‘Perfect 10’ Bo gets racing role

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger named actor and animal rights activist Bo Derek to a state commission overseeing horse racing. Derek, 51, was appointed to fill one of two vacant posts on the California Horse Racing Board, a position that requires confirmation by the state Senate. Derek, best known for her role in 10 after which she became known as Perfect 10 to a generation of film goers, 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. The seven-member racing board supervises horse racing and totalistic wagering at racetracks in California, enforces laws and regulations, and fines violators. She will bring her love of animals to the complicated world of horse racing.