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The Exile Ends: Bob Baffert Steps Back Into the Kentucky Derby

The legendary trainer’s three-year ban from Churchill Downs is over, but the controversy and questions about his legacy still linger.

Sports Illustrated

Feds Approve $80 Million Budget for 'Private' Horse Racing Regulator

The government should exit the multi-million-dollar business of preventing horse doping.

Reason

HISA, Jockeys' Guild partner with mental-health company to offer jockeys access to care and support

Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’ well-being with access to mental-health care

The Independent UK

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Pre-Derby talk to Lexington Rotarians includes focus on race and Keeneland's upgrade project

It is certainly the horse racing season in the Commonwealth. Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby follows the 100th running of the Bluegrass Stakes last month at Keeneland. Lexington Rotarians got their annual Thoroughbred racing update Thursday.

WEKU

Kentucky State Senate resolution urges federal payment for horseracing integrity and safety costs

In one of his final actions as Senate Majority Floor Leader, Damon Thayer attained voice-vote support for a resolution pertaining to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority

WEKU

Horse racing deaths in the United States increased slightly in 2023

The report was complied from data tracked by the Equine Injury Database

WEKU

Anti-doping crusade gives US horse racing final chance to clean up act

The high-profile Breeders’ Cup meeting next weekend will be the first since the new measures on drugs and track safety

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Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority says progress is being made in the sport

Industry leaders are defending and praising the work of the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority in the aftermath of a competing piece of legislation being introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

The Independent UK

Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs. More screening is suggested

A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby

The Independent UK

Racehorse deaths aren't a mystery

How a legacy of black market doping and lobbying groups are killing “the sport of kings”

Salon

Racing suspended at home of Kentucky Derby after deaths of 12 horses

Churchill Downs, which staged the Kentucky Derby in May, has experienced an alarming spate of horses deaths since it opened in March

Daily Mirror

Churchill Downs’ Decision to Suspend Racing Was the Only Responsible Move

The track moved its spring meet following a dozen horse deaths, showing that public scrutiny has seemingly overcome the sport’s old-school indifference.

Sports Illustrated

‘Emergency summit’ on Churchill Downs horse deaths underway in Lexington

After the deaths of a dozen horses at Churchill Downs in less than a month, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority – or HISA – is holding an emergency summit at HISA headquarters in Lexington.

WEKU

Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths

Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby

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The Independent UK

Horse deaths cast shadow as Triple Crown shifts to Preakness

Horse racing's Triple Crown moves on to the Preakness with horse deaths at Churchill Downs casting a big shadow

The Independent UK

Horse racing poised for new antidoping, medication rules

Horse racing’s new antidoping and medication control program has stumbled out of the starting gate

The Independent UK

Judge pauses horse racing anti-doping rules for 30 days

Horse racing’s new anti-doping program has been put on hold for 30 days

WEKU

The week marks the start of new anti-doping regulations in horse racing

It’s officially a new day when it comes to determining if medications given to racehorses are proper or not. New and enhanced anti-doping regulations took effect Monday at tracks all across the country.

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Los Angeles Times

After controversial suspension, Jeff Blea is back as CHRB equine medical director

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Jeff Blea has had a lot of time to try to understand what has happened to him during the past year while taking his daily four- to six-mile walks around the Rose Bowl, listening mostly to Eric Church, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp.

The Independent UK

Horseracing panel's nationwide power questioned in court

The future of a new authority tasked with developing and enforcing nationwide horseracing rules is at stake in cases argued before a federal appeals court in New Orleans

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Texas tells HISA to take a hike, a shortsighted stance sure to hurt horse racing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Texas is, well, Texas, a state with a strong independent streak. Unfortunately, that streak may be working to the detriment of horse racing in the Lone Star State.

Tribune News Service

Preakness 2022: On the eve of a more normal event, horse racing industry looks for hope in wake of a ‘very rough’ year

BALTIMORE — One year ago, Medina Spirit entered the Preakness with a dark cloud over him — the Kentucky Derby champion whose defining victory was in peril because of a medication violation and whose famous trainer, Bob Baffert, was facing suspensions in multiple jurisdictions.

WEKU

Horse racing is on the cusp of major changes in the U.S. after years of scandal

A newly formed regulatory authority for horse racing is introducing new standards for the sport. Some stakeholders are pushing back.

Sports Illustrated

Bob Baffert Won’t Be at the Kentucky Derby, but Racing Still Can’t Shake Him

One of the most successful—and now controversial—trainers received a stark message: No one is bigger than Churchill Downs. But his presence still looms.

Benzinga

Hisa's Plan To Democratize Low-Cost US, Kenyan Stock Market Investing For Africans

Beyond engagement, stock markets can offer a store of value. That’s according to Erick Asuma, cofounder and CEO at Hisa Inc, Africa’s first wealth management platform that makes investing social and which launched earlier this year.

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