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[Carol S. via Derby]

Congress passed the Horseracing Integrity Act and by June of 2022 they are
supposed to be in operation with national drug testing done by USADA.  A
Big Step in the right direction.


On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 2:56 PM bobshoop--- via Derby <
derby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The current mess re. Baffert just shows that it's long past time for a
> National Horse Racing Commissioner with powers such as the Commissioners of
> MLB, NFL, NHL, & NBA have. To remind of some history-- there had many
> scandals re. baseball players throwing games throughout the 19th century.
> But when MLB was created in 1903 by the joinder of the National and
> American leagues, there was a commission governing baseball. Then came the
> 1919 World Series, when 7 of the Chicago White Sox baseball team players
> conspired to throw the World Series (an 8th player knew of the conspiracy
> but didn't tell anyone about it.) When the the scandal finally broke in
> 1920, baseball realized something had to be done. The governing commission
> dissolved and the owners created the position of Commissioner of
> Baseball--which continues today. The 1st Baseball Commissioner, former
> Federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, suspended all 8 White Sox players
> (called today the "Black Sox") for life. That action, plus the emergence of
> Babe Ruth as a gate attraction, saved MLB. When the NFL, NHL, & NBA were
> created, they followed MLB's precedent & created commissioners for their
> various sports.
> Horse Racing needs someone like Landis to get hold of the issues facing
> horse racing & clean this sport up.
> Robert ShoopAuthor,  Down to the Wire: The Lives of the Triple Crown
> ChampionsColorado Springs, Colorado
>
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