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- From: Terry Bjork via Derby
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:41:31 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject:
[Derby] harness racing dead set against Integrity Act
Trouble in Horse Racing Safety and Integrity land. The US Trotting Association opposes the Act, primarily on medication grounds. I know harness racing opposing integrity will surprise people. USTA is dead set against joining into the new national Integrity Act framework, and supposedly the law gives them some sort of loophole out. And why not, the general public already thinks harness racing is squeaky clean, thus its massive handle. So what would a racing state with both breeds do in the world of the future? Maintain a whole regulatory structure just for standardbreds? Or say the hell with it and claw back that slots welfare purse money for better and higher uses? And now there's a big internal squabble in harness racing. Interesting reading. http://ustrottingnews.com/usta-opposes-horseracing-integrity-and-safety-act-of-2020-hisa/ http://ustrottingnews.com/usta-president-russell-williams-responds-to-jeff-gural-on-his-letter-to-usta-directors-re-federal-legislation/ _______________________________________________ Derby mailing list Posting: Derby at lists.derbylist.com Sub/Unsub: http://lists.derbylist.com/listinfo.cgi/derby-derbylist.com