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On Friday, Animal Wellness Action executive director Marty Irby penned our latest blog and then traveled to Saratoga, New York for meetings with the new CEO and Chairman of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and others. The meetings came on the heels of a transparency critique of HISA by HISAWatchDog.org's advisor Joe Gorajec, the former chairman of the Association of Racing Commissioners International, and former executive director of the Indiana Racing Commission for 25 years. Check out our latest blog here today. More to come.

We Must Ensure the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is Properly Enforced and Prevent History from Repeating Itself When Congress enacted the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in December 2020, I could not have been more elated. Seeing the signing of that legislation into law was the most rewarding experience of my professional career as a lobbyist and lifelong horseman.  Objectively, it was a big moment in o...

PLEASE SHARE: The Coalition for Horseracing Integrity worked for the better part of 6 years to get the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act signed into law to help end the rampant abuse in the sport, especially doping. But the new Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has had some major issues since they chose to part with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) who was supposed to oversee drug testing and enforcement. We made requests of the new Authority to collect more information but HISA didn't provide us with any of the data we asked for. Joe Gorajec, the former executive director of the Indiana Racing Commission and chair of the Association of Racing Commissioners International weighs in here in The Paulick Report.

Gorajec: In Early Stages Of Its Existence, HISA Fails Transparency Test - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report Former Indiana Horse Racing Commission executive director Joe Gorajec comments on the newly created Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority.

All about our launch! Help us keep eyes on horse racing and the people responsible for the well-being and safety of our equine athletes. Marty Irby

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Watchdog Site Launched by Animal Wellness Groups Nonprofit animal welfare groups launch watchdog microsite to track implementation of federal anti-doping law, expressing concerns that U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has no role in oversight

U.S. House Committee Advances Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter and Legislation to End Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses Move Follows Animal Wellness Action's Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month

U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee Announces Markup on PAST and SAFE Acts Designed to Protect American Equines Move Follows Animal Wellness Action's Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month

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COMMENTARY: Has Bob Baffert jumped the shark? The first time I heard Bob Baffert's name was in 1997. It was on television following the running of the 123rd Kentucky Derby, where a grey stallion named Silver Charm

American Horse Racing: Has Bob Baffert Jumped the Shark? One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

New York State Gaming Commission Suspends Bob Baffert, Reciprocates Kentucky Penalties Against Embattled Trainer Suspension Comes in the Wake of Kentucky Court of Appeals Decision to Uphold Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's 90 Day Time Out for Baffert

Will Doping Controversy Send U.S. Horse Racing to its Grave? One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)