Racing Commissioners International

Online Racing Investigator Certification

October 06, 2020

On Monday (Oct. 5), the University of Louisville Equine Industry program commenced the ARCI Racing Investigator Certificate Program online. The program, the first of its kind, will be conducted over t...

ARCI Issues Alert To Commissions

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 r...

ARCI: Substantial Rule Compliance In '18

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 cl...

ARCI Discusses ‘International Standards’

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

ARCI Takes Position On Furosemide

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) trea...

Dr. Corrine Sweeney To Lead ARCI

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...

Notice On Use Of Bisphosphonates

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.

Racing Investigators Program Launching

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 ra...

Martin Reiterates Call For Changes

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...

Martin Issues Media Advisory

On Wednesday (July 25), Association of Racing Commissioners International President Ed Martin issued a public response to an online item that had sought clarification in regard to the handling of some...

Get To Know Mike Hopkins

“As long as all the parties involved in this industry are willing to sit down and have discussions, whether they agree or disagree, there’s always room for compromise. Always room to move forward.”

Racing Regulatory Meeting Dates Set

September 02, 2016

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) will commence its 2017 annual conference on racing integrity, equine welfare and regulatory matters on Tuesday, April 18 through Thursday, ...

Out-Of-Competition Rule Revision Efforts

The Model Rules Committee of the ARCI has moved closer to a revision of the Model Rules to facilitate an expansion of out-of-competition testing by forming a subgroup of regulators involving several i...