Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates from 50 to 25 under certain circumstances.

This bill (A6301) reduces the minimum required annual thoroughbred horse racing dates for two New Jersey racetracks. Specifically, it lowers the minimum from 50 to 25 race dates per year for permit holders at Monmouth Park and Meadowlands Racetrack, but only if they obtain written consent from the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. The change applies to the combined requirement for these two tracks, which currently must schedule at least 141 dates total (with a 50-date minimum). The bill does not alter the existing minimums for standardbred racing at Meadowlands or Freehold Raceway.