Category Archives: The Horsemen’s Journal

Published On - November 14, 2024

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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....
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Published On - October 15, 2024

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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....
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Published On - December 28, 2023

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Different Adjudication Process – Understanding and preparing for HISA’s equine anti-doping rules

Prior to May 22,2023, positive drug test results in horse racing were adjudicated by state racing commissions. Typically, the process was a merit hearing conducted by an administrative law judge followed by the right of judicial review in district court after exhaustion of administrative remedies. T...
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Published On - October 8, 2023

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Unsolved Problems – HISA/HIWU’s Efforts To Address Due Process Raise Concerns and More Issues

"As the first series of alleged Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) violations progress through the adjudication process, HISA and HIWU have made exceptions and variations to regulations, without formal amendment, in an attempt to mitigate the due process challenges. This approach is problemat...
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