Global Symposium on Racing Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Durenberger
Dr. Durenberger first began working on the racetrack in 1991 as a veterinary assistant at what was then Canterbury Downs in Shakopee, MN. She received her veterinary degree from Cornell University in 2002 and a law degree from Western State University in 2010. Along the way, she has been employed as a regulatory veterinarian for the New York Racing Association and California Horse Racing Board, the Director of Racing for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, a steward at Delta Downs and for the Minnesota Racing Commission, and The Jockey Club Steward at the New York Racing Association tracks. In late 2022, she took the position as the first Director of Equine Safety and Welfare for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
Dr. Durenberger is an accredited senior steward and long-time member of the Racing Officials Accreditation Program Education Committee, as well as an at-large member of their Board of Directors. She serves as the North American delegate to the International Harmonization of Raceday Rules Committee and on the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Racing Committee.