CD - anybody see this?

[Cannon Shell]

--Independent, standardized third-party testing and monitoring of track surfaces;

You already have this. It is called trainers and riders. They dont listen to us, why pay someone not to listen to them?
--“Supertesting” of all winning horses for more than 100 performance-enhancing drugs;

Knock yourself out CDI!!!
--Age restrictions requiring Thoroughbreds to be at least 24 calendar months of age before becoming eligible to race;

Total waste of time, absolutely strict for PR
--The freezing and storage of equine blood and urine samples to allow for retrospective testing;

Since CD doesnt test the samples, how exactly are they going to store the smaples for further testing and who is going to do the testing?
--The banning of steroids;

Already done by the state.
--Limits on the number of horses allowed to compete in certain races;

Based upon the last 2 meets at CD, not exactly an issue
--The prohibition of “milkshaking”, which results in excessive levels of total carbon dioxide in Thoroughbred racehorses;

They dont already prohibit milshakes?
--Prohibiting the transport of horses from CDI facilities for slaughter;

Not much of an issue for tracks like CD, plenty of steps down the ladder till they get DF'ed
--The banning of unsafe horseshoes, including front shoe toe grabs longer than two millimeters;

Ridiculous

--The use of low-impact riding whips with limited usage rules;

I would love to see the "limited usage rules"
--The presence of on-site medical personnel, equipment, and state-of-the-art equine ambulances;

They already have this
--Immediate online access to jockey medical histories for emergency medical personnel;

This would seem to be the jockeys problem. CD cant legally demand access to medical records can they?
--$1 million in catastrophic injury insurance coverage for jockeys;

Why not
--Mandatory and uniform reporting of equine injuries to the Equine Injury Database System, thereby assisting in the compilation of statistics and trends to improve safety conditions around the country;

Dont see how this can be enforced. I will not turn over any information on any of my horses injuries unless the names are withheld and the owners give me permission to do so.
--A professionally designed and installed safety rail on the inside of the dirt course;

They already have this
--Mandatory usage by all jockeys, exercise riders and other on-track personnel of safety vests and safety helmets that meet internationally acknowledged quality standards;

This rule is like 20 years old
--3/8-inch foam padding on all parts of the starting gates;

They already have this
--Significant financial support for equine retirement programs;

define signifigant
--Inspection of all horses by regulatory veterinarians prior to and following all races;

This is already done
--Review of security procedures around barns and other racetrack backstretch areas;

The topnotch security squad they have in place needs review?
--Continued maintenance of protocols for the treatment of horses that have been injured during racing or training, to ensure the most humane treatment possible; and

What exactly does this mean?
--Mandatory, independent, and complete necropsies of any horse that dies as a result of an injury sustained while racing or training at Churchill Downs.

So does this mean I cant do my own necropsies?