Minnesota Makes Racehorse Drug Threshold Changes
Tom LaMarra
May 22, 2012
The new guidelines will be “based on the latest science, testing technology, and veterinarian expertise.”
The new guidelines will be “based on the latest science, testing technology, and veterinarian expertise.”
The Salix debate will continue in early June when the KHRC holds a town hall meeting on the topic.
He could face a suspension and fine stemming from a 2010 in which horse in his care had elevated TCO2 levels.
The website–cleanhorseracing.org–is dedicated to the reform of horse racing medication rules.
The KHRC will discuss a possible three-year phase-out of race-day furosemide in graded and listed stakes.
The USEF banned GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, use in February following documented adverse reactions.
At the center of vet checks is a close examination for signs of general illness, injury, or lameness.
Furosemide, also known as Salix or Lasix, is the only therapeutic medication widely used on race day.
The new system requires veterinarians to pass the online exam based on the relevant FEI regulations.
Salix is a medication used to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, also known as bleeding.
The witnesses all told Congress they don’t believe race-day medication has a place in Thoroughbred racing.
The use and possible abuse of therapeutic medications will be dominating discussions throughout the meeting.
The board discussed clenbuterol use in racing, firocoxib thresholds, and other horse health related topics.
The last congressional hearing on horse racing was held in June 2008 and dealt with similar issues.
The new convicted trainer rule is part of a process to ban illegal substances from Breeders’ Cup races.
Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator, and it is used in horses with respiratory problems to open the airway.
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