Bo Derek appointed to Calif. horse racing board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - July 16, 2008
Derek, 51, was appointed to fill one of two vacant posts on the
California Horse Racing Board, a position requires confirmation by
the state Senate and pays $100 per diem.
Derek is a horse lover who has lobbied Congress for the past
five years to ban the slaughter of the animals. She also owns the
pet care products company Bless the Beasts, which sells such items
as dog shampoos, conditioner and fur polish.
She also wrote the book "Riding Lessons: Everything That
Matters in Life I Learned from Horses." Her Web site said the
autobiography links her life lessons with her understanding of
horses.
Her first board meeting will be Thursday at the Del Mar
racetrack. She joins Jerry Moss, the co-founder of A&M Records and
a prominent horse owner, on the board.
Also appointed was writer and TV producer David Israel, whose
credits include "The Untouchables" and "Midnight Caller." As a
former syndicated sports columnist, Israel covered the Triple Crown
victories of Seattle Slew and Affirmed in the 1970s.
The seven-member racing board supervises horse racing and
parimutuel wagering at racetracks in California, enforces laws and
regulations, and sanctions violators.