Ohio Begins Examining Racehorse Medication Rules
Tom LaMarra
January 30, 2015
Officials will hear from groups involved in an effort to have all racing jurisdictions adopt uniform drug policies.
Officials will hear from groups involved in an effort to have all racing jurisdictions adopt uniform drug policies.
Officials also said they’d completed their investigation into horse mistreatment allegations surrounding Steve Asmussen.
Discussion topics will include expanded lab capabilities, emerging integrity threats, combating doping, and more.
Of the 879 samples tested through Nov. 15, nine (1%) came back over the 25 parts-per-billion threshold level.
The group wants to ensure agencies can sanction licensees who violate restrictions on illegally compounded drugs.
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Regulators have preliminarily adopted a new system of minimum penalties for multiple equine drug violations.
The adoption of new model rules on medication use in racehorses has led to an increase in positive tests in Indiana.
The RCI has asked the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) to merge into a new RCI scientific advisory board.
The organization updated entries on ketoprofen, alclofenac, firocoxib, aminorex, and more.
More jurisdictions are operating or will soon be operating under all or part of the National Uniform Medication Program.
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Truesdail will analyze all urine and blood specimens taken from horses competing at Maryland races.
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Stakeholders are learning how difficult it can be to achieve uniformity, even with basic regulations.
Industry stakeholders met Jan. 30 for an update on adoption of uniform medication and drug testing rules.
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