Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: the State of Thoroughbred Horseracing and the Welfare of the Thoroughbred Racehorse
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
BREEDING, DRUGS, AND BREAKDOWNS: THE STATE OF THOROUGHBRED HORSERACING AND THE WELFARE OF THE THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008 Serial No. 110–129 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 56–803 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:50 Jun 16, 2010 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\HEARINGS\110-129 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman HENRY A. WAXMAN, California JOE BARTON, Texas EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Ranking Member RICK BOUCHER, Virginia RALPH M. HALL, Texas EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois FRANK PALLONE, . R., New Jersey FRED UPTON, Michigan BART GORDON, Tennessee CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois NATHAN DEAL, Georgia ANNA G. ESHOO, California ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky BART STUPAK, Michigan BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico GENE GREEN, Texas JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, Vice Chairman Mississippi LOIS CAPPS, California VITO FOSSELLA, New York MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania STEVE BUYER, Indiana JANE HARMAN, California GEORGE RADANOVICH, California TOM ALLEN, Maine JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MARY BONO MACK, California HILDA L. SOLIS, California GREG WALDEN, Oregon CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska JAY INSLEE, Washington MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MIKE ROGERS, Michigan MIKE ROSS, Arkansas SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana PROFESSIONAL STAFF DENNIS B. FITZGIBBONS, Chief of Staff GREGG A. ROTHSCHILD, Chief Counsel SHARON E. DAVIS, Chief Clerk DAVID L. CAVICKE, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:50 Jun 16, 2010 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\HEARINGS\110-129 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois, Chairman JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida, Vice Chairman Ranking Member G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois JOHN BARROW, Georgia ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky BARON P. HILL, Indiana CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Mississippi RICK BOUCHER, Virginia VITO FOSSELLA, New York EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York GEORGE RADANOVICH, California DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas MARY BONO MACK, California MIKE ROSS, Arkansas LEE TERRY, Nebraska DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas JIM MATHESON, Utah MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOE BARTON, Texas (ex officio) JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:50 Jun 16, 2010 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\HEARINGS\110-129 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:50 Jun 16, 2010 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\HEARINGS\110-129 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, prepared statement 1 ........................................................................................... Hon. Jan Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illi- nois, opening statement ....................................................................................... 1 Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, opening statement ......................................................................... 3 Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 5 Hon. Lee Terry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 7 WITNESSES Alan Marzelli, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Jockey Club, New York, New York .................................................................................................... 9 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 11 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 174 Richard Shapiro, Chairman, Caliornia Horseracing Board, Calabasas, Cali- fornia ..................................................................................................................... 16 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 17 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 178 Jack Van Berg, Trainer, Inglewood, California ..................................................... 27 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 180 Randy Moss, Analyst, ESPN ................................................................................... 27 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Submitted questions 2 ...................................................................................... Arthur Hancock, President, Stone Farm, Paris, Kentucky .................................. 32 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 182 Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Stonestreet Farm, Geyserville, Georgia ..................... 36 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 38 Submitted questions 3 ...................................................................................... Lawrence R. Soma, V.M.D., Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania ........................................................ 64 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 67 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 183 Susan M. Stover, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dipl. ACVS, University of California-Davis ... 81 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 83 Wayne McIlwraith, Ph.D., D.V.M., F.R.C.V.S., Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University ................................ 93 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 95 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 195 Mary C. Scollay, D.V.M., Equine Medical Director, Kentucky Horse Racing Authority ............................................................................................................... 114 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 116 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 195 Allie Conrad, Executive Director, CANTER Mid-Atlantic, Gaithersburg, Mary- land ........................................................................................................................ 125 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 127 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 198 Alexander M. Waldrop, Chief Executive Officer, National Thoroughbred Rac- ing Association ..................................................................................................... 168 (V) VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:50 Jun 16, 2010 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\CWELLS1\HEARINGS\110-129 SCOM1 PsN: JIMC VI Page Alexander M. Waldrop, Chief Executive Officer, National Thoroughbred Rac- ing Association—Continued Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 169 Submitted questions 4 .....................................................................................