RACING AND THE LAW

• WHEN TRACKS AND HORSEMEN STAND TOGETHER, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
  01-06-2009
  There is no doubt that the external threats to our sport are numerous. At conference after conference,
• Once Greyhound Racing is Banned, What’s Next?
  12-01-2008
  How easy is it for harness racing to be prohibited in your state? Easier than you think.
• A NATIONAL RACING LICENSE? WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
  11-02-2008
  Imagine applying for a single owner, trainer or driver license that will allow you to compete at harness tracks in any state; a license that requires you to be fingerprinted only one time, because your prints will be kept in a perpetual database.
• Who’s in Charge Here? The Power of Racetracks and the Commissions That Regulate Them
  10-06-2008
  Although racehorses are constantly in transit across state lines, Congress has taken little interest in regulating racing. Besides the Interstate Horseracing Act, a group of federal statutes governing simulcasting passed in 1978, and some recent rumblings in the wake
• THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENED
  09-02-2008
  Last month at a harness track, the seemingly impossible happened. A horse that competed in the first race at the track, raced again in the eleventh race on the same card. This campaigner’s quite unscheduled “heat” racing occurred due to what now appears to be a series of errors and omissions in the protocol employed to properly identify entrants at the track
• EVERYONE INTO THE POOLS? FOR OUR SAKE, LET'S HOPE SO!
  08-04-2008
  Among the many things upon which the success of any business is based is the ability to attract new customers. Increasing the number of individuals who patronize a business will most often proportionately increase revenue. When that business involves pari-mutuel wagering, new customers are obtained
• Want to preserve racing of four-legged friends? Enter a contest for the two-legged!
  07-07-2008
  Is there a filthier task than mucking out a stall? How about throwing your rake into the political ring? As our recently concluded national primary season demonstrated, running for political office can be a down and dirty slugfest.
• PRICE, PROFiT AND PROTECTION: Understanding how Advanced Wagering Deposit’s affect racing’s main product
  06-03-2008
  Amidst the current swirling controversy over breakdowns, steroids and synthetic surfaces lurks a racing topic the mainstream media barely addresses.
• MAKE MONEY....JUST FOR HITCHING YOUR SULKY?
  05-07-2008
  While critical matters perpetually threaten our industry, it is often the more mundane issues that evoke the most impassioned and divergent opinions.
• AS NEW JERSEY GOES....
  04-08-2008
  If you are reading this, you are obviously immersed in our sport. That alone qualifies you as an expert on the subject....
• NEW YORK'S HIGHEST COURT ALLOWS APPEAL IN OTB CASE
  03-28-2008
  On March 25, 2008, the New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, agreed.....
• RULES AT AUCTION:. WHAT YOU TOLD US YOU WANT!.
  03-19-2008
  In December, 2007 we gave the most important people in this industry the opportunity
• WHAT DOES VLT MEAN? HOPEFULLY "VERY LARGE THINKING"
  03-19-2008
  On Feb. 13, 2008, the New York Harness Industry was afforded significant