Ohio Racing Stakeholders Discuss Medication Rules, Cobalt
Edited Press Release
April 2, 2015
The group discussed model medication rules, testing procedures, and cobalt thresholds at a recent meeting.
The group discussed model medication rules, testing procedures, and cobalt thresholds at a recent meeting.
Four vets are facing criminal charges for allegedly administering drugs to Thoroughbreds within 24 hours of races.
The cobalt threshold will be submitted to the RCI for consideration as a model rule at its April meeting.
Measures include out-of-competition drug testing, increased security, monitoring veterinary records, and more.
Protocols will include out-of-competition drug testing, heightened security, publicized veterinary records, and more.
The Ontario Racing Commission will work with the racing industry to develop a practical approach to cobalt testing.
The Jockey Club budgeted $250,000 for out-of-competition testing for tracks hosting graded stakes races in 2015.
The program includes a new primary testing lab, an audit lab, expanded out-of-competition testing, and cobalt testing.
David Howman will discuss the organization’s efforts in bringing international consistency to anti-doping policies.
The legislation would require the New Mexico Racing Commission to establish rules for handling drug testing specimens.
Regulators are paying close attention to this seemingly innocuous trace mineral found in B vitamins. Find out why.
Legislation governing equine medication policy is scheduled to be heard Feb. 18.
A number of samples from Thoroughbred racehorses recently came back positive for anabolic steroids.
The sales company will begin implementing guidelines for controlled therapeutic medications this spring.
The RCI intends to take the lead role in gathering the information needed to set racehorse medication policies.
A new approach could not only target blood- and gene-doping, but also help identify horses at risk of injury.
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