Interesting information and progress, and I wish them luck!
They'll need every by of luck to force these changes throughout the entire industry in this country. I hope this is just the beginning. I included Chris Antley's sad story, because the racing powers that be also need to focus on the human toll. Secretariat's famed jockey, Ron Turcotte, suffered a spinal chord injury at the start of a race nearly five years after he rode Red to that spectacular Triple Crown. He became a paraplegic. Ron, who is a wonderful man (I've corresponded with him), has spent the last three decades in a wheelchair.
Ron was immediately inducted into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame after his injury. As long as Secretariat is remembered, Ron will be remembered. Do you know Red still holds the Kentucky Derby and Belmont records 35 years later? He still holds the world record for 1 1/2 miles on a dirt track. Those memories, and the high regard everyone in the sport holds for him, have sustained Ron all these years.