The Maryland Racing Commission today gave its final thumbs-up to a regulation banning the use of Lasix by horses in graded stakes.
With the Maryland State Fair as we have known looking unlikely, the Timonium race meet will not occur, those days being run instead at Laurel Park.
Jockeys will be limited to six overhand strikes of the riding crop in Maryland – and eventually regionally – under new rules that didn’t please everyone.
The indictments of Jason Servis, Jorge Navarro, and others have regulators and racetracks scrambling, while vets say their horses need a break, too.
New rules limiting riders’ use of the riding crop lightened three jocks’ wallets in the first three days – but met with widespread acclaim.
The Maryland Racing Commission on Thursday formalized its earlier approval of so-called house rules, adopting two pertaining to medication as regulations.
The new so-called Maryland “house rules” regarding equine safety are both more – and less than that, a mixture of policies, house rules, and regulations with broad industry support.
Eight state racing Commission vets — twice as many as usual — will be on duty for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
Mid-Atlantic horsemen’s groups and regulators have called for a ban on bisphosphonates in young horses.
Horses will undergo enhanced pre-race exams in Maryland, with state vets told to scratch horses if there are questions or concerns.