West Virginia Advances Model Rules Despite Reluctance Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:34 pm | Back to: Top News T. D. Thornton In an effort to play catch-up with other racing jurisdictions in the mid-Atlantic region that have already adopted or are in the process of implementing model rules regarding medication abuse and stepped-up penalty scales, the West Virginia Racing Commission (WVRC) voted to send four proposals backed by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) out for a 30-day public commentary period during the board's May 18 meeting. But when the WVRC meets again to vote on whether to adopt those rules at a yet-to-be-scheduled date, commission chairman Ken Lowe, Jr. said during Tuesday's tele-meeting he won't support the system of fines included within some of those ARCI model rules because he believes they are too onerous for West Virginia trainers to bear.