The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority would "immediately" get involved if, at the start of Arizona's Turf Paradise meet on Nov. 4, the track were to continue to show fatality numbers nearly two times higher than the national average, HISA director of racetrack safety Ann McGovern told the Thoroughbred Daily News.
Equine fatality rates in Arizona aren't getting better that was the takeaway from the track safety report provided by state veterinarian Dr. Sue Gale at this week's meeting of the Arizona Racing Commission.
Roughly ten days after the sad story of Creative Plan was received with shock and disgust by many in the racing world, stewards in Arizona have concluded their investigation.