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Horse racing's national anti-doping program starts - NBC Sports

Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward with the launch of a new anti-doping program. It’s an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, as well as dole out uniform penalties to horses and trainers instead of the current patchwork rules that vary from state to state. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was created by the federal government ne…