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Santa Anita To Host Inaugural Horse Racing Women’s Summit

The inaugural Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS) will be held at Santa Anita on Sept. 28-30.

The multi-day event aims to bring together people from all facets of the horse racing industry with the mission of connecting and empowering women in horse racing.

To that end, Susan Packard, an entrepreneur and co-founder of popular TV channels like CNBC, HGTV and Food Network, is the keynote speaker.

Originally a vision of Stephanie Hronis, committee chair for the HRWS, the event started as an idea to connect women in California but when it quickly gained national attention, a decision to expand was obvious. The HRWS planning committee now has bi-coastal representation and is being designed to embrace a national group of participants.

“On behalf of our Horse Racing Women's Summit planning team, we are excited to offer this summit and honored to have Susan Packard as our keynote speaker for this inaugural event,” Hronis stated.

“As an internationally recognized business power player and author, Packard embodies all that is being offered to our HRWS participants. We look forward to having her inspire attendees to be trailblazers, build networks, meet new friends, foster deep discussions and ultimately engage, innovate and invest.

“If you are currently or interested in becoming a racehorse owner, bloodstock agent, executive, young professional, or a veteran of the sport, this event is for you.”

For further information visit www.womeninracingsummit.com and sign up for the event mailing list.

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Peter Miller Suspended Seven Days, Fined $10,000 For Program Training

Trainer Peter Miller has been suspended seven days and fined $10,000 by California Horse Racing Board stewards for violating the CHRB's rule prohibiting program training. The ruling, issued on Saturday and resulting from a stipulated agreement and mutual release with the CHRB, said Miller violated Rule No. 1502 during a period from Dec. 23, 2021 through March 24, 2022, when he said he was taking a hiatus from training while holding an owner's and stable agent's license.

Miller stepped away from active training last November, citing personal reasons, and transferred most of his stable to former assistant Ruben Alvarado. He took what he called a voluntary hiatus after having five horses in his stable die and receiving three sanctions for phenylbutazone overages.

A May 23 complaint against Miller and Alvarado said that Miller “has engaged in behavior consistent with the duties of a trainer at the San Luis Rey training center … including entering horses, conducting endoscopy exams, giving instruction to riders, examining horses, consulting with veterinarians, controlling and accessing bank accounts purported to belong to Ruben Alvarado Racing Stables, assigning jockeys and creating training charts.”

Miller had one starter race in his name in 2022, Respect the Code, who finished eighth in an allowance race at Churchill Downs on May 29. He said at the time that he would be returning to training in Southern California for the upcoming Los Alamitos and Del Mar meets and planned to race at Santa Anita following the conclusion of those meets.

The suspension, which runs from June 6 through June 12, precludes Miller from having access to all premises under CHRB jurisdiction. Regulatory rulings of this type are reciprocated in other racing states.

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HISA Releases Revised Draft Of Anti-Doping, Controlled Medication Protocols

The revised draft of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Protocol, which was developed in partnership with the newly established Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (“HIWU”), was released on HISA's website this week.

HISA had previously released a set of protocols predicated upon an agreement with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, but these new protocols follow the May 3 announcement of HISA's partnership with Drug Free Sport International for its medication and drug-testing program.

The revised regulations are open for public comment and have yet to be promulgated to the Federal Trade Commission. The targeted enforcement date for the ADMC rules is Jan. 1, 2023, separate from HISA's implementation of racetrack safety rules on July 1, 2022.

According to Adolpho Birch, chair of the Anti-Doping and Medication Control program, the revised regulations “maintain the same general approach utilized in the prior version, except for the following material changes:

“1. Terminology: The revised protocol has adopted “Prohibited Substances” as the umbrella term to mean any substance that is prohibited while racing. Within that definition, the Equine AntiDoping Rules differentiate between “Banned Substances,” which are considered doping because they should never be administered to a horse, and “Controlled Medications,” which are therapeutic medications appropriate between races but which must not be in a horse's system on race day or used during the race period (typically 48 hours pre-race). Banned Substances and Controlled Medications are addressed in separate chapters within the Protocol based on the different philosophical and sanctioning approaches.

“2. B Sample Laboratory Testing: The Protocol has been revised to provide that the B Sample may, at the election of the Agency or charged person, be analyzed at a different Laboratory from the one that analyzed the A Sample. If B Sample testing is conducted, the laboratory performing the B analysis will be selected by the Agency.

“3. Sanctions: Sanctions for violations of the Protocol also have been recalibrated to reflect the distinction between Banned Substances and Controlled Medications. In particular, sanctions for Controlled Medication rule violations (absent aggravating factors or repeat offenses) remain
substantial but have been reduced relative to those involving Banned Substances.

“4. Federal Trade Commission: The revised Protocol contains language affirming its approval by the FTC. While that approval has yet to be granted, we expect to have received it on or before the date of publication.”

Find the full set of regulations on HISA's website here.

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OwnerView To Host Instructional Webinar On HISA Registration

OwnerView announced Friday that it has added a panel to its Virtual Owner Conference series with representatives from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) to assist owners with the registration process for HISA.

The Zoom webinar will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 1 p.m. ET and last about 60 minutes. Participating in the webinar from HISA will be Lisa Lazarus, chief executive officer; Steve Keech, technology director; Ann McGovern, director of Racetrack Safety; and John Roach, general counsel. The session will include time to submit questions to the HISA team.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was signed into law in December 2020, established HISA as an independent agency to draft and enforce uniform safety and integrity rules in Thoroughbred racing in the United States. The bill goes into effect on July 1, and owners are among the list of individuals who must register with HISA as a covered person prior to this date.

“The passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was an important step forward for Thoroughbred racing, and this webinar will enable owners to engage directly with HISA to learn about registration and answer any questions they may have,” said Gary Falter, project manager for OwnerView.

Interested individuals can sign up for the virtual conference at ownerview.com/event/conference or send an email to Gary Falter, gfalter@jockeyclub.com. The webinar will be recorded and made available on the OwnerView YouTube channel for owners that cannot attend the live session.

OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to encourage ownership of Thoroughbreds and provide accurate information on aspects of ownership such as trainers, public racing syndicates, the process of purchasing and owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse retirement, and owner licensing.

The need for a central resource to encourage Thoroughbred ownership was identified in the comprehensive economic study of the sport that was commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted by McKinsey & Company in 2011. The OwnerView site was launched in May 2012.

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