FILE PHOTO: Nov 4, 2022; Lexington, KY, USA; The start of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies race at Keeneland on Friday, November 4, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Mandatory Credit: Michael Clevenger and O'Neil Arnold-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - The implementation of the first nationwide anti-doping program for racehorses in the U.S. has been delayed by at least one month as it awaits approval by the federal agency that oversees it, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said.
The new rules, which had been scheduled to take effect late last month, will replace the patchwork of state-by-state regulations after high-profile drug scandals and horse deaths led the federal government to intervene.
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