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07
Oct
  • Association of Racing Commissioners International
  • Ed Martin
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

ARCI blasts cost, “non-existent” oversight of HISA

  • The Biz / 6 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

A report from the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) questions what the racing industry is getting for its sizable HISA investment.

Informative
28
Mar
  • ARCI
  • David Ingordo
  • Dr. Doug Daniels
  • Ed Martin
  • Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA)
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit
  • Lisa Lazarus
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

HISA drug rules take effect

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

A flurry of dueling press releases heralded the onset Monday of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) new drug rules.

12
Dec
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority

FTC disapproves HISA drug rules

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday disapproved the proposed HISA drug rules because of ongoing legal uncertainty over the program.

07
Dec
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

ARCI urges delay in new HISA rules implementation

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Citing a court ruling that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) is unconstitutional, ARCI has called for a delay in rules set for Jan. 1.

07
Dec
  • Alan Foreman
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Lisa Lazarus
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

HISA legislative fix may be on the table

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) recently found unconstitutional, one Senator is pushing a legislative fix, but not everyone’s happy.

13
Apr
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • NTRA
  • Rep. Tom Rooney

ARCI conference: Industry insiders call for unity

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Likening racing to a “small town” where people talk about each other, industry insiders called for unified efforts at improvement at the ARCI conference.

Red Ghost
12
Apr
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
  • Lisa Lazarus

HISA chief: “Just give us a chance”

  • Press Release / 4 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

The head of the new federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) asked state regulators to “just give us a chance” at a conference Monday.

Medina Spirit
10
May
  • ARCI
  • Bob Baffert
  • Churchill Downs
  • Donald Trump
  • Ed Martin
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Medina Spirit
  • The Jockey Club

“No idea what the hell he is talking about”

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

Bob Baffert has a cancel culture problem. Ed Martin has a Bob Baffert problem. Donald Trump has all kinds of problems. What’s going on this Preakness week?

08
Dec
  • Association of Racing Commissioners International
  • Ed Martin
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing

ARCI toughens riding crop rule

  • Press Release / 5 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

With debate about the use of the riding crop becoming more widespread, the Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has enhanced its crop rule.

15
Oct
  • ARCI
  • Ed Martin
  • Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act

ARCI: “Too many unanswered questions” to support federal bill

  • Press Release / 5 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has taken no position on the proposed federal racing bill, saying too much remains unknown.

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