Out-of-competition horse testing recommendation gets OK
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will take up an out-of-competition testing rule Tuesday that could allow tests for blood-doping and nerve-blocking venoms as early as next week.
The Equine Drug Research Council on Thursday approved a final recommendation to send to the full commission that would let regulators suspend violators for five to 10 years for a first offense and fine them up to $50,000.
The advisory panel voted 6-1; state Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, objected to softening the penalty from a flat 10-year suspension.
“I just think if Kentucky adopts anything less than a 10-year period then it makes us look weak,” Thayer argued.
Dr. Jerry Yon, chairman of the panel, said the final recommendation, hammered out during the past year with intense discussions in the past month, is a good one.
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Out-of-competition testing recommendation gets OK
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will take up an out-of-competition testing rule on Tuesday that could allow tests for blood-doping and nerve-blocking venoms as early as next week.
The Equine Drug Research Council on Thursday approved a final recommendation to send to the full commission that would let regulators suspend violators for five to 10 years for a first offense and fine them up to $50,000.
The advisory panel voted six to one; state Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, objected to softening the penalty from a flat 10-year suspension.
“I just think if Kentucky adopts anything less than a 10-year period then it makes us look weak,” Thayer argued.
Dr. Jerry Yon, chairman of the panel, said that the final recommendation, hammered out over the past year with intense discussions in the past month, is a good one.
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KU, new owner reach rate settlement
Customers of Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric Co. wouldn’t see an increase in their base rates before January 2013 under a tentative settlement covering the companies’ acquisition by a by Pennsylvania-based PPL Corp. The last rate increase was last month.
The settlement with the Kentucky attorney general’s office, the city of Lexington, major industrial users and others still must be approved by the state Public Service Commission. A decision is expected by the end of the month.
In the settlement, PPL Corp. also agrees to keep commitments to community support and low-income programs.
The acquisition was announced in May.
In addition to the PSC, the settlement must be approved by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority, the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It was approved last month by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department.
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Family Foundation allowed to intervene in ‘Instant Racing’ case
FRANKFORT Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate on Wednesday ruled that The Family Foundation, a conservative advocacy group that opposes expanded gambling, can intervene in the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s “Instant Racing” case.
The state and Kentucky’s racetracks have asked the court to rule on whether the commission properly amended regulations in July to allow betting on previously run races.
Wingate indicated he will want all parties to file briefs in the case first and intends to limit discovery.
He said he wants a better understanding of how “Instant Racing,” or wagering on historical races, works.
Family Foundation attorney Stan Cave said the group has questions about whether the betting is truly pari-mutuel in nature. In pari-mutuel betting at racetracks, players bet against each other, not against the “house.”
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Family Foundation allowed to intervene in ‘Instant Racing’ case
FRANKFORT Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate granted the Family Foundation intervener status in the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s so-called “Instant Racing” case.
The state has asked the court to rule on whether it properly put out regulations to allow betting on previously run races.
Wingate indicated on Wednesday morning that he will allow all parties to file briefs in the case but intends to limit discovery.
He also said he wants a better understanding of how “Instant Racing” or wagering on historical races actually works.
Check back on Kentucky.com for updates.
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