Trainer Dale Romans has been elected the new president of the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, following the long tenure of fellow trainer Rick Hiles, the association announced Dec. 2.
Romans was voted president by the newly seated Kentucky HBPA board. The longest continuously serving board member, Romans has been on the board for most of his training career that began in 1986, with much of his tenure serving as a vice president.
Trainers’ representative John Hancock and owners’ representative Travis Foley are the new vice presidents, taking over for Romans and the late Frank Jones Jr.
New Kentucky HBPA board members joining Hancock and Hiles as trainer representatives are Phil Bauer, Jordan Blair, and Bret Calhoun, with Bill Morey an alternate board member. Newcomer Casey Klein joins existing owner board members Foley, Buff Bradley, and Mark Bacon, with a fifth owner representative to be named at…
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