| Salt Lake City, Utah - The Utah Quarter Horse | | | | sponsors alike. |
| Association is running horses where they have | | | | |
| never been before, on the World Wide Web. | | | | "A lot of planning, preparation, and |
| Starting on April 30th and continuing | | | | perspiration has gone into creating a great |
| throughout the race meet in Utah, the UQHA | | | | season for race fans this year," said Billy |
| will be broadcasting all races through their | | | | Peterson, UQHA Director. "We are very excited |
| web site. Races will be streamed live over | | | | to see everything come together and are |
| the Internet and will also be recorded and | | | | looking forward to seeing smiling faces in |
| made available for viewing after the races | | | | the crowd at all of this season's races." |
| have concluded. | | | | |
| | | | The UQHA Horse Races will be held at the |
| UQHA's streaming media broadcast will allow | | | | Laurel Brown Equestrian Park in South Jordan, |
| Internet users anywhere in the world to see | | | | located at 10800 South 2200 West. General |
| and hear the day's races at anytime using | | | | Admission is $4. Children four and under get |
| their computer. Owners, sponsors, and race | | | | in free when accompanied by an adult. |
| fans new and old will be able to see the | | | | |
| races as they happen or as many times | | | | 2005 UQHA Race Schedule - Utah: |
| afterwards as they want. In fact, race | | | | |
| attendees who bring their wirelessly enabled | | | | Gates open - 10:30 a.m., Post Time: 12:00 |
| laptop computers can take advantage of the | | | | noon |
| free HOTSPOTZZ wireless Internet access | | | | |
| provided at the Laurel Brown Racetrack to | | | | April 30th, 2005 |
| browse to the UQHA web site and view an | | | | |
| "instant replay" of each race as soon as it | | | | May 7th, 2005 |
| has finished. | | | | |
| | | | May 21st, 2005 |
| It is this kind of forward thinking that is | | | | |
| accelerating the growth of the UQHA racing | | | | June 4th, 2005 |
| division and raising awareness in the | | | | |
| community. Through efforts such as the | | | | June 18th, 2005 |
| streaming media broadcasts, family focused | | | | |
| events such as Kids Day and Youth Day, and | | | | The UQHA is currently offering race |
| other advancements such as a newly designed | | | | sponsorships to companies looking to assist |
| web site and the availability of HOTSPOTZZ | | | | the racing community and reap the benefits of |
| wireless Internet access at race events, the | | | | race day exposure. Sponsorship contact: Amy |
| UQHA has been able to attract race fans and | | | | Hall, 801-518-1562. |