The chairman of The Jockey Club April 14 called for public release of the veterinary records of all horses entered in this year's Triple Crown races, and also said the industry should partner with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to facilitate medication reform.
Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, in a lengthy statement, said publishing vet records "can bring greater credibility to the races that define our sport, at a time when millions are watching." Phipps said the Hong Kong Jockey Club does so and is a leading jurisdiction in terms of the amount of money wagered on horse racing.
"I propose that veterinary records of every horse entered in this year's Triple Crown races be made immediately available," Phipps said. "The New York State Gaming Commission does this, but only for a three-day period from the day of the race. I suggest a much longer period: 14 days.
"In fact, that was the principle behind the 2013 recommendation of The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Safety Committee to create a centralized database of all treatments and procedures administered to horses in training. A majority of states already mandate this kind of reporting, but there is spotty compliance and, with few exceptions, little public disclosure."
Based on discussion April 8 during the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference in Lexington, public disclosure could be complicated. The Jockey Club at the meeting proposed a model rule for electronic record keeping of treatment records of horses, but regulators were uncomfortable with the language as written.
RCI officials said the issue isn't regulators having the information. It's more about state-by-state open public records laws as well as regulations that cover veterinary practice.
"The issue is not retaining records," said Larry Eliason, chairman of the RCI Model Rules Committee and executive secretary for the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. "The question is where they are retained, which brings in the open public records law. They vary from state to state."
The Jockey Club offered to create and maintain the database.
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Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, in a lengthy statement, said publishing vet records "can bring greater credibility to the races that define our sport, at a time when millions are watching." Phipps said the Hong Kong Jockey Club does so and is a leading jurisdiction in terms of the amount of money wagered on horse racing.
"I propose that veterinary records of every horse entered in this year's Triple Crown races be made immediately available," Phipps said. "The New York State Gaming Commission does this, but only for a three-day period from the day of the race. I suggest a much longer period: 14 days.
"In fact, that was the principle behind the 2013 recommendation of The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Safety Committee to create a centralized database of all treatments and procedures administered to horses in training. A majority of states already mandate this kind of reporting, but there is spotty compliance and, with few exceptions, little public disclosure."
Based on discussion April 8 during the Association of Racing Commissioners International conference in Lexington, public disclosure could be complicated. The Jockey Club at the meeting proposed a model rule for electronic record keeping of treatment records of horses, but regulators were uncomfortable with the language as written.
RCI officials said the issue isn't regulators having the information. It's more about state-by-state open public records laws as well as regulations that cover veterinary practice.
"The issue is not retaining records," said Larry Eliason, chairman of the RCI Model Rules Committee and executive secretary for the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. "The question is where they are retained, which brings in the open public records law. They vary from state to state."
The Jockey Club offered to create and maintain the database.
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