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The lab was established in 2019 through a contract with the U.S. Equestrian Federation to drug test show horses. In 2022, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission also began using the UK center to ...
KENTUCKY — It is a new era for care and safety in the thoroughbred industry, with the launch of Horse Insight.The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said it has worked for months ...
Only nine horse racing and historical horse racing gambling licenses are allowed in the state. $55 million quarter horse track gets Kentucky’s final racing, gaming license Skip to main content
The equine industry in Kentucky is a major part of the state's agribusiness, including sectors involved in horse breeding and rearing, racing, buying and selling, and tourism. According to a study by the University of Kentucky, the equine industry contributed $3 billion to the state economy in 2012 and generated 40,665 jobs. [ 1 ]
Though the commission regulates the entire horse racing industry in Kentucky, it is best known for its regulation of the Kentucky Derby, one of the three Triple Crown races. The agency's decisions regarding this race attract significant media coverage. Most notable are the two instances wherein the commission disqualified the winning horses.
Lexington was born in 1850 at Dr. Elisha Warfield’s farm The Meadows outside Lexington during the short-lived heyday of Black horsemen in the Thoroughbred industry.