WHOA Trainers Call for Continued Support
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The Water Hay Oats Alliance continued its support of the Horseracing Integrity Act Aug. 10 with a call from trainer members of the alliance, inviting other like-minded trainers to add their names to the WHOA roster.
The Horseracing Integrity Act is a piece of legislation that will go beyond the most recent calls for reform to bring about a federal appointment that supersedes the 38 individual state racing commissions, the creation of one agency equipped with the power, experience and expertise to deal with racing's drug and medication issues, swiftly and professionally, and national uniformity in rules, penalties, testing procedures, and labs across all U.S. racing jurisdictions.
"We believe the appointment of an independent anti-doping program run by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency can resolve the problem of widespread drug use in American racing and put U.S. racing jurisdictions in step with international standards," read the statement issued Saturday.
"Doping destroys public confidence in racing, defrauds the betting fan, weakens the genetic pool and, most importantly, puts the life and limb of our equine athletes and their jockeys at risk. It is obvious that after years of committee review and discussion, America's racing industry cannot police itself by eliminating the proliferation of performance-enhancing drugs in our sport, nor does it possess the power to adequately punish the purveyors of these drugs.
"It is vital, during these precarious times in horse racing, that we stand together and back efforts for national uniformity and integrity. The survival of our sport depends upon it, our racing public demands it, and our horses deserve it.
"We welcome your participation. Please join at: http://www.waterhayoatsalliance.com/join.shtml."
David Atkins
Roger Attfield
Ian Balding
John Balzer
Trina Baze
Manuel Berrios
Dan Blacker
Hildric Booker
Bill Bourne
Michael Bray
Donald Brown
Beatrice Caulier-Eimbcke
Ben Cecil
Jose Chavez
Alison Clapton
Matthew Clarke
Marialice Coffey
Ben Colebrook
Henry Collazo
Ignacio Correas IV
Meagan Davenport
Jose De La Torre III
Alessandra Deerinck
Arnaud Delacour
Tres Delaforce
Janet Delcastillo
Michael Dickinson
Michele Dollase
Peter Doth
Neil Drysdale
Jane Dunn
Danele Durham
Janet Elliot
Jim Ensom
Kristin Espinoza
Vod Farris
Ralph Figlow
Brad Firlotte
John R S Fisher
Patrick Gallagher
Valeri Georgiev
John Gosden
Tajana Grdak
Ron Gurfein
Alec Head
Criquette Head-Maarek
Jessica Howell
Gordon Irwin
Joe Jennings
Nancy Johansson
Jan Johnson
George Johnson
Mike Keeling
Randal Lawton
Jordan Lay
Josef Lejzerowicz
Thomas Lindley
Malcolm Lindy
James McMullen
Kenny McPeek
Douglas Miller
Barbara Minshall
Rhonda Mitchell
Graham Motion
Keith O'Brien
Leo O'Brien
Patrick O'Connell
Kathleen Parker
Cory Patton
Kathleen Price
Gina Rarick
Tricia Rickert
Monty Roberts
Marcus Ryan
Jenine Sahadi
Michelle Salazar
Marsha Schwizer
Marion Seidel
Shannon Shepherd
Jonathan Sheppard
Andrew Smith
James Smoot
Jimmy Takter
John Tebbutt
Tim Twaddle
Luis Alberto Urbano Grajales
Jack Van Berg
William Vanmeter
Elizabeth Voss
John Ward
Donna Ward
Gai Waterhouse
Belinda Whitson