Global Symposium on Racing Speaker: Alan Foreman
Alan is widely known and recognized as one of American racing’s most influential individuals. For more than 45 years, Alan has devoted his legal practice and energies towards protecting and defending the best interests of horsemen, the health, safety and welfare of the horse and rider and the betterment of the racing industry in North America. A 1972 graduate of American University with honors and a 1975 graduate of the University Baltimore School of Law, Alan was a former Maryland Assistant Attorney General and counsel to the Maryland Racing Commission. Alan is well-known for his representation of the Maryland Stewards in the infamous 1980 Preakness Stakes controversy involving Genuine Risk and Codex. He was a partner in the major Baltimore law firm Weinberg and Green before establishing his own law firm in 1991.
Alan is counsel to many racing industry and equine organizations. In addition to his law practice, Alan is Chairman and Chief Executive Office of the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association. He is Vice-Chairman of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium. He is a frequent lecturer and has authored numerous articles.
In 2012, Alan was appointed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety that studied 21 equine fatalities at Aqueduct Race Track in 2011-2012. He co-authored its widely acclaimed Report. In 2014, he was appointed by Governor Cuomo to serve on a New York Task Force on Jockey Health and Safety. He is Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities. He was a part of a group that designed the concept plan for the redevelopment of Maryland’s racetracks and the transfer of track ownership to an industry led non-profit entity. In furtherance of that effort, he was appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority. In 2023, Alan was named the national Ombudsman to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit.
Alan created the highly successful Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH), the thoroughbred industry’s first regional championship competition.
In 2019, Alan was awarded the Association of Racing Commissioner’s International William H. May Award for his profound contributions to the racing industry. In September 2025, Alan was honored with TOBA’s Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award.
Alan is a lifelong Maryland resident and lives in Pikesville, Maryland with his wife, Randi. They have three sons and four grandchildren.