Group Wants Act to Regulate Horse Racing Medication

A new grassroots organization that opposes race-day medication wants involvement by the federal government.
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A new grassroots organization that opposes use of medication on race day wants involvement by the federal government in horse racing.

The Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA), was founded in May by Arthur and Staci Hancock; Gretchen and Roy Jackson; and George Strawbridge Jr., according to a July 31 release. Three of the founders—Arthur Hancock, Gretchen Jackson, and Strawbridge—testified during a congressional hearing held in late April in Pennsylvania.

"The alliance was formed by a group of Thoroughbred owners who are tired of the drugs, both legal and illegal, given on race day," Gretchen Jackson said. "It is our goal to create a win-win situation for those who love the sport and the horses."

"The time has come to accept the federal government’s offer to help us clean up our sport," Arthur Hancock said. "We need to work with them, not against them, if we are serious. This is what the Water Hay Oats Alliance is all about—working for clean racing and a better future for our horses, our jockeys, our sport, and the next generation

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Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has been news editor at The Blood-Horse since 1998. After graduation he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an editor and reporter with a focus on municipal government and politics. He also worked at Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Times before joining The Blood-Horse. LaMarra, who has lived in Lexington since 1994, has won various writing awards and was recognized with the Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of the horse racing industry. He likes to spend some of his spare time handicapping races.

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