Cobalt Use in Racehorses: The Horse 3/10/15

RMTC By Erica Larson This past year, horse racing regulators worldwide have turned their attention to a seemingly innocuous substance: cobalt. Every horse needs this important element to survive, but some horsemen believe that supplementing the substance will help their horses gain a competitive advantage on the race track. At the 2015 University of Kentucky

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

Indiana commission to consider agreement suspending trainer for…:Daily Racing Form 3/10/15

RMTC Indiana commission to consider agreement suspending trainer for four years By: Matt Hegarty Ron Raper, a Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred trainer based at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, will be suspended four years and fined $20,000 for admitting to numerous medication violations under a settlement agreement reached with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. The agreement,

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

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