Tag
Lexington, KY – An independent assessment of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) programs raises questions as to whether the results justify the almost $230 million cost that will have been spent on the authority by the end of 2025. In the nineteen States regulated by HISA since 2022, the “equine fatality or Ran […]
Columbus, OH – On Thursday (May 15), Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03), Rep. Don Davis (NC-01), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), a bipartisan, bicameral effort to deliver a constitutional solution to safety regulation in the horse racing industry. The legislation is backed by industry organizations representing tens of thousands […]
Lexington, KY – On Monday (Nov. 4), HISA announced a policy change regarding Provisional Suspensions of Covered Persons requesting that the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) limit the circumstances of imposing those suspensions starting immediately. Following is the complete announcement posted on the HISA website Monday. “Following a resolution proposed by HISA’s Horsemen’s Advisory Group, which was […]
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) continues to observe with alarm as Thoroughbred trainers are being penalized by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) for obvious environmental contamination positives at levels pharmacologically insignificant to the health or performance of the horse, which has incurred the positive tests. Worse still is HISA’s “guilty until proven […]
