Amoss Settles Indiana Case, Accepts Penalty: The Blood-Horse 7/23/15

By Tom LaMarra Trainer Tom Amoss and the Indiana Horse Racing Commission have entered into a settlement agreement in a complex case involving a one-nanogram medication positive at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in 2011. Amoss, who has fought the IHRC over the positive reading for the Class 4 drug methocarbamol for about three years,

IND Standardbred Trainer Suspended 10 Years: The Blood-Horse 7/15/15

By Blood-Horse Staff Standardbred trainer Bradley Moffitt has been suspended for 10 years for a positive test for darbepoetin alfa, a drug commonly known as DPO. DPO, an RCI Class 1 drug, is considered a performance enhancer when administered to racehorses. This positive marks the first time a synthetic blood doping agent has been found

Updated: ‘Seven Missed Positives’: Indiana Racing Commission…: The Paulick Report 7/7/15

RMTC Updated: ‘Seven Missed Positives’: Indiana Racing Commission Releases Audit Of Truesdail Labs by Edited Press Release The Indiana Horse Racing Commission has released its staff report on the audit of its former primary laboratory – Truesdail Laboratory (Tustin, California). Findings include a total of seven missed positive tests over the twenty-six days in which

Indiana Announces Equine Drug Testing Program For 2015: Paulick Report 3/11/15

RMTC By Press Release The Indiana Horse Racing Commission unveiled their 2015 drug testing program at its public meeting on March 10, 2015. A synopsis presented by Executive Director, Joe Gorajec, includes a new primary testing laboratory, a unique-to-the-industry audit laboratory, expanded out-of-competition testing and cobalt testing. Several new elements in this year’s program are

Indiana’s 2015 Drug Testing Details: The Blood-Horse 3/11/15

RMTC On Tuesday, March 10 at a public meeting, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission unveiled the details of its 2015 drug testing program. A synopsis presented by the commission’s executive director, Joe Gorajec, includes a new primary testing laboratory, a unique-to-the-industry audit laboratory, expanded out-of-competition testing and cobalt testing. Several new elements in this year’s

Amoss Suspension Upheld; Appeal Planned: The Blood-Horse 3/10/15

RMTC By Tom LaMarra The Indiana Horse Racing Commission March 10 upheld an administrative law judge's order that trainer Tom Amoss be suspended 60 days and fined $5,000 in a therapeutic medication case that has dragged on for more than three years. Meanwhile, the IHRC also approved a settlement agreement with Quarter Horse trainer Ron

Regulation of Cobalt Slowly Moving Forward: The Blood-Horse 3/10/15

RMTC By Tom LaMarra The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium may be close to recommending policy on the endogenous element cobalt, which when administered in high doses is believed to enhance production of red blood cells. In a related matter, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission March 10 adopted emergency regulations for regulation of cobalt in

Cobalt in Indiana: If You Test for It, They Will Stop: Paulick Report 1/12/15

by Press Release A Staff Report on the results of testing under Indiana’s first-in-the-nation cobalt regulation shows substantial decreases in cobalt abuse. The report was released by Commission Executive Director, Joe Gorajec. Indiana’s emergency cobalt regulation was promulgated by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission on September 4, 2014 after an emerging threat was discovered last

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