On the heels of a profitable Triple Crown season that concluded with none equine fatalities – numbers that will probably be included within the second quarter report – the Horseracing Integrity and Security Authority launched June 12 its 2024 First Quarter Metrics Report that noticed a 38% lower in racing-related fatalities in contrast with the primary three months of 2023.
HISA went absolutely on-line within the second quarter of 2023 when it launched its oversight of anti-doping and managed remedy. It launched its security program July 1, 2022.
The primary quarter of 2024 (Jan. 1-March 31) noticed a 38% lower in racing-related equine fatalities yr over yr. Racetracks working beneath HISA’s guidelines and working races within the first quarter reported 0.84 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 begins, in contrast with 1.35 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 begins within the first quarter of 2023.
Excluding Rillito Park in Arizona, which is closed for racing this yr, the identical tracks performed racing throughout the first quarters of each 2023 and 2024.
“Lowering equine fatalities is the central focus of HISA’s work,” stated HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus. “Whereas even one fatality is simply too many, we’re happy to see the progress we’re making. I’m extremely happy with HISA’s laborious work and dedication in cooperation with our trade companions to prioritize horse welfare above all else.
“We proceed to actively search suggestions from the horse racing neighborhood on enhancing our guidelines and making Thoroughbred racing safer and fairer, and the achievement of a Triple Crown with no equine fatalities is a testomony to our collective efforts. The trade can and may have fun its dedication to evolve and prioritize the protection and welfare of its athletes – human and equine – above all else.”
That is the primary time in United States Thoroughbred racing historical past that fatality metrics have been printed quarterly – a reporting cadence that HISA will preserve going ahead in recognition of the seasonal variabilities in racing circumstances and numbers of equine fatalities, in addition to the significance of ongoing transparency concerning security considerations.
Highlights of HISA’s Quarterly Metrics Report embody:
- Equine Fatalities: Racetracks working beneath HISA’s guidelines that had been open for racing reported 0.84 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 begins throughout the first quarter of 2024 as in contrast with 1.35 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 begins throughout the first quarter of 2023, a lower of 38% yr over yr. The report additionally units forth the racing-related fatalities by particular person racetrack. Starting with HISA’s 2024 Annual Metrics Report, to be printed throughout the first quarter of 2025, HISA will present training-related fatalities for the complete yr and every quarter of 2024 on an mixture and per-track foundation.
- Racetrack Accreditation: As of March 31, HISA has accomplished accreditation visits at 24 tracks, three of which occurred throughout the first quarter of this yr: Turfway Park, Laurel Park, and Sunland Park.
- Racing Participant Registration: As of March 31, roughly 33,000 Lined Individuals, 58,000 Lined Horses, and 1,000 veterinarians had been registered with HISA.
- Driving Crop Violations: Through the first quarter of 2024, HISA reported 4.74 crop rule violations per 1,000 begins, in comparison with 4.46 crop rule violations per 1,000 begins within the first quarter of 2023.
- Veterinary Remedy Data: On common, HISA obtained roughly 5,900 veterinary remedy data every day throughout the first quarter of 2024, and, as of March 31, roughly 2.5 million veterinary remedy data had been uploaded to the HISA Portal for the reason that inception of the Racetrack Security Program July 1, 2022.
The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit may also launch a separate quarterly report detailing metrics from the Anti-Doping and Medicine Management Program.
