Churchill Downs Reaccredited by Safety, Integrity Alliance

Churchill Downs was the first track to be accredited in 2009, the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance’s inaugural year.
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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced April 28 that Churchill Downs, home of the world’s most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance.

The Louisville, Kentucky, racetrack opens its spring meet April 30, one week prior to the 142nd running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on May 7. Other highlights of the 38-day spring meet include the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on May 6 and the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap for top older horses on June 18.

Churchill Downs’ reaccreditation was the culmination of a process that began with the track’s completion of an extensive written application and continued as the track hosted several meetings with alliance officials. An on-site review included inspections of all facets of the racing operations. Interviews were conducted with track executives, racetrack personnel, jockeys, owners, trainers, veterinarians, stewards, and regulators.

The inspection team was comprised of Jim Cain, security consultant, 40 years of law enforcement experience including chief of enforcement with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission; Ron Jensen, DVM, veterinary and regulatory consultant, former equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board; Mike Kilpack, security and integrity consultant, past chairman of the Organization of Racetrack Investigators; Steve Koch, executive director of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance; and Richard Lewis, racetrack operations consultant, a California Horse Racing Board Steward, and former longtime California racing executive

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