HBPA: “Path forward” to continue HISA challenge
A federal judge dismissed an HBPA suit to overturn the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, but the group says it shows a “path forward.”
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Tag: Eric Hamelback
McConnell to offer new racing integrity bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce a new version of the Horseracing Integrity Act in September, but horsemen have claimed foul.
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Midlantic stakeholders call for bisphosphonates ban
Mid-Atlantic horsemen’s groups and regulators have called for a ban on bisphosphonates in young horses.
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National HBPA meeting to focus on doing things “better”
The National HBPA horsemen’s meeting set for March 12-16 will focus on what racing is getting right and how it can do better.
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Thoroughbred Idea Foundation to keynote HBPA convention
The March 2019 HBPA convention will be keynoted by a panel from the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, a sort of racing think tank.
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Claiming Crown preview builds (some) excitement
Sunday’s Claiming Crown Preview day at Laurel Park hopes to drum up excitement for the event itself. Let’s say that excitement is still developing.
Read More Opinion: Congress and “crazy stuff”
Yesterday’s Horse Caucus hearing revealed that even in Congress people who agree with each other tend to agree with each other, and also that racing continues to work at cross-purposes.
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Gulfstream to remain as Claiming Crown host
The Claiming Crown — the “blue-collar Breeders’ Cup” — will remain at Gulfstream Park through at least 2018, the track announced today.
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Fille d’Esprit barges to Seeking the Pearl win - Delaware Park Handicappers’ Notebook 2022 Vol. 12
- Kaylasaurus hoping for gold in ‘Pearl
- Trevor McCarthy hoping for progress at racing “Super Bowl”
- Charles Town: Zimny bullish as he leaves the track
- Penn National: Hot jocks and trainers
- Ghosts of racetracks past: The birth, death, rebirth, and final demise of Garden State Park
- What HISA says about whip rules
