license that was compared to lists supplied to the MTHA by the commission.  Last Monday’s vote was taken by secret ballot.

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The April edition of the Horsemen's Newsletter is now online and available for download. To view this edition click here.

The Horsemen's Newsletter is published monthly by the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and is mailed to each licensed owner and trainer in the state of Maryland.