The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Board of Directors has voted to create a regulatory compliance program, setting minimum integrity standards based on the RCI Model Rules its members are encouraged to implement.

Under the program, an independent three-person panel of former regulators no longer associated with any particular commission will determine whether jurisdictions are “Compliant,” “Substantially Compliant,” or “Non-Compliant” with select integrity standards embodied in the model rules.

The initial standards will be based on adoption of the four model rules, commonly described as the National Uniform Medication Program.

“This a logical extension of RCI’s role as a regulatory standard maker for racing and will signal to the public, racetracks, horsemen, and other commissions if races are being conducted consistent with those standards,” said RCI Chair Judy Wagner