CTT ALERT (Dec 11, 3:30 PM): Webinar re HISA Vaccinations, Coggins, and Health Certificate requirements available at Horsemen’s U (CE credit):  https://horsemenu.mclms.net/en/  (HISA: Vaccinations, Coggins and Health Certificates) and/or YouTube version (no CE credit):  https://youtu.be/oDf_RPRSeJ4

CTT ALERT (10/10/22, 2:22 PM): See link for important memo from CHRB Equine Medical Director Jeff Blea re HISA Rule 2143-Vaccination Requirements: https://tinyurl.com/4szs5eth

CTT ALERT (10/17/22, 8:55 AM): See link for important memo from CHRB Equine Medical Director Jeff Blea re Rule 1866.4 – Thyroxine Restriction: https://tinyurl.com/26smhwkd and https://tinyurl.com/26smhwkd

CTT ALERT (10/18/22, 11:03 AM): See message from CTHF Exec Director Cliff Goodrich seeking feedback re prospective programs for backstretch workers. No need to respond again if you have already done so: https://tinyurl.com/3x69cmru

Atten GGF Trainers (10/25/22, 6:04 AM): On Thurs, 10/27/2022, Dr. Spriet of UC Davis will present results of the PET scanning being done at GGF. “PET at the racetrack: lessons learned and future directions at GGF,” will take place at 10:45 a.m. in the Horsewizard Room, located to the right of the Clubhouse entrance turnstiles upstairs. Asst. trainers and others are welcome to attend. ATTENDANCE COUNTS AS ONE HOUR TOWARD YOUR CONTINUING ED CREDIT.

(10/25/22, 10:45 AM): The California Thoroughbred horse racing community has sadly lost one of its long-time, respected members. Trainer Howard Zucker <br />passed on October 20. A GoFundMe account has been set up, and if you would like to donate, please see link: https://gofund.me/cad0dd02

CTT ALERT (9/13/22, 10:27 AM): See link for important information from CHRB Chief Official Veterinarian Tim Grande re Joint Injections/IRAP: https://tinyurl.com/yphe29zs

CTT ALERT (9/23/22, 4:22 PM): See link for Advisory from CHRB Exec Director Scott Chaney re Rule 1588-Horse Ineligible to Start in a Race:       https://tinyurl.com/33vzus98

CTT ALERT (9/24/22, 9:09 AM): See important CHRB Advisory from Exec Dir Scott Chaney re Rule 1867-Prohibited Veterinary Practices:          https://tinyurl.com/u42yuus6

CTT ALERT(8/2/22): Shipping Back to GGF Protocols – see link for important details: https://tinyurl.com/2p8ea3kt

CTT ALERT (8/3/22, 5:17 PM): See link for important notice from CHRB Chief Official Veterinarian Tim Grande re Pre-Entry Exam Requirements: https://tinyurl.com/mvt4zsxv

ATTEN GGF Trainers (8/10/22, 12:40 PM): Reminder that vans may not unload at barns before 10:30 am (after training has ended). Any vans arriving before that time must unload in the area near the Medical/Dental trailer.

Also, the second weekend of Foodieland takes place Fri, 8/12/22, thru Sun, 8/14/22, so expect traffic delays those afternoons.

CTT ALERT (8/17/22, 6:16 PM): CHRB update re HISA Safety Rules. See link for important details: https://tinyurl.com/43et3dha

CTT ALERT (7/8/22, 3:44 PM): See attached CHRB DIRECTIVE 01-22 re WORKOUT REGULATIONS per Rule 1878. Read carefully for details: https://tinyurl.com/4kmzphwr

CTT Alert (7/15/22 5:35 PM): Please see link for info about vanning cost reimbursement re PET, Nuclear, & MRI Scan trips between Del Mar and Santa Anita during the 2022 Del Mar summer meet: https://tinyurl.com/3vaht4cx

CTT ALERT (7/26/22 Tue 12:47 PM: New HISA Shoeing Requirements EFFECTIVE AUG 1, 2022. See link for important details (includes copy of HISA Trainer Handbook):  https://tinyurl.com/5n7tmbz4

CTT ALERT-URGENT (7/29/22, 8:24 AM): HISA updates requirements re Full Outer Rim Shoes and Toe Grabs. See link for important details: https://tinyurl.com/bdde4hdn

CTT ALERT (6/1/22, 11:42 AM): Please see CHRB Notice re AMendment to Rule 1652, Prohibited Actions with Respect to Claims, Effective 7/1/2022: https://tinyurl.com/m7z2v7uw

CTT Alert (6/3/22, 12:54 PM): The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has begun implementation of various safety requirements and regulations nationwide. Please see Paulick Report interview of HISA reps addressing immediate horsemen’s requirements & deadlines effective July 1, 2022: https://youtu.be/uh0OIoYWD_g

CTT ALERT (6/7/22, 10:57 AM): The HISA registration deadline of 7/1/2022 is fast approaching. For more info, see the helpful links to two recent Q&A sessions conducted by TDN with HISA representatives about horsemen’s registration requirements nationwide: https://tinyurl.com/3865wu32;
https://tinyurl.com/8byyrt8j

CTT Alert (6/7/22, 3:01 PM): Help ensure Exercise Rider fitness/safety. Exercise Riders must register **now** for mandatory fitness test! Questions: call Post Time Self Insurance at 714-820-2743.

URGENT ALERT (6/8/22, 10:09 AM): The Association of Racing Commissioners Int’l (ARCI) reports that claiming scams have surfaced at various tracks. Please see link for important details: https://tinyurl.com/3wje5wtf

CTT ALERT (6/8/22, 10:45 AM): CHRB Continuing Ed Webinar re Equine “Lumbar Back Injuries,” TUES, 6/14/2022, 4 PM PST, via ZOOM, computer or smartphone ONLY. Earns ONE HOUR CE Credit. Please invite your Assist. Trainer to attend. Register NOW (a confirmation email from Rick Arthur will follow): https://tinyurl.com/3c4fdt4k

CTT ALERT (6/9/22, 2:21 PM): Important CTT statewide secure teleconference for licensed trainers and invited guests re HISA requirements – to be held on WED, 6/15/2022, at 10:30 AM . Trainers may inform their assistant trainers to attend. See details: https://tinyurl.com/2pd3nczw

CTT Alert (6/10/22, 11:11 AM): HISA Anti-Doping and Medication Control. See link for Q&A session conducted by TDN: https://tinyurl.com/bu5xmnf

Reminder: (6/14/22, 1:03 PM): CTT statewide secure teleconference for licensed trainers, asst. trainers, & invited guests re HISA requirements. HISA reps will be on call to answer questions. Please see HISA summary info & meeting detail: https://tinyurl.com/yckyduur & https://tinyurl.com/2pd3nczw (Meeting call-in numbers to be texted out tomorrow morning.)

REMINDER (6/15/22, 10:05 AM): Call-in info for TODAY’S teleconference at 10:30 AM re HISA Requirements: Dial: 800-245-3047 Conference ID: 65567 Please have your CHRB license number available as part of the call-in process. Any difficulties connecting to the teleconference, call or text Angie at 323-243-9379.

CTT Alert(6/20/22, 1:27 PM): Are you an owner as well as a trainer, or do any of your owners need help registering as covered persons for HISA? Please refer to the OwnerView’s webinar on registration with HISA (held 6/16/22, as part of the virtual Thoroughbred Owner Conference series) – now available for viewing at: https://tinyurl.com/uce8yjrm

CTT ALERT:(6/22/22, 11:17 AM): Attention California Horsemen: If you are not signed up for HISA, Los Alamitos has a workspace set up in the administrative office and an employee on standby to help with any and all needs.

CTT ALERT (6/23/22 9:43 AM: Released today – HISA Announcement Concerning Enforcement of Racetrack Safety Rules and Registration Requirements: https://tinyurl.com/nysr9xrd

CTT ALERT (6/24/22 2:34 PM): If you are not signed up yet for HISA, for help in NOR CAL, you may contact Tom Doutrich (Bomber), Racing Sec’y, 415-271-4613, or Juliana Gomes, Dir of Racing Operations, 559-917-6775. REMINDER: at LOS ALAMITOS, there is a workspace set up in the administrative office and an employee on standby to help with any and all needs.

ATTEN TRAINERS (6/28/22, 9:28 AM): Register as a trainer, and register your horses with HISA. Make sure your owners register. After July 1, horses will not be allowed to run until you, the horse, its owner, and the assigned jockey is registered. See HISA link to register: https://tinyurl.com/cymn8ch6 HISA support line 24/7: (877) 513-2929

CTT Alert (6/29/22, 5:32 PM): Just released! HISA Trainer Handbook Version 1.01 now available at: https://tinyurl.com/ycktn85h

CTT ALERT (5/4/22, 2:57 PM): Please see linked message to Trainers from Del Mar re upcoming Summer 2022 Meet: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvrRtuU9mn2vigDU5DBfmFpGNS6T?e=MckAsh

CTT Alert (5/26/22, 1:05 PM): Please see link for IMPORTANT NOTICE from CHRB re new HISA 2022 safety requirements effective July 1 & August 1: https://tinyurl.com/2p9cv2ft

CTT ALERT (5/31/22, 7:29 PM): TODAY, 6/1/2022, at 8 AM PST – THA is hosting a webinar re “HISA Registration for Racehorse Owners and Trainers,” required by July 1, 2022. Enroll NOW at: https://tinyurl.com/mr35ka6e

None Available

REMINDER (3/1/22, 10:05 AM): TODAY, (3/1/22, at 10:45 am-Post Time Trainer Webinar re Cal/Osha Inspections, via ZOOM on computer or smartphone. Register NOW (a confirmation email will follow):
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvrRtuU9mn2viV6NnLMk-P0iNb9J?e=XvdFv3
For assistance, call 626.447.2339

CTT ALERT (3/16/22, 4:39 PM): Temporary closure of Golden Gate Fields June 18-August 7, 2022 for required upgrades. Please see link for important message from GGF VP & Gen Mgr David Duggan, plus Q&A: https://tinyurl.com/4fehv6s2

CTT ALERT (3/18/22, 10:46 AM): Please see link for important EHV-1 vaccination requirements for track ship ins: https://tinyurl.com/2p8hk7v5

REMINDER (2/3/22, 10:30 AM) – TODAY: Santa Anita Park onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinic – FREE – Thursday, February 3, 2022, 11 am-3 pm, Employee Parking Lot AA. See link for details: https://tinyurl.com/2c5dec73

CTT ALERT (2/3/22, 2:58 PM): The University of Kentucky will soon commence a Pre-Race Inflammation in Thoroughbred Racehorses study, which involves blood sample collection (at same time as pre-race TCO2 sampling) from horses racing in So California. Please see link for details of this important study: https://tinyurl.com/mptw796t

CTT ALERT (2/25/22, 10:48 AM): Santa Anita has new Workout Rules that take effect March 1, 2022. See Condition Book 5 and/or link for details: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvrRtuU9mn2viVwex1oMTf9hBdYd?e=x132HG

CTT ALERT (1/7/22, 8:02 AM): LA County Health Dept may be visiting Santa Anita Park TODAY. Please make sure everyone is wearing proper masks in indoor spaces and as much as possible everywhere. In an effort to keep the backside community and employees healthy and safe, please continue to abide by state and local face-covering mandates.

ATTEN GGF TRAINERS (1/18/22, 10:25 AM): The COVID-19 vaccination clinic for ages 18 and up will take place this WED, 1/19/2022, at 11:00 am, outside of the Paddock Pub in the grandstand. Registration forms in both English and Spanish can be picked up in the CTT office and at both stable gates. Please return them to either stable gate when completed. Thank you.

ATTN GGF TRAINERS (1/20/22, 3:26 PM): It is recommended that all horses get a FLU/RHINO (equine herpes) booster vaccine if they have not had one within the last 60-90 days. Thank you.

CTT ALERT (1/24/22, 8:58 AM): The 51st Annual Eclipse Awards, February 10, 2022, at Santa Anita Park. See link for details/ticket purchase info: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvrRtuU9mn2viU9a4EcEfg5XNE1p?e=w2QsVt

CTT ALERT (1/27/22, 1:50 PM): Santa Anita Park onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinic – FREE – Thursday, February 3, 2022, 11 am-3 pm, Employee Parking Lot AA. See link for details: https://tinyurl.com/2c5dec73