Carrier Federal Motor Regulation Safety

Summits convened in Washington D.C. are scrutinizing horse racing in historic fashion after high profile fatalities in the Sport of Kings has brought a cloud of suspicion and anxiety to hover over the industry. Some believe federal controls to bring the sport under stricter compliance in matters of performance enhancing drugs, safety, and the general welfare of the industry's animals will quickly follow the U.S. government's inquiry hearings. State race tracks may lose their abililty to control their own territory, or stiffen their policies before the federal father moves in.

Waldrop Sees Willingess to Adjust

Alex Waldrop, president and chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, said in the June 28 issue (No.26) of The Blood-Horse magazine "...a wake-up call" has been presented to the industry. "I see a will to act" but horsemen and others in the industry must step forward to make it clear who "is on board, and who's not. Transparency isn't such a bad thing," Waldrop stated.