Bill To Appropriate Funding For Indian Horse Races Killed In Committee

Bill To Appropriate Funding For Indian Horse Races Killed In Committee

PIERRE — A bill that would have appropriated 500-thousand dollars to promote Indian Relay races in South Dakota is killed Thursday by the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee. Representative Shawn Bordeaux of Mission says the state has given financial support before…

Calvin Ghostbear, president of Horse Nations Indian Relay Council says their 2019 event at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Fort Pierre was impactful…

Representative Charlie Hoffman of Eureka had concerns with the state possibly sponsoring betting by approving the bill. Representative Oren Lesmeister of Parade thought appropriators should have a look at the bill…

Lesmeister’s motion to send House Bill 1193 to appropriators was killed five to eight. A substitute motion to kill the bill was approved 10 to three.