The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Federal Trade Commission have filed separate emergency motions in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a stay of an injunction issued last week by a lower court affecting HISA’s jurisdiction over races in Louisiana and West Virginia.
Applications filed by what remains of the Illinois racing industry for 2023 racing dates were released Friday by the Illinois Racing Board.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has modified a rule set to go into effect on Aug. 1 that will allow horses to wear horseshoes on their hind limbs with full outer rims or a toe grab, though only while running on dirt surfaces.
The Jockeys’ Guild, a national organization representing a vast majority of riders across the U.S., is contending that a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday by a federal judge preventing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority from enforcing its rules in Louisiana and West Virginia will apply to all members of the Guild riding across the U.S., an interpretation that could lead to turmoil in stewards’ stands.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a conditional license application for a company that intends to build a Quarter Horse track and casino in the eastern end of the state.
A federal judge in a Louisiana district court has granted a motion for a preliminary injunction that will prevent the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority from acting as a partial regulator of racing in the states of Louisiana and West Virginia, according to a ruling released on Tuesday.
A federal judge in Louisiana has rejected a motion seeking an in-person hearing for a group of racing constituents in Louisiana and West Virginia that filed a last-minute challenge to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has released a draft list of banned and controlled substances for public review and comment, along with a letter from the chairman of its medication control committee acknowledging that the list was informed by international standards that differ in many respects from regulations in use at U.S. racetracks.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has sent warnings to jockeys and trainers who are not yet registered with the organization that they are facing potential disciplinary measures if they do not comply with registration requirements, the authority said on Thursday.
Next year’s Breeders’ Cup will he held at Santa Anita Park in Southern California, the record 11th time that the track has been selected to host the two-day event, Breeders’ Cup announced on Thursday.
