The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission hopes to expedite regulations for out-of-competition testing and have them in place in time for this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.

Breeders' Cup has employed out-of-competition testing in New Jersey and California the past three years. Such protocol has involved the testing of horses in other jurisdictions in the United States and internationally before they arrive for the World Championships.

Out-of-competition testing has the support of the Racing Medication and Drug Testing Consortium, which said the practice is employed in six states and the province of Ontario. It mainly entails testing for blood-doping agents and carries with it serious penalties in the case of positive tests.

The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council continued its discussion of out-of-competition testing Aug. 10 but didn't reach consensus. Given the short time frame–Breeders' Cup is scheduled for Nov. 5-6–emergency regulations would be necessary

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