West Virginia Racing Commission Plans Meeting on Salix Use
Tom LaMarra
August 7, 2012
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The organization is waiting on UC Davis study results before ruling on a possible ban of clenbuterol.
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.
The rule would affect found responsible for putting substances in racehorses that might endanger the animals.
Discussion topics included public veterinary records, commission authority over veterinarians, and Salix.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter and is a principal ingredient of the product “Carolina Gold.”
The two-day event will bring together a cross-section of the breeding, racing, and veterinary communities.
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.
Three veterinarians who reviewed the colt’s treatment regimen found nothing out of the ordinary.
The pain-killer more powerful than morphine was not found in any Derby or Oaks samples tested.
A U.S. Senate committee has released its witness list for a July 12 hearing on medication use in horse racing.
The hearing, “Medication and Performance Enhancing Drugs in Horse Racing,” will be held July 12.
Electrolytes can help increase equine performance when supplementing a balanced diet.
Supporters ripped their opponents and vowed to take their case–that Salix is good for the racehorse–public.
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