The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) was back in the news earlier this month when the HISA Board of Directors ruled that there would be no change to the status quo when it came to the rules regarding Lasix. That decision came after HISA commissioned a number of studies to look into the effects of the medication.To discuss the Lasix decision, another drop in the number of fatalities, the controversies surrounding why so many pre-race vet reviews are leading to scratches, the HERF initiative and more, HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus dropped by this week's TDN' Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland. She was the Gainesway Guest of the Week.Was this a matter of science winning the day?“One of the things that was so important when we actually appointed people to that committee was that nobody had a political agenda,” Lazarus said. “The goal was, what is the right outcome for the industry? And we've got to do these certain things that are laid out in the statute to answer these questions. So we're going to do our job and take it very seriously. And they did take it very seriously. The science was really interesting.”Along the way, a conclusion was reached: if the Lasix rules are working why blow them up?“The best interest of racing is another component,” Lazarus said. “The business, the social license, all of those things are things that have to be considered by the board. So everyone took it extremely seriously, as you can imagine. There was obviously a lot of concern within the industry that this would go away or that wouldn't go away. And ultimately, the board taking all of those factors into consideration felt that the system we had was working and that there was no reason to disturb that system.”In HISA's latest quarterly report, it was announced that the number of fatalities per one-thousands starters had dropped again, and was down to .95.“When it comes to the fatality rate, we always want to do better, ” Lazarsus said. “Obviously, and with time and with better technology and better data analysis, we will be able to continue the trend. But the number of horses that we lose is not a massive percentage, it's a very small percentage of the overall number of horses that raced. So it's very hard at those numbers to bring the percentage down that dramatically or consistently bring it down that dramatically. So for me, staying around one is a really good benchmark.”The “Fastest Horses of the Week” was Navajo Warrior (Candy Ride (Arg}), who earned a 101 Beyer when winning the GIII Pimlico Special. The Fastest Horse of the Week segment is sponsored by WinStar, which stands the sire Two Phil's.Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by the PHBA, 1/ST TV, and West Point Thoroughbreds, Randy Moss, Bill Finley, and Zoe Cadman reviewed last week's GI Preakness Stakes. On his NBC television gig, Moss Picked Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map). They also looked at a veteran who is a rising star as Burnham Square (Liam's Map) won the GIII Louisville Stakes. The team also delved into Peter Brant's decision to take horses away from Chad Brown and new reports that linked the Ortiz brothers to cockfighting.Click here to watch the Writers' Room podcast, and here to listen to the program.The post Lisa Lazarus Joins TDN Writers’ Room Podcast presented by Keeneland appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.