The Board of Directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International has voted to focus in 2016 on “unifying the racing industry behind efforts to strengthen integrity efforts and possibly a central rule making process in the U.S. to achieve uniform medication policies and consistent implementation,” it was announced Tuesday in a press release.
To that end, the ARCI plans to hold town hall-style meetings among racing industry participants and racing fans.
“The political divide that currently exists in the racing industry is destructive to the sport,” said current ARCI Chairman Mark Lamberth, who indicated “significant progress has been made and continues to be made on a variety of fronts to implement agreed upon reforms.” Lamberth noted that the ARCI Compliance Committee that he formed earlier this year has identified the issues in specific jurisdictions that have been an obstacle to achieving uniformity.
“We believe it is time to take a holistic approach to these issues and develop a consensus on how to achieve this,” added ARCI President Ed Martin.
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