Today, we are battling two potentially devastating events in our precious horse racing industry; one, COVID-19, through no fault of our own. Sadly, the second is a self inflicted wound…………………….29 federal indictments for doping, including veterinarians and high profile trainers from both Thoroughbred and Standardbred industries.
While I can’t solve the first crisis, I’m determined and committed to help solving the second. As a young and relatively new racehorse owner, who’s generation is the future of racing and ultimately its survival, I have a vision for how technology can solve this problem once and for all.
This can only be accomplished if there is a strong desire for trainers, veterinarians, owners and all regulatory bodies to collectively collaborate and implement a technological solution, which is my vision for EquineX; the Company I have co-founded. This will require putting all veterinary records on a secure and tamper proof software platform using the Equivet Ap and interfacing it, with the EquineX tainer Ap, making both accountable to all industry stakeholders, including owners, all regulatory bodies, racetracks, and most importantly to our horses.
These indictments show that not only were races won by cheating, but horses died in the process. Join with us at EquineX to solve these problems and make horse racing fairer and safer than it has ever been, for our own sake and for the sake of our horses.
Derek Ivany
CEO
EquineX North America
