March HBPA Update

March 26, 2024

BACKSTRETCH GIVEAWAY
On Monday April 1st and Tuesday April 2nd the HBPA will be giving away crewneck sweatshirts to backstretch workers. AGCO licensed Trainers, Assistant Trainers, Grooms, Exercise Riders and Hotwalkers are welcome to come to our Woodbine backstretch office received a quality sweatshirt between 9:00am an 1:00pm.

JOURNEY’S TALK SHOW, PONIES 24/7 & DOWN THE STRETCH PODCAST
The Board of the HBPA has approved continued sponsorship of the Youtube talk show Journey’s, Ponies 24/7 radio show and the Down the Stretch Podcast for the 2024 season.
You can watch live episodes of Journey’s on YouTube every Wednesday or catch up on older episodes on their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@journeystalk. Ponies 24/7 airs Saturdays from 8:00am to 9:00am on 105.9 The Region. Down the Stretch podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher and more. Download and listen: https://www.torontomike.com/down-the-stretch/.

COST INCREASE FOR LASIX
For those members who are not aware, there has been an increase of $3 for Lasix. The new charge will be $53 plus taxes moving forward.

TRAINER AND ASSISTANT TRAINING TESTING
For those interested in taking the Trainer or Assistant Trainer test this year, here are the application due dates and test dates for the 2024 season. We ask every applicant to please read over the criteria to make sure you are eligible to apply. Applications are available at both backstretch offices and online at: https://hbpa.on.ca/

Applications Due	Test Date
April 3rd	April 24th
June 5th	June 26th
August 21st	September 11