Burke & Julie Miller hit with drug violations: Harness Link 2/12/16

Two of the leading harness racing trainers in North America were charged with allowing horses to compete with the Class 2 drug Glaucine in their system. In a development that will send shockwaves through an already reeling industry in North America, Ron Burkeand Julie Miller have both had horses under their care return positives for

Willis to Chair New Mexico Racing Commission: The Blood-Horse 2/11/16

By: Blood-Horse Staff The New Mexico Racing Commission has elected Ray Willis of Roswell to serve as its chairman. Willis replaces Robert Doughty III of Albuquerque, who will remain on the commission. A native of Luling, Texas, Willis has been actively involved in New Mexico's horse racing industry as an owner and breeder since 1981.

Ismail Mohammed fined over banned substance: Racing Post 2/11/16

By: Mark Scully UAE: Trainer Ismail Mohammed has been fined by stewards in the UAE after the Irish-bred Expert was found to have raced at Jebel Ali with a banned substance in its system. Trainer Mohammed, who has operated out of Revida Place stables on Hamilton Road in Newmarket since 2012 as well as in

Racing Victoria stands firm on ibuprofen: The Sydney Morning Herald 2/11/16

By: Patrick Bartley Racing Victoria has resisted making changes to its drug-free policy, despite calls for a relaxation in the rule over positive swabs  for the anti-inflammatory substance ibuprofen. Racing Victoria announced after its monthly board meeting that it sympathises with owners of horses that are currently continuing to return positive swabs long after they

Turf Club keen to promote out of competition testing on horses: The Irish Times 2/10/16

By Brian O'Connor Talks are due to take place between the Turf Club and the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association to start implementing protocols for out of competition drug-testing recommended in the recently published Anti-Doping Task Force report, a step that racing’s integrity body describes as being “the last piece of the jigsaw” in terms of

Backpedaling on Progress: The Bloodhorse 2/9/16

By: Eric Mitchell How many ways can the racing industry find to undermine its own efforts? Sadly, too many. The most recent surfaced last week when the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association announced it wanted to pay for new research that would set thresholds and withdrawal times for 28 therapeutic medications allowed under the

Trainer Contessa serving seven-day suspension:Daily Racing Form 2/8/16

By: David Grening Trainer Gary Contessa on Monday began serving a seven-day suspension for a drug violation incurred nearly two years ago at Tampa Bay Downs. The Contessa-trained Jeremy’s Song, who finished second in a maiden race March 8, 2014, was found to have had 2.3 nanograms of cocaine in his system, according to Contessa.

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