International uniform medication rules and out-of-competition drug testing were discussed at the Asian Racing Conference, currently taking place in Hong Kong.

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) said owners that race horses at New York Racing Association tracks will donate $5 per start to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

After undergoing full instrumental analysis to detect more than 1,500 substances, all samples were cleared.

The connections of the horses that ran in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby reported no serious equine injuries in the wake of the race, however several received treatment for nicks and cuts.

The newly accredited laboratories are the Industrial Laboratories in Wheat Ridge, Colo.; the Ohio Department of Agriculture laboratory in Columbus, Ohio; and Truesdail Laboratories in Tustin, Calif.

The AHC says that the issues forum will seek to answer questions related to the dramatic drop in the number of horses registered by every breed registry over the past five years.

The Full Federal Court of Australia has unanimously dismissed a challenge to that country’s ban on artificial insemination (AI) in Thoroughbreds.

The 24-year-old had been receiving intensive treatment from Bryan Waldridge, DVM, MS, Dipl. ABVP, ACVIM, and Bryan Fraley, DVM, for a combination of health issues, but over the last week his quality of life and prospects of recovery diminished.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance’s 2014 Code of Standards is now available for public comment.

Old Friends and New Vocations have entered into an agreement to jointly benefit Thoroughbreds in their post-racing and post-breeding careers.

This provision–originally passed by Congress and enacted into law in 2008–accelerates, simplifies, and makes uniform the depreciation period for racehorses.