Governor appoints new New Mexico racing commission
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham named five new members to the New Mexico Racing Commission after canceling an April 30 meeting to discuss a sixth license. The appointees include Beverly Bourguet, John Buffington, Freda McSwane, David Sanchez, and Billy G. Smith, all with ties to racing or veterinary business. The move preserves Tucumcari’s chances while officials say the commission will decide future licensure and direction without interference.
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Michelle Lujan- Grisham
Commission
Ismael “Izzy” Trejo
Governor’s Office
Beverly Bourguet
Racing Commission
Freda McSwane
Lincoln County
David Sanchez
San Bar Racing LLC
State Fair Commission
Billy G. Smith
Smith Enterprises LLC
American Quarter Horse Association
New Mexico
Susan Grisham
Fere
New Racing Commission
Tripp Stelnicki
Warren Frost
Coronado Partners
Tucumcari
Frost
Hildalgo Downs
Ray Willis
Willis
New additions at Rawhide Days bring wagon rides and fees
The Tucumcari Rawhide Days festival adds a five dollar parking fee for vehicles and one dollar admission for walkers. A petting zoo, wagon rides, pony rides, campfire cook-off and children’s games join the western lineup. The festival runs Friday noon to midnight and Saturday 9 AM to midnight with a Texas longhorn parade at 9 AM Saturday.
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Rawhide
Camino del Coronado
Quay County Fairgrounds
Tucumcari Convention Center
TJ Riddle
Fairgrounds
Riddle
N. Lake St
Route 66
Convention Center
Steven Blea
Cody Carter
Lendy Borden
Bakersfield Twang
Will Banister
Modern Day Ramblers
Former fire chief avoids jail time in embezzlement case
Shane Warner, the former Tucumcari fire chief now living in Clovis, received a nine and a half year suspended sentence and five years of supervised probation for embezzling city funds and drugging and attempting to sexually assault a city employee. The judge added conditions beyond the plea and DA Tim Rose said the deal balanced avoiding retraumatizing the victim with the need for accountability.
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Tucumcari District Court
Shane Warner
Clovis
Albert Mitchell
Mitchell
Warner
Tim Rose
Quay County
Rose
Daniel Lindsey
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