New Synthetic Opioid Found by New York Racing Lab
Edited Press Release
November 9, 2015
The drug, AH-7921, is one of the novel psychoactive substances that continue to emerge onto the designer drug market.
The drug, AH-7921, is one of the novel psychoactive substances that continue to emerge onto the designer drug market.
The USEF approved a rule change which expands the range of responsible parties for drug and medication violations.
The show jumping horse Felix Van De Mispelaere tested positive for vasodilator minoxidil.
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s drug testing lab is the seventh such to achieve this status.
Further, an Emirates Equestrian Federation official was provisionally suspended for failing to observe the FEI rules.
The legislation would establish an independent authority to implement a national uniform racehorse medication program.
LG Muneerah’s sample was positive for guanabenz, a sedative with analgesic effects.
The FEI determined that feed contaminated with poppy seeds was responsible for three horses’ positive drug tests.
Salahdin Du Lauragais tested positive for the banned substance reserpine, a long-lasting tranquilizer.
The committee will begin work immediately and report to the ARCI Board of Directors in December.
Harness tracks The Meadowlands, Tioga Downs, and Vernon Downs support enhanced testing standards, their owner said.
The research will begin once the five Standardbreds to be used in the study have cleared a routine quarantine.
The triple quadrupole mass spectrometer will be used to screen for new drugs alleged to be used in horse racing.
The FEI is preparing to launch the global Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Program on Jan. 1, 2016.
After 60 days of racing, all of the 221 samples tested were beneath the of 25 ppb (parts per billion) threshold.
A group of attorneys believe horse racing’s anti-doping rules will continue to withstand legal challenge.
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