Voting opens Thursday at 8a.m. for three director spots on the Breeders' Cup's small board and will run through July 11 at 5p.m. Only Breeders' Cup members are eligible to vote for the small board directors.
“The Breeders' Cup members elect the board of directors,” explained Fleming. “There are 13 [people on the small board], plus our CEO Craig Fravel. They have an election every year for three to four spots. We do it that way so there is a rotation and the board is not 100% fresh faces.”
The three open positions were previously filled by TDN columnist Bill Oppenheim, owner/breeder Roy Jackson and Dr. J. David Richardson, chief of surgery at the University of Louisville and a longtime owner/breeder. All three are running for re-election and also in the running is Glen Hill Farm's Craig Bernick and Siena Farm's Anthony Manganaro, part-owner of GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister).
“We have three spots for directors and there are five individuals running for director,” said Drew Fleming, Senior Vice President of Operations and Development at the Breeders' Cup. “The three existing ones, which are Bill Oppenheim, David Richardson and Roy Jackson, and then Craig Bernick and Anthony Manganaro. Voting starts July 6 at 8a.m. on Votenet and continues on July 11 through 5p.m. on Votenet.”
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