March 12, 2020:

The 2020 Annual Racing Integrity and Equine Welfare Conference of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), scheduled for April 7-10 in New Orleans, La., is being cancelled as a result of the public health concerns associated with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19....read on

December 20, 2019:

At its most recent meeting in Tucson, AZ, the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), approved 10 amendments to the Model Rules and set aside final action on other pending matters needing further work....read on

November 15, 2019:

On Thursday (Nov. 14) Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) announced the selection of Rick Goodell to chair the organization’s Regulatory Attorney’s Committee....read on

September 12, 2019:

In light of recent news regarding a positive test received by 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, the Association of Racing Commissioners International has released a statement on the medication in question....read on

May 6, 2019:

On Monday, May 6, the Association of Racing Commissioners International issued a press release concerning potential negative fallout in relation to U.S. racetracks or lawmakers' banning of voluntary race day furosemide (lasix) administrations....read on

April 30, 2019:

The 2018 Anti-Doping and Drug Testing Program conducted by U.S. racing regulatory bodies found continued substantial compliance with racing’s medication and anti-doping rules and little support for claims that the use of drugs to mask pain when horses race is rampant....read on

April 18, 2019:

There are three organizations that set 'international standards' concerning equine races....read on

April 10, 2019:

On Wednesday, April 10, the Association of Racing Commissioners International announced that its Scientific Advisory Group has reported that there is no current science linking furosemide (lasix) treatments to muscular skeletal issues that may be a contributing cause of equine breakdowns in racing....read on

April 9, 2019:

It has been announced that noted equine health researcher and Pennsylvania Racing Commissioner Dr. Corrine Sweeney, DVM, is the new Chair of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI)....read on

April 8, 2019:

On Monday, April 8, the Association of Racing Commissioners International released a notice regarding the use of bisphosphonate drugs on racehorses or horses intended to be raced....read on

March 14, 2019:

On Thursday (March 14) the Association of Racing Commissioners International issued a statement on behalf of its President Ed Martin pertaining to the reintroduction of Barr-Tonko legislation in the United States....read on

February 15, 2019:

Proposals to modify the regulatory policy concerning clenbuterol and betamethasone use in harness racing will be one of the major topics considered at the upcoming meeting of the Association of Racing Commissioners International....read on

January 28, 2019:

Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, the Association of Racing Commissioners International and the University of Arizona’s Racetrack Industry Program will launch an educational program for horse racing investigators employed by racing commissions and tracks....read on

January 23, 2019:

New racing regulatory standards have just been published by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) as part of a continuing process to adapt standards to current integrity threats as well as new technologies and innovation....read on

July 25, 2018:

Developments in Ireland designed to bolster out-of-competition testing and the exclusion of certain horses underscores the need for the U.S. racing industry to support ARCI’s call last December for an expansion of regulatory authority....read on