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Dr. Michael Hardy has been hired as the next Executive Director of the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium.

Following HISA’s submission of the rules for its ADMC Program to the Federal Trade Commission for approval and HIWU’s announcement of key leadership hires in August, HIWU has been focused on five key areas in preparation for the implementation of HISA’s ADMC Program on January 1, 2023:

Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2018, the 10th Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, held Wednesday in the Keeneland sales pavilion in Lexington, Ky., featured a range of presentations on the progress of the racing industry to promote the health of its equine and human athletes while focusing on the significance of data in facilitating these gains.

The Bob Baffert-trained horse was clean in the first of three additional tests The tests were mandated after the colt tested positive for the steroid betamethasone following the Kentucky Derby Baffert said Tuesday that he believed an ointment used to treat dermatitis was responsible for the results He initially said Sunday that he did not know how the drug had entered the horses system The results of the other two tests are expected later today 

BALTIMORE — Even though Bob Baffert isn’t at Pimlico Race Course this week, his shadow hangs over the Preakness, the Triple Crown and horse racing.This should have been another celebration of Baffert, the face of the sport with two Triple Crown...

Bob Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness Saddles for Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit, left, and Concert Tour are seen on a railing in the stables ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit is bathed after a workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimli...

Bob Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness Saddles for Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit, left, and Concert Tour are seen on a railing in the stables ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness entrant Medina Spirit is bathed after a workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimli...

Q&A: Kentucky Derby winners failed test latest in horse doping Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, once again raising questions about horse doping.  By STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press May 11, 2021 — 9:14am Te...

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit WILL be allowed to race in this weeks Preakness Stakes with extra testing as suspended trainer Bob Baffert insists antifungal steroid ointment is to blame for failed drug test Preakness officials said they are allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturdays race subject to additional testing and monitoring  Trainer Bob Baffert has blamed Medina Spirits failed drug test  an antifungal medication that was used to treat Medina Spirit for derma...

EXPLAINER: Derby winners failed test latest in horse doping STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports Writer May 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3John Velazquez rides Medina Spirit across the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.Jeff Roberson/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3Jockey John Velazquez, left, watches as trainer Bob Baffert holds up the winners trophy after they victory with Medina Spirit in the 147th running of...