The Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity has announced that three harness racing tracks owned and operated by Jeff Gural—the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Tioga Downs in Nichols, New York, and Vernon Downs in Vernon, New York—have joined as members.

“Meadowlands, Tioga Downs, and Vernon Downs are all known for having the highest testing standards possible,” said Gural. “We currently do our own out-of-competition testing and surveillance at our expense. We have utilized the Hong Kong Jockey Club Laboratories as well as others and, despite the current efforts of the states, we have been able to detect illegal performance enhancing medication in horses entered at our facilities.

“We believe that national oversight is the only way to ensure that everyone is playing fairly and that our animals are not subject to potentially harmful medications,” he continued. “Our tracks are proud to join the coalition and we hope that our participation will help broaden these positive reforms to encompass Standardbred horse racing. The implementation of uniform policies throughout the U.S. and an industry-based, non-governmental solution will only help us grow the popularity and credibility of the sport and ultimately establish a level playing field across the board.”

The coalition has played a role in advocating for effectiveness and accountability reviews to ensure that uniform medication testing and enforcement regulations are successfully implemented throughout the United States’ 38 racing jurisdictions