By: Tom LaMarra Some proposed changes and updates to Thoroughbred racing rules in West Virginia will have to wait almost another year because of an indirect veto by the governor. The Thoroughbred industry in the state each year compiles a wish list of regulatory changes, some of which are tied to updates in the National
By: David Johnston ALBURY veterinary surgeon Bob Fielding has been caught up in the Racing Victoria stewards probe of Wodonga trainer Brian Cox. The vet has been hit with three charges following the investigation which detected a prohibited substance at Mr Cox's stables in Wodonga in early March. Stewards allege Dr Fielding sold Mr Cox 1kg
NEWS RELEASE June 9, 2016 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 Â RMTC ADDS DR. CAROLYN COOPER TO TASK FORCE ON GLAUCINE The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has added a member to its task force charged with reviewing information on glaucine and addressing the issue of recent positives for the substance. Dr. Carolyn
By: Sundaytimes.lk The Royal Turf Club (RTC), who initiated anti-doping tests on horses said it had lived up to its expectations after receiving all-negative reports. During the April Racing Festival in Nuwara Eliya, the RTC with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency conducted race horse drug testing for the first time in
By: NY Gaming Commission In addition to the standing security protocols for horses racing in Grade 1 races with purses of $1 million or more, the New York State Equine Medical Director and the Stewards will be made available to the media to address any incidents that may occur during races on June 11, Belmont
By: Frank Vespe In a move made with little fanfare, the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this year began testing all equine samples to graded stakes protocol, Commission executive director Mike Hopkins said June 3. The move to upgrade the state’s testing came following the mid-March mid-Atlantic regulators meeting, although Hopkins said it was something that
By: Paulick Report Staff Racing Victoria stewards will have cobalt samples from several banned trainers retested as a matter of ‘due diligence', according to a new report at Racing.com. Chairman of stewards Terry Bailey stated that samples from the barns of trainers Mark Kavanagh, Danny O'Brien, and Lee and Shannon Hope would be retested after the
By: Matt Hegarty LEXINGTON, Ky. – Otabek Umarov, the trainer who was suspended for 10 years by Kentucky stewards last week for refusing to allow one of his horses to be sampled for drug testing, has filed an appeal of the penalty, according to state officials. The appeal was filed Friday with the Kentucky Horse
By: Dierdre Fleming The Maine State Harness Racing Commission suspended and fined seven licensed harness racing trainers for giving excessive levels of cobalt to horses. Cobalt, which can serve as a performance-enhancing drug in horses, was banned by the Association of Racing Commissioners International two years ago. The use of cobalt is a violation of
By: Mary Rampellini The stakeholders in the New Mexico racing industry are scheduled to come together this summer at either Ruidoso Downs or The Downs at Albuquerque to discuss a host of different topics, including a proposal that would suspend horses who test positive for certain substances. The date of the meeting is still being
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