The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is temporarily suspending enforcement of its rules on joint injections after between 15 and 20 trainers breached the portion of the rule that deals with eligibility for workouts.
The Authority's rule states that trainers may not order joint injections within 14 days of a race or seven days prior to a timed workout, and that violators could be suspended for 60 days.
Thoroughbred Daily News reported that was confusion by trainers was primarily on the portion of the rule that deals with workout withdrawals, and HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus said most of the cases that violated the workout portion of the rule were only a day past the prescribed timeframe. Only one of the 15 to 20 cases dealt with pre-race treatment.
The Authority may not edit a rule that has already gone into effect but according to Lazarus may decide “to not enforce a particular provision of the rule.”
Also reported by the TDN, HISA said June 29 it is “in communication” with racetrack management at Parx after race replays from June 28 show a large puddle of standing water on the dirt track along the rail, which horses were navigating around. A spokesperson for the organization told the TDN HISA is asking questions about the determination by track management that the surface was safe under these circumstances.
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