The Ohio horse industry, in an effort to make its voice heard around the Buckeye State, has formed a coalition similar to the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP), a horse industry advocacy group in Kentucky.
Early members of the Ohio grou
As expected, states in the Mid-Atlantic region have announced they are working to implement a ban on anabolic steroids in racehorses effective April 1, 2008.
The regulations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West
Two weeks before the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Monmouth Park, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said he would support financial assistance for the state’s horse racing and breeding industries.
Corzine publicly discussed the situation
Trainer Patrick Biancone, suspended for one year for possessing on the grounds of Keeneland three sealed vials of alpha-cobratoxin (cobra venom), a Class A substance under the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority Uniform Drug and Medication
Michigan’s horseracing industry, already reeling from decreases in revenue and the possible closure of Great Lakes Downs after this season, is facing an Oct. 1 shutdown should the state legislature fail to approve a budget.
Michigan
The Kentucky Breeders Incentive Program, which began offering financial awards for various breeds of horses in 2006, is poised to increase by 20%–to about $18 million or $19 million–next year.
The program for Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds,
Opening night, Sept. 5, will mark the two-year anniversary of the debut of Polytrack at Turfway Park. The surface, save for maintenance and some tweaking of content, is about as even from the inner rail to the outer rail today as it was in 2005.
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council supports the regulation of anabolic steroids in horses at racetracks and auctions in the state, but requested further explanation of withdrawal times and other testing-related issues in the model rule
New Mexico became the second state to adopt a “safety reins” rule when the New Mexico Racing Commission approved the measure Aug. 21. The Ohio State Racing Commission adopted a similar rule in March.
The New Mexico regulation will take
Representatives of the horse industry claim integrity issues have never been more important, and the results of soon-to-be-released research could indicate where the betting public stands on the matter.
During the Aug. 19 Jockey Club Round
Weeks of lobbying by the horse industry were successful the evening of Aug. 2, when the United States House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to remove from the Agriculture Appropriations Act language that could have stymied transportation of
As the industry continues to grapple with use of medication–legal or illegal–in racehorses, will science or public perception win out?
That debate played out yet again July 20 during the National Horsemen?s Benevolent and Protective
Word is circulating in Kentucky that cobra venom, a substance used to kill pain, was found by investigators during a June 26 search of trainer Patrick Biancone’s barn at Keeneland.
Several sources indicated, and media reports suggested,
The Unwanted Horse Coalition hopes to step up awareness and engage the entire horse industry in its “own responsibly” campaign.
The coalition, made up of industry organizations
Street Sense and Hard Spun, the one-two finishers in the May 5 Kentucky Derby, drew outside post positions for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, which as expected attracted a field of nine. Their connections, however, didn’t seem concerned with the
Presque Isle Downs, which plans to open Sept. 1 for its inaugural Thoroughbred meet, will have a synthetic surface, and a decision on the manufacturer could be finalized by the end of April.
Presque Isle, located near Erie, Pa., opened
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