Friday, June 6, 2014

AP Lawmaker seeks uniform drug tests in horse racing

The Triple Crown is made up of three races in three states that use three different sets of drug rules.
A lawmaker is hoping the buzz from California Chrome's run for the Triple Crown might build support for a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of drug testing at races nationwide.
"It's an industry that has, for years, pledged to clean things up," said Rep. Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania, who sponsored the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. "But things seem to be getting worse, not better."
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