May 22, 2013

Horse Racing Recap: Need for federal oversight of horse racing debated

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Top horse racing industry figures took different sides before Congress on Thursday over whether the sport needs federal oversight to ban doping. “We need a new and tougher federal law,” said Barry Irwin, whose Team Valor ownership group won last year’s Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom. He said at a Senate Commerce [...]