LEXINGTON, KY—The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is pleased to announce the addition of Conrad Bandoroff, Dr. Kristina Eisaman, Carly Schuerger, Sophie Shore and Whitney Verbal to its Next Generation Advisory Group. Formed in 2024, this body of racing industry participants provides HISA’s executive team and Standing Committees with formal feedback on the evolution of its Racetrack Safety Program and Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program. The new members succeed outgoing Next Generation Advisory Group members Waqas Ahmed, Marc Broady, Jeff Matty, Katie Miranda and Tyler Peeples.
The Next Generation Advisory Group has 20 members with a wide variety of viewpoints from across the racing industry. Its membership includes trainers, owners, consignors, veterinarians and horsemen’s group representatives.
The full list of the Next Generation Advisory Group members can be found here, with more information about each of the new members available below.
- Conrad Bandoroff is Vice President of Denali Stud, founded in 1990 by Craig and Holly Bandoroff and located on 800 acres of land in Kentucky’s Bourbon Country. Denali Stud is a perennial leading consignor and has produced or sold 38 Grade I winners since its founding, including Preakness Stakes winner Journalism and Kentucky Derby Winner Animal Kingdom. Bandoroff has worked for trainers John Ward and Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Bradley Thoroughbreds and Arrowfield Stud in Australia. He is a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South and the prestigious Godolphin Flying Start Program.
- Kristina Eisaman, DVM is a veterinarian at Equine Medical Associates in Lexington, Kentucky. She spends her time in Florida working at her family’s training center and in Lexington supporting horse sales and Thoroughbred farms through her practice. Her clinical interests include layup and lameness evaluations, particularly for off-the-track Thoroughbreds. Eisaman enjoys working with horses experiencing performance challenges and identifying pathways to help them reach their full potential.
- Carly Schuerger assisted with management responsibilities in the rehabilitation division at Margaux Farm. She has several years of experience as a racehorse groom and exercise rider in California and Kentucky. Schuerger possesses a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from California State University, San Marcos and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science at the University of Kentucky, with research experience related to both Thoroughbred and human performance. Alongside her time working with racehorses, she competed in the NCAA as a cross country and track & field athlete.
- Sophie Shore is a lifelong racing enthusiast and horseplayer who has worked in many areas of the industry, including for the New York Racing Association and trainer Graham Motion. Currently a New York attorney, she remains passionately committed to promoting safety and innovation within the sport.
- Whitney Verbal is an Accredited Level II Steward with more than 13 years of experience in the horse racing industry. A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University with a degree in animal science, she began her career at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma, before working across several major racing jurisdictions, including Maryland, Kentucky, New Mexico and Virginia. She now serves as a Steward, overseeing daily racing operations and ensuring compliance with HISA rules.
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