The Supreme Court has so far allowed national horse racing safety regulations to remain in place

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court allows national treatment and anti-doping regulations in order to keep the horse racing alive while the legal battle continues, which is likely to end with the judges.

On Monday, the court stayed a decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found that Congress had given too much power to the Equine Integrity and Safety Administration, the private organization that administers the rules.

Other appeals courts have rejected similar appeals, and judges are likely to step in to resolve the conflicting rulings.

The administration is supported by the administration of Biden, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate Mitch McConnell Kentucky, et al., petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

Texas, as well as racetracks in the state and neighboring Louisiana, opposed the emergency appeal.

The anti-doping program, which takes effect in the spring of 2023, is an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, and to impose uniform penalties on horses and trainers instead of the previous disparate rules in the 38 states where the race was held.

The program has resulted in a 50% reduction in horse deaths at participating racecourses, lawyers for the authority told the court. Meanwhile, the death rate rose elsewhere, they wrote in their court filing.

Legislation on the dismantling of the new government was introduced in the House of Representatives but went nowhere.

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