New Course Form

Type of Action / New course not previously offered
1. Catalog Prefix and Number*: EQS 130
2. Course Title: / Introduction to the Racing Industry
3. / Justification for requested action.
Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Bluegrass Community and Technical College are collaborating on the development of a North American Racing Academy that will offer a comprehensive equine studies curriculum that will include a core curriculum and career pathways for jockeys, horsemen and racing industry support personnel. This will be a required core course
4. Submitting Entity: / Curriculum Committee:
Or College: Bluegrass Community and Technical College
5. Person(s) Primarily Responsible for Proposal (Complete item only if course is not part of a curriculum
package. Verify that members are still current and active prior to submission.):
Name / Teaching Area / College
Mike McMillen, Assistant Dean
C. Reid McLellan, PHD / Trades & Technologies
Instructional Specialist / BCTC
Chancellors’ Office, KCTCS
Involvement of Others (Identify Individuals):
6. / System Office Staff: / Jennifer Voss-DeFranco, Project Manager Chancellors’ Office KCTCS
7. / Others: / Francis A. Roberts III, Interim Dean for Extended Campuses, BCTC
Sandra Mullins, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, BCTC
Bonnie Nicholson, Dean for Academic Affairs, BCTC
Chris McCarron, Hall of Fame Jockey
Chris McCarron, Hall of Fame jockey
8. / Will this course be offered at other colleges? / Yes / No
9. / Have these colleges been involved in the development of this course? N/A / Yes / No
10. / Credit / Contact Hours: / 10a. Semester Credit Hours: / Minimum / 3 / Maximum / 3
10b. Semester Contact Hours: / 60 / If lab, etc., ratio of contact hours to credit hours. (See contact/ credit hour ratio chart) / 30:1
11. Grading Basis: / Letter Grades / Pass/Fail / Letter Grades/No GPA
12. Repeat for additional credit: / Yes / No
If yes, complete the following:
Total credit earned in course: / Total completions:
13. Open Entry – Open Exit: / Yes / No
14a. Components (Check all components that require scheduling. For each component that is checked, enter the credit hours and contact hours for each component that is checked.):
Component / Credit Hours / Contact Hours / Component / Credit Hours / Contact Hours
X / Lecture / 2 / 30 / Practicum
X / Laboratory / 1 / 30 / Co-Op
Clinical / Discussion

OR

14b. Integrated Components (If components are integrated, and only one component (lecture or lab) needs scheduling, rather than both lecture and lab, complete this section.)
Lecture/
Lab / Lecture Credit / Lecture Contact / Lab Credit / Lab Contact
15. Requisites (If a course may be taken either as a pre-requisite or co-requisite, check both boxes.):
Pre-requisite / Yes / X / No / If yes, list:
Co-requisite / Yes / X / No / If yes, list:
16. Implementation Term (Course scheduled beginning this term, ex. Fall 2006): / Winter 2007
17. Proposed Course Description (Course description as it will appear in the catalog.):
Introduces students to racing industry organizations, personnel, facilities and the rules of racing.

Course Proposal Rationale:

18. / Will this course be a part of approved curriculum/curricula?
If yes, which curriculum curricula? Equine Studies / X / Yes / No
19. / Recommended as an approved general education course?
(If yes, submit a General Education Course Form.) / Yes / X / No

Course Competencies and Delivery:

20. Proposed Course Competencies (If part of an organized curriculum, how does it relate to program competencies? Begin statement with a capital letter and end with a period.):

Upon completion of this course, the student can:

1.  Name the breed associations responsible for administering racing of three major racing breeds.

2.  Identify at least two racing benevolent associations and explain how each provide assistance to racing industry workers.

3.  Name, recognize the abbreviation for and identify the location of at least one major racetrack in each state that conducts pari-mutuel wagering.

4.  Identify two major racing conglomerates, the racetracks belonging to each and the racing dates of those tracks.

5.  Identify administrative personnel responsible for conducting race meetings and those responsible for ensuring that activities are conducted within the guidelines set by local and national racing laws.

6.  Describe the location of distance poles on various sized racing ovals and use those poles to monitor cardio-vascular fitness changes in racehorses.

7.  Follow the legal procedures to claim a racehorse and manage a racehorse post-claiming in keeping within the rules of racing.

8.  Explain how purses are funded and how racehorses earn money for owners, trainers and jockeys.

9.  Maintain a high level of performance as a jockey, trainer or racehorse care professional while abiding by the rules of racing regarding drug and alcohol use.

10.  Name at least ten therapeutic drugs whose use is permitted in racehorses , the proper use of those medications and consequences for violations of state and national racehorse drug policies.

11.  Describe relative advantages and disadvantages of three major racing publications.

21.  Course Outline (Two-level outline required. Although courses may have more than two levels, the third level

is not necessary.)

I.  The racing alphabet – (RCI, NTRA, HBPA, AQHA, etc.)

a.  Breed associations

b.  Benevolent associations

c.  Marketing associations

II.  Racing places

a.  Racetrack abbreviations and locations

b.  Racing Calendar

c.  Racing conglomerates

III.  Racing people

a.  Racing officials

b.  Horsemen

c.  Agents

IV.  Racing surfaces

a.  Track configurations

b.  Distance poles and their importance

c.  Rules of racing and distances

V.  Racing types

a.  Race hierarchy

b.  Purses and how they are funded

c.  Rules of racing with respect to claiming races

VI.  Medication and drugs

a.  Drugs and alcohol rules for horsemen

b.  Drug rules for horses

c.  The medication consortium

d.  Test barn procedures

VII.  Racing publications

a.  Trade publications

b.  Racing information publications

c.  Racing websites

22.  List of experiments/activities (Courses with components other than lecture. e.g., laboratory, clinical,

practicum, etc., must include a sample list of experiment topics or activities. Does not have to be all

-inclusive.)

1.  Students will visit local racing industry businesses such as The Jockey Club, Equibase Systems, Inc., National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Keeneland Association.

2.  Students will visit industry representatives such as Dr. Bob Lawrence of the Stewards School to learn about the training that stewards must go through for certification.

3.  A field trip to a local veterinary clinic will help students understand the benefits of proper therapeutic drug use and the consequences of indiscriminate use of those same drugs.

4.  Students will benefit from studying the effects of various medications on horses in training as part of a cooperative effort between NARA and the RCI medication consortium.

23.  Indicate sample suggested classroom resources for course (Should not have publishing date greater than five

years.)

SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES FOR THIS COURSE

Welch-Prather, P. (2006). The American racing manual 2006: The official encyclopedia of Thoroughbred racing. Lexington, KY: DRF Press.

24. Provide a rationale for using textbook/references older than five years.

Signatures: Complete and submit a signature page for every proposal.

*The System Office assigns new course numbers. Contact Dr. Aphy Brough at

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A100 2006-2007