Methocarbamol (Robaxin) Threshold/Treatment Protocols: NTRA.com 10/8/15

Press Release The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission recently suspended trainer Graham Motion for five days and fined him $500 for a medication overage involving the winner Kitten’s Point in Keeneland’s Bewitch Stakes. Kentucky officials determined that Kitten's Point had a methocarbamol (Robaxin) level of 2.9 nanograms per milliliter of blood when tested following the race.

RMTC responds to part of KyHBPA editorial: The Courier-Journal 10/6/15

By: Jennie Rees  I recently posted online at courier-journal.com an editorial written by Marty Maline, the executive director of the Kentucky division of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. The editorial, titled “Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” dealt with issues facing trainers today in this era of increasingly sophisticated post-race drug testing for horses, the problem

Keeneland Reaccredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance: Horse Racing Nation 10/2/15

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Keeneland has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. Keeneland, which also includes the world’s leading Thoroughbred auction house, is a National Historic Landmark and has served as a model of the best in Thoroughbred racing since its inception in 1936. The 20-day 2015 Fall Meet

Report Recommends Changes at Truesdail Lab: The Blood-Horse 10/2/15

By: Frank Angst The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium has sent Truesdail Laboratories a report listing recommended changes following problems at the lab outlined in a July report by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. Based on its quality assurance program, the IHRC said Truesdail missed seven positives, including a Class I drug, in just 26

Leading Victorian trainer disqualified: Harnessnews.com.au 10/1/15

By: Trent Steele VICTORIAN horsewoman Jodi Quinlan has been disqualified by Harness Racing New South Wales. The governing body concluded its inquiry yesterday into the report received from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory that Chlorpheniramine and Desmethyl Chlorpheniramine were detected in the urine sample taken from Illawong Armstrong following his appearance in the New South

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