Alexa Ravit

Alexa Ravit has been the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit’s (HIWU) director of communications & outreach since September 2022. This follows five years as communications coordinator for The Jockey Club.

Ravit oversees communications with the Thoroughbred industry via press releases and media relations, social media, distribution of educational resources, etc. to ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed as to HIWU’s role and activities as the independent enforcement agency of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program. Additionally, she serves as the HIWU liaison on HISA’s Next Generation Advisory Group.

As part of her role at The Jockey Club (TJC), Ravit provided communications-related support to various industry initiatives and events funded or sponsored by TJC, including those in the areas of equine safety, welfare, and integrity. Ravit has also spent time with the New York Racing Association, Rillito Park, Claiborne Farm, and Godolphin.

Ravit graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science and received a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program.