LEXINGTON, Ky. – Both chambers of the Kentucky legislature overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday night to override a veto issued by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear of a wide-ranging gambling bill that allows racetracks to offer fixed-odds bets on horse races. The House voted to override the veto by a tally of 67-7, while the Senate voted to override by 26-5. Republicans in the Kentucky legislature have a veto-proof majority in both chambers, and on Tuesday they voted to override nearly every one of the 32 vetoes that Beshear issued Monday. In a message explaining the veto, Beshear said that language added to the bill in committee that would allow the Kentucky Lottery Corporation and the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to promulgate “emergency or ordinary” rules without his signature would undermine the executive branch’s powers. “Authorizing an agency to file an emergency regulation in this manner would prevent the Governor from carrying out his constitutional duties and allow boards and agencies to impose rules on Kentuckians without executive oversight, including boards whose decisions impact public safety,” Beshear wrote. Most notably for the horse racing industry, the bill will allow Kentucky racetracks to offer fixed-odds betting on horse races to Kentucky residents. It also contains language that will strip The Jockey Club of its authority to register Thoroughbreds in the state if the organization adopts a rule limiting the number of mares that a stallion could cover in a breeding season. It has been unclear since the bill passed nearly two weeks ago whether any racetrack in Kentucky plans to offer fixed-odds betting in the immediate future. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.