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Bill Finley, Ed Martin, Zoe Cadman & Randy Moss in the Writers Room this week
Confusion has reigned since an appeals court ruled last week that the Horse Racing and Integrity Act (HISA) was unconstitutional. So what does that mean for state racing commissions and what should they do in the future? Presented by TDN Writers’ Office Keeneland appealed to Ed Martin, president and chief executive officer of the International Association of Racing Commissioners, to help shed light on the situation. Martin is this week’s Green Group Guest of the week.
Martin believes that considering the situation, HISA should drop January 1 and suspend drug testing until the situation is fully resolved in court.
“HISA can fix this on its own by going back to the FTC and saying we are going to stop enforcing our drug rules,” says Martin. “And they can delay six months and hope that we get a final answer from the court then. But it looks like we won’t get a final decision on their constitutionality any time soon. So this will go into a big gray area.
Martin said he fears that if HISA sanctioned someone after taking over drug testing and enforcement from the state racing commission, that ruling could be overturned because the court has declared that HISA is Unconstitutional.
“We are in a situation where we have a sport where the HISA rules will go into place on January 1st and people will be sanctioned for drug or doping violations under the Regulations,” Martin said. HISA rule. “Then, if the HISA is ultimately declared unconstitutional and invalid, that violation disappears. It does not exist. The penalty disappears. And you redistributed the wallet. So this has the potential to become a massive, chaotic situation.
“There are also a number of jockeys around the country who have been sanctioned for violating HISA’s crap rule. Well, without a constitution, those violations really wouldn’t exist. So expect litigation.
Martin said he is listening that if HISA goes through some of the songs it will decide not to participate. That means they can’t send their simulcast signal, a price some people might be willing to pay.
“There are traces, and I am not allowed to say who they are, that are considering not broadcasting their simulated signal to emanate from HISA,” Martin said. “And there are states where the tracks are in that state, some will broadcast the simulation and some will not. It depends on their economic ability. This is said to bring uniformity to the sport. Right now, that’s kind of going the other way. It’s off the rails right now. “
Elsewhere on the podcast, also sponsored by cooler, at the end of the alley, Kentucky Thoroughbred Society, XBTV and https://www.threechimneys.com/ Purebred West Point, Bill Finley, Zoe Cadman, and Randy Moss solved the HISA mess on their own. They also looked at Frankie Dettori’s decision to join the Santa Anita equestrian colony starting December 26, and lamented the over-aggressive riding in New York and the feeling that the NYRA administrators weren’t doing enough to Discipline riders who cross the line.
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