The Jockey Club launches Thoroughbred Regulatory Rulings

The Jockey Club announced on Friday the launch of

Thoroughbred

Regulatory Rulings, a searchable online database of rulings on Thoroughbred

trainers from racing regulatory authorities.

"In response to recommendations from the recent McKinsey study, Thoroughbred

Regulatory Rulings is one part of a strategic initiative to develop new

information resources to assist owners and other decision makers in our

industry," explained James L. Gagliano, president and COO of The Jockey Club.

"This website was created as a service to the industry to make regulatory

information more easily accessible. Over time, we will add more features to this

database and eventually migrate it into a new, comprehensive website for owners.

We thank the Racing Commissioners International (RCI) and the regulatory

community for their continuing assistance and cooperation in obtaining the

rulings data."

The design of the Thoroughbred Regulatory Rulings database features extensive

sort and advanced-search functions supporting queries of the data, including

regulatory authority, date range, trainer name and track/association.

"Racing Commissioners International is pleased to collaborate with The Jockey

Club and other racing industry organizations that share our goal of ensuring

integrity in racing," said Edward J. Martin, president of RCI. "We look forward

to continued joint efforts to automate the flow of public information to racing

fans and participants."

Thoroughbred Regulatory Rulings currently includes approximately 12,000

Thoroughbred trainer rulings from 33 U.S. racing jurisdictions. A list of

regulatory authorities represented in the database, along with the date of

earliest and latest rulings from each, is available on the homepage. Updates to

the database will be made on a periodic basis as the latest rulings are made

available from racing regulatory authorities.

"Providing access to regulatory rulings is an important part of maintaining

the overall integrity of our sport," said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the

National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). "Our fans and owners have told

us repeatedly that they desire greater transparency, and this new website is

clearly a step in that direction."

Those seeking the most current Thoroughbred trainer ruling information are

advised to contact the respective regulatory authority for updated information.

Regulators and representatives of regulatory agencies may contact Jamie

Haydon in The Jockey Club's Lexington, Kentucky, office for additional

information about Thoroughbred Regulatory Rulings. He may be reached at

859-224-2750 or by email at

jhaydon@jockeyclub.com.