A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth puts on its boots.
What we're trying to do is set a national standard and then put it back on the racing commissions.
I think if we start with those principles of this Racing Improvement Act that we've got here--banning race-day meds, three strikes and you'r...
I just don't buy the resource side of this when you have $50 million in subsidies.
But clearly, most of your regulators, are they not appointed by the Governor?
Thank you for focusing in on this. I think this is a tremendously important issue.
This legislation, introduced by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), would improve the safety and integrity of the sport by requiring race tracks that ...
It takes scores of rule violations before a trainer gets a 10-year suspension.
Should trainers who drug horses with oral pain peptides be permanently banned from racing?
I really believe that you're right on in saying that, you know, walking them out in handcuffs will really send a strong message. And we need...
I apologize. We'll come back and you can start a paragraph or two before, but I'm going to have to-- they've notified me, if I don't get to ...
We would support the use of a Federal mechanism to ensure that the reform racing medication rules or something similar would be adopted.
I've had Senators come up to me and say you mean we did this IHA, and they're doing all of this racing.
Yes. And so the Governor working with the regulators I think would take a positive step here.
I think that they should back off on the levels even for the normal drugs like Butazolidin.
Thank you, Senator Thune. Thank you very much.
I think when Mr. Irwin was running a horse in the Kentucky Derby, the winner of the Kentucky Derby in 2011, his was the only trainer in the ...
The time to act on all measures is now.
