This is going to help us immensely. It really helps our health and welfare financing situation, not only in California.

The last three (Derby) winners have attended the Mint Jubilee. We've definitely got something going here.

We are horsemen, and we were never included.

All we've ever wanted was to be recognized as an equal partner in racing.

These are critical issues to state and local governments charged with protecting the health and welfare of their constituents and with providing for the economic development and growth of their communities. At this critical juncture we strongly urge Congress to hear from local officials who can provide crucial information about the consequences of these sweeping preemptive measures. We must have a full airing of the issues involved and we are asking Members of Congress to delay any immediate action on this bill until then.

Basically, they call it health and welfare traffic and what they've been doing over, probably, the last seven days, is if they can get information, they will try and locate an individual. It helps to have phone numbers, last known locations and if they made it to a shelter.