Horse Racing Facts

01/21/2020

A new survey offers insight into the public opinion of horse racing after 2019's series of high profile breakdowns:

- 34% have a lot less favorable impression
- 28% have a somewhat less favorable impression
- 53% support new federal regulations

Around a third of Americans said that a series of high-profile race horse deaths...

01/21/2020

Veteran horse racing executive Charles Hayward says "nothing could be more important to the future of the sport," than the passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act.

The bipartisan bill currently has 228 cosponsors in the House of Representatives.

Veteran horse racing executive Charles Hayward says “nothing could be more important to the future of the sport” than passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act by the United States Congress. Writing in his View From the Rail column at ThoroughbredRacing.com, Hayward said he is encouraged by the f...

01/17/2020

Horse racing is a vital component to the economic well being for communities across the country. In 2017, the U.S. horse industry had an economic impact of around $120 billion, providing full time jobs for roughly 1.74 million people.

01/17/2020

Horseracing Wrongs aims to rid the world of all domesticated animals, which would include all pets and service animals. If their radical agenda is taken seriously, we may have to resort to Qoobo, an emotional support robot recently developed in Japan.

Qoobo is a therapeutic robot in the form of a cushion with a tail. When caressed, it waves gently. When rubbed, it swings playfully. And, it occasionally wags just to say hello. It’s comforting communication that warms your heart the way animals do. Begin your “tail therapy” today and wrap you...

01/17/2020

The Horse Racing Integrity Act attains Majority Support in the U.S. House of Representatives. It's on a path to the floor of the House.

On Dec. 18, a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives have been confirmed as co-sponsors of the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019 (HIA), paving its way for committee consideration and then a vote by the full House of Representatives. The legislation now has more than 218 co-sponsors, which is....