Published On - November 14, 2024
Serious Conversations: National HBPA Conference Tackles No-Effect Thresholds, HISA, CAW and more
The goal is to pattern horse racing testing after human testing, eliminating minuscule findings that have no impact on a horse’s performance. When called as a rules violation, those findings make innocent horsemen look like cheaters, unjustly destroying reputations and careers....
Published On - November 1, 2024
Burden of Proof
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has
been in place since May 2023, and a stark difference in how
horsemen are able to defend themselves under the new
regime became evident with one of its first cases....
Published On - October 15, 2024
A comparison of the federal rules of evidence and the rules of the court of arbitration and sport
One of the most compelling arguments for federal regulation of Thoroughbred racing is uniformity. Yet the lack of uniformity governing the rules of adjudication and, specifically, that of expert testimony is concerning....