Horsepeople, like many others in our society, may still think of a government-issued license as nothing more than a privilege — a permission slip controlled entirely by the rules and regulations under which it is granted. However, once that license is issued, and the licensee has spent years building a livelihood, reputation and body of experience around it, the license becomes something far more substantial. It develops real value — both economic and personal — and that value should not be impaired, reduced or taken away.
Tag: Director’s Chair
Hoof Beats: False Claims
As a former chemistry major who has been involved in several horse-medication violation cases as a lawyer, and now as chairman of the USTA’s Harness Racing Medication Collaborative (HRMC), I can say that I have learned a bit about what constitutes a positive test — and, conversely, what does not.
Hoof Beats: Curtailing the Cartels?
Over a decade ago, I voiced my longstanding concerns about what I called “the cartels”— the term I assigned to computer-assisted wagering entities (CAWs), which first raised danger flags for me when one or more began operating at the Meadowlands.