Post by Pam on Aug 31, 2012 5:26:10 GMT -5
These people seem pretty pompous to be voting down regulations that the people who know what they are doing (namely the KHRC and actual horsemen nationwide) feel should be put into effect for the good of racing. IMO, the governor has done the right thing.
"Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has overridden a vote earlier in the week blocking proposed medication reform rules in the state. The Kentucky Legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations voted on Monday against regulations tied to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s (KHRC) proposed ban on furosemide (Salix) in graded and listed stakes races. The rules in dispute call for an elimination of race-day adjunct bleeder medications and restrict the permitted administration of Salix to only KHRC veterinarians. The panel voted down the regulation by a margin of 19-1, with four members declining to vote.
The governor said he overrode the vote to protect the integrity of horse racing and the safety of the horses and jockeys. “All of the regulations were approved unanimously by the relevant KHRC committees, and by the KHRC itself,” Beashear said in a statement issued by his office. “The regulations were heard by the Administrative Regulation and Review Subcommittee without objection from any member of the committee. The interest of the industry demands that these well developed and fully vetted regulations go into effect as promulgated.” With Beshear’s override, the regulations will go into effect on Friday, August 31. The KHRC will issue an advisory detailing how and when the regulations will be implemented.
Earlier in the day, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association issued a statement in support of the regulations. “These rule changes have been developed with industry-wide input and are supported by national racing organizations representing horsemen (owners and trainers), veterinarians, tracks and regulators,” NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop said in the statement. “These important integrity measures need to be implemented by Kentucky and all other racing states now.”
The KHRC approved the Salix ban by a 7-5 vote in June. Under the plan, raceday Salix would be banned in graded and listed stakes for two-year-olds in 2014, and expanded to two- and three-year-old races in 2015, making that year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) the first affected. It would be outlawed in all Kentucky graded and listed stakes in 2016 and beyond. Beshear supports the Salix ban, but the regulation has yet to make its way through the Legislature for a vote."
"Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has overridden a vote earlier in the week blocking proposed medication reform rules in the state. The Kentucky Legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations voted on Monday against regulations tied to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s (KHRC) proposed ban on furosemide (Salix) in graded and listed stakes races. The rules in dispute call for an elimination of race-day adjunct bleeder medications and restrict the permitted administration of Salix to only KHRC veterinarians. The panel voted down the regulation by a margin of 19-1, with four members declining to vote.
The governor said he overrode the vote to protect the integrity of horse racing and the safety of the horses and jockeys. “All of the regulations were approved unanimously by the relevant KHRC committees, and by the KHRC itself,” Beashear said in a statement issued by his office. “The regulations were heard by the Administrative Regulation and Review Subcommittee without objection from any member of the committee. The interest of the industry demands that these well developed and fully vetted regulations go into effect as promulgated.” With Beshear’s override, the regulations will go into effect on Friday, August 31. The KHRC will issue an advisory detailing how and when the regulations will be implemented.
Earlier in the day, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association issued a statement in support of the regulations. “These rule changes have been developed with industry-wide input and are supported by national racing organizations representing horsemen (owners and trainers), veterinarians, tracks and regulators,” NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop said in the statement. “These important integrity measures need to be implemented by Kentucky and all other racing states now.”
The KHRC approved the Salix ban by a 7-5 vote in June. Under the plan, raceday Salix would be banned in graded and listed stakes for two-year-olds in 2014, and expanded to two- and three-year-old races in 2015, making that year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) the first affected. It would be outlawed in all Kentucky graded and listed stakes in 2016 and beyond. Beshear supports the Salix ban, but the regulation has yet to make its way through the Legislature for a vote."
