(Jamma) A situation of extreme urgency regarding the non-payments, to all operators, of the January 2013 Premiums which have not yet arrived at the stables, and to think that we should have already received the March 2013 month”. This is how the letter addressed by the Emilia Romagna Horse Racing Committee opens to the Minister of Agriculture De Girolamo, the Undersecretaries and Doctor Vaccari.
“The payments for 4 months of 2012 are still pending – he continues – still stranded and waiting for who knows what decree that can release funds for horse racing (for now only in words).
The only solution, we allow ourselves to offer this heartfelt suggestion, is the return to the Racing Companies of the proxy for the payment of the Prizes.
Without this condition, we believe it is absolutely impossible to maintain the management of the stables, which have already reached the collapse of their economic liquidity conditions some time ago.
Yesterday's suicide of an honest and esteemed person in our sector literally hurt us and left us full of resentment towards a bureaucracy that is leading us all to die.
So we ask the Distinguished Ministers and bureaucrats: what are you still waiting for???
Action towards this request is extremely urgent.
Italian horse racing can't wait any longer... we've been doing it to no avail for years.
Now we are also talking about the death of a person, not just a productive sector”.
The Committee of the Italian Horseracing League also informs that the program of meetings aimed at explaining every detail of the Project presented in Parliament continues, where the legislative process will begin in the next few days.
Yesterday in Turin there were about 50 people including some important "historic" teams and drivers of international scope.
In particular, given the presence of many coaches and drivers, the question of the distribution of resources to the sector was studied in depth and in particular the Lega Ippica Italiana Committee wanted to confirm its commitment to continue supporting the "Cassa Garanzia already codified, even if not fully implemented, by Assi, in collaboration with the competent Ministries and with a view to the emergence of undeclared work. The subject is very complex and soon a specific technical working table will be set up also dedicated to an adequate classification of an important instrument such as the "Artieri Fund".
On a specific request from a Turin operator, everyone said they were in favor of a desirable enhancement and marketing of the images of our horse show, which would allow a distribution of resources to the two main players, namely the Horse and the Driver.
A promotional relaunch of horse racing could also lead to various opportunities for the profitable use of one's image, sponsorships and the development of merchandising as occurs in any sport.
It will be equally important to restore the role of the Owner, too often debased and neglected by a management that cared more about a sterile distribution of available resources rather than investing in new potential sources of income and the satisfaction of the Owner or Gentleman.
To further explore these issues, specific meetings with authoritative representatives of the sector are scheduled for the next few days of the week, in order to share the Project and personalize it on the basis of the initiatives we all wish for.
