TAMPA, FL - With the recent elevation
of Mark Lamberth, commissioner from the Arkansas Racing Commission, as its 2015
Chairman, the Association of Racing Commissioners International tapped
Louisiana commissioner Judy Wagner to serve as Secretary/Chairperson-Elect and
Washington State Racing Commission member Jeff Colliton as Treasurer.
Lamberth, a Thoroughbred owner, was
appointed to the Arkansas Racing Commission in 2011 after previously serving on
the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective
Association.
The elections were part of the 81st
Annual RCI Conference on Racing and Wagering Integrity, held last week at the
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.
The regulators also added Bill
Phillips (West Virginia Racing Commission), Tom DiPasquale (Minnesota Racing
Commission), Steve Suttie (Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency), John Wayne (Delaware
Thoroughbred Racing Commission) and David Loregnard (Trinidad and Tobago Racing
Authority) to the RCI Board of Directors.
The RCI Board also includes Rick
Baedeker (California Horse Racing Board), Rob Williams New York State Gaming
Commission, Frank Zanzuccki (New Jersey Racing Commission), Dr. Corrine Sweeney
(Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission), Jonathan Zachem (Florida Division of
Pari-Mutuel Wagering), and Steve Lehman (Ontario Racing Commission).
Re-elected Board members include
Eddie Menton (Mobile County Racing Commission), Tom Sage (Nebraska State Racing
Commission), Charles Gardiner (Louisiana State Racing Commission), Larry
Eliason (South Dakota Commission on Gaming), Constantin Rieger (Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission), and Mike Hopkins (Maryland Racing Commission).
RCI President Ed Martin said the RCI
Board “reflects an expertise applicable to every aspect of racing and the group
is blessed to have the commitment of so many talented professionals who strive
to do right by our horses, greyhounds, and the sports they
regulate.”
Horseplayers and fans will have an
important advocate in Judy Wagner. In addition to serving as the Louisiana
State Racing Commission, Wagner is also the Horseplayers Representative on the
NTRA Board of Directors.
RCI Board Members serve one year
terms, with the exception of the Secretary/Chairperson-Elect, who will
automatically be elevated to Chairperson of the association at the 2016 RCI
Annual Meeting.
