Horse Racing Facts

A new survey offers insight into the public opinion of horse racing after 2019's series of high profile breakdowns:

- 34% have a lot less favorable impression
- 28% have a somewhat less favorable impression
- 53% support new federal regulations

Horse racing: Americans sour to sport on news of horse deaths - Reuters/Ipsos poll Around a third of Americans said that a series of high-profile race horse deaths...

Veteran horse racing executive Charles Hayward says "nothing could be more important to the future of the sport," than the passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act.

The bipartisan bill currently has 228 cosponsors in the House of Representatives.

Hayward: Passage Of Horseracing Integrity Act Critical For Industry's Future - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report Veteran horse racing executive Charles Hayward says “nothing could be more important to the future of the sport” than passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act by the United States Congress. Writing in his View From the Rail column at ThoroughbredRacing.com, Hayward said he is encouraged by the f...

Horse racing is a vital component to the economic well being for communities across the country. In 2017, the U.S. horse industry had an economic impact of around $120 billion, providing full time jobs for roughly 1.74 million people.