Our own Steve Byk
 

Sorry if I'm posting old news from the other side of the world...but I see where our own Steve Byk has been named to the NTRA's horseplayers' advisory panel.

Congrat Steve!

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/4...ce=enewsletter

I was just about to post the same story....Steve can your give us any information on what you guys are going to try and accomplish?

Congratulations, Mr. Byk, on this honor. Hopefully you can be a part of a team will drive positive change in the industry.

...moving in the right direction!! Congrats Steve.

Shouldn't they have gotten someone who bets? Isn't Steve better suited for a special guest appearance on the Food Network?

Seeing what Steve has done and been involved with, I can see him and Bobby Flay doing a Bar B Q show

THAT would be worth Taping!:)

Sounds liuke a Throw Down
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_bt

Must be a different Steve Byk... :o






J/K... Thank you and to everyone else...

It was nice to be asked and I'm eager to help in any way I can. They may just want access to the radio show... ;)

First thing is the legislation on the tax laws from what I'm hearing/reading/being told... Haven't rec'd agenda/platform/priorioty goal lists at all yet...

Out of curiosity, does horse racing have a paid lobbyist at the federal level? Oh, and congrats Steve and to all of the other panel members.

Congrads Steve..



Senator Byk it has a nice ring to it.......:tro:

American Horse Council is the heavyweight hitter in DC on behalf of equine interests.

(And thx.)

Obviously I have no clue, but why try and tackle a gorilla(tax laws) for the first battle? Why not get the ADW situation ironed out, make it a success, and then go and tackle the bozo's at the IRS.

cool steve ..the peoples champion!!:tro:

Congrats, Steve, well deserved!

Nice Steve...Are you under any confidentiality constrictions or will we get more timely updates on what really is happening..or might happen

Congrats SB

Congrats, I was wondering what you were going to do with all of your spare time now that Saratoga is wrapped up! :)

Congrats Steve

Just the other day I was thinking Steve only had 20 hours of activities to fit in a day and should find some more to try and fill the other four. :rolleyes:

Congrats Steve!

Mr Byk Goes To Washington
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1d19wV1GZQ

Free pulled Pork if you Honk for Horses

Steve will bring new meaning to the term "Pork" in DC..

BAHAHA-BAHAHAHHAAHHHHA...












thud

Congrats Steve. An honor well deserved.

there's a joke in there somewhere...

Sharpest dressed on the panel :D

Congrats Steve :tro:

Cheers!

Since Morty can't say it....Thud

Kev ... Jesus. Have some class, you damn redneck. :D

P.S

Congrats, Steve. I'm really excited for you. There isn't anyone else more deserving. :tro:

Finally you get some recognition for what you know about the game and what you do with that knowledge to the benefit of players and and horseflesh alike.
All that's left is 4 years of night time law school and you'll be ready for any legislative calling the future may bring. Byk Esq. has a nice ring to it....don't you think?

Congrats Steve you deserve the privilege to have your voice heard....

I cant wait until the politicians line up to put money into Steve's pocket :)

Good man. Well deserved. Congrats!!

Outstanding!
 

They could not have picked a more deserving candidate, big congrats Steve!

Michael

The tax battle has already been a bit of a seven years war to this point. They aren't just starting. Peggy Hendershot, who is the NTRA's senior vice president of legislative affairs, has already carried the ball about 97 yards on the drive for the tax reform, and getting a house resolution drawn was a huge achievement already. Now it needs to get passed. Legislators need to be educated as to the nuanced benefits of changing these tax laws...

I'm not sure that the ADW scenario is an area where anyone but the business concerns involved (platforms-tracks-horsemen) can craft a solution. The best we can do as a horseplaying community is loudly and firmly voice our frustration to the parties involved... make them understand that they are losing our interest by acting as if our money is taken for granted.

Bob,

I hope not... Hard to believe they'd tab someone that yaps on the radio about horse racing 15 hours a week if they didn't want anything leaked out.. ;)

why stop at senator, President Byk and VP Simon! think about it, every afternoon 4-7pm "At the Races, live from the oval office".:D

congrats, steve !

Congrats Steve, sounds like a great opportunity to make some real changes for the industry. Good luck.

Congrats Steve! Do you know if, or by whom you were nominated? Or were you hand picked by Moser? Either way someone made great call.

Greg