Anyone hoping to learn the intricacies of Salix use, research, and regulation at the June 13 International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH (exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging) and the Racehorse held at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., didn’t walk away disappointed.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the American Association of Equine Practitioners, and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium put the summit together in response to federal bills filed the week of the Kentucky Derby by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico and U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky calling for a ban on all performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing and proposing a three-strikes-and-you’re-out penalty system.

More than 100 people representing nine countries on six continents attended the conference.

Alex Waldrop, president and chief executive officer of the NTRA, said at the beginning of the summit anyone hoping to hear a debate might be disappointed