That is because owners and trainer Bill Mott opted to skip the Preakness and with it a chance at the Triple Crown because of ...

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, Rep. Don Davis, and Sen. Tom Cotton have introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act to Congress, ...

The RHSA would establish an interstate compact to develop nationwide rules governing scientific medication control and ...

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA)-related rulings from around ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine for ...

Junior Alvarado was fined and suspended by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after he rode Sovereignty to ...

Sovereignty's jockey Junior Alvarado believes that his $62,000 fine for excessive whipping in the 2025 Kentucky Derby is ...

Junior Alvarado reportedly is appealing fine for using riding crop too many times in Kentucky Derby, but HISA spokesperson says jockey hasn't filed.

However, regulations set by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) allow riders to use their whip six times during a race.HISA said it was the second time in 180 days Alvarado had ...

Junior Alvarado used his riding crop on Sovereignty "more than the permitted amount" during the race last week, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.

After ballyhooed changes for its sesquicentennial last year and the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s win the year before, the Kentucky Derby is set to revert to norm Saturday at Churchill Downs in ...

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has overseen a decrease in race-related fatalities since its Racetrack Safety Program launched in 2022. In 2024, racetracks under HISA ...