“We are disappointed by today’s procedural ruling related to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) approval processes. This ruling institutes a 30-day waiting period prior to the implementation of HISA’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program and solely addresses a procedural concern with the FTC’s approval order. It does not address the substance of the ADMC rules or the constitutionality of the ADMC Program or HISA more broadly. HISA’s Racetrack Safety Program, which launched in July 2022, remains in full effect.
HISA’s goal is to serve the industry, and in order to reduce turmoil and further uncertainty in the sport over the next few weeks, we will not be appealing this ruling. We expect the operational impact on testing during the 30-day period to be minor. Most collection personnel who worked under the ADMC Program this past week were the same personnel in place prior to the ADMC Program’s implementation; this enables state racing commissions to revert back to their previous practices on a temporary basis for the next 30 days. Any potential ADMC rule violations resulting from positive tests taken this past week will be referred to the state racing commissions for adjudication under their previous rules.
HISA looks forward to resuming operation of the ADMC Program on May 1, 2023, after its initial rollout this week, during which HIWU collected approximately 700 samples at racetracks across the country.”
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MEDIA CONTACT
Mandy Minger
<a href="mailto:mandy.minger@hisaus.org">mandy.minger@hisaus.org</a>
917-846-8804