By Ray Paulick Trainer Kirk Ziadie is fighting an Aug. 26 decision by the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering to deny his occupational license application because of what the regulatory agency said were three medication violations – two overages of phenylbutazone and one clenbuterol positive – earlier this year. Ziadie, who won at a 49
Peter Moody avoids race-day treatment charge from Racing Victoria stewards for June incident Embattled trainer Peter Moody has had some good news, with Racing Victoria stewards deciding not to charge him with a race-day treatment offence after scratching one of his horses in June. Noela's Choice was withdrawn from a race at Moonee Valley on
By Peter Scargill Australia: The use of a 'spy' in the Peter Moody stable to pass on information about the trainer was considered Racing Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey revealed on Wednesday. Leading trainer Moody has threatened to quit racing saying he feels victimised and is fed up with some of the rules and rulemakers
By Tom LaMarra The Association of Racing Commissioners International is stepping up efforts to get state regulators to fully adopt the National Uniform Medication Program. ARCI chairman Mark Lamberth of the Arkansas State Racing Commission said Sept. 16 he is the process of forming a committee that will address implementation of equine medication reforms. ARCI
By Jeremy Balan Nearly a month after the California Horse Racing Board hit the brakes on third-party administration of furosemide in the state, the governing body spent just more than a minute to move the process along at a meeting Sept. 16 at Los Alamitos Race Course. The CHRB approved a motion to send the
By Paulick Report Staff Trainer Tom Amoss will begin a 45-day suspension imposed by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission on Thursday, Sept. 17. The suspension will run through the end of October, and include both days of the Breeders’ Cup. According to a report in the Daily Racing Form, the suspension dates to a 2011
By Blood-Horse Staff Two research projects designed to study the impact of furosemide on exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage will be conducted on behalf of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the organization said Sept. 15. The studies will examine the pathophysiology of EIPH, or bleeding in horses' lungs. The condition is currently treated with furosemide, also known
By Ron Mitchell The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee of the Kentucky legislature has voted 6-2 to find a proposed regulation permitting racetracks the option of carding furosemide-free races "deficient." Furosemide, commonly known as Salix or Lasix, is a widely-used anti-diuretic medication. In a release, the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association said the 6-2 vote
By Jeremy Balan The California Horse Racing Board Medication and Track Safety Committee took a step forward Sept. 4 regarding the potential employment of third-party furosemide administration in the state, but any change in procedures still likely won't occur until 2016. After the CHRB sent a proposal on third-party administration of furosemide, commonly known as
By Patrick Bartley In an unprecedented move on Monday, Racing NSW Stewards released a 36-page document detailing the reasons behind the guilty findings in the long- running Sam Kavanagh Midsummer Sun cobalt inquiry. In this inquiry Kavanagh and five other individuals faced 54 separate charges and were found guilty on 51 charges. The publication of
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