Kentucky Race-Day Drug Rules Will Change Sept. 4
The Blood-Horse Staff
August 23, 2012
Furosemide will be the only medication permitted on race day in Kentucky effective Sept. 4.
Furosemide will be the only medication permitted on race day in Kentucky effective Sept. 4.
The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.
Race-day Salix will not be allowed in listed stakes races for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds.
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The majority of the National HBPA affiliates have adopted pro-race-day Salix resolutions.
A new grassroots organization that opposes race-day medication wants involvement by the federal government.
Discussion topics included public veterinary records, commission authority over veterinarians, and Salix.
Some of Thoroughbred racing’s most notable owners have pledged to run their 2-year-olds without Salix.
Federal regulation of horse racing medications was the topic of a July 12 congressional hearing.
Supporters ripped their opponents and vowed to take their case–that Salix is good for the racehorse–public.
Also on the website are news, videos, scientific studies, and commentary in support of medication-free racing.
While some studies support the use of equine nasal strips, others have yielded less promising results.
Racing regulators around the country discuss Kentucky’s move to ban race-day furosemide administration.
The medication furosemide (Salix) will be discussed by J. David Richardson, MD, and Foster Northrop, DVM.
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities and the Hong Konj Jockey club support the decision.
Kentucky horsemen, after the vote, said they intend to lobby lawmakers to oppose the regulation.
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