An emphasis on applying best practices and achieving best outcomes marked Day 2 of the inaugural Regulatory/Official Veterinary Continuing Education conference (#RegVetCE), presented by the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance and the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium (RMTC), at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. The morning was highlighted by a spirited and far-reaching discussion on “The Order of
A cooperative spirit permeated Day 1 of the inaugural Regulatory/Official Veterinary Continuing Education conference (#RegVetCE) as a capacity group of 61 attendees – representing more than 100 racetracks worldwide – gathered at Keeneland to trade ideas and emphasize the importance of formal information sharing between jurisdictions. The two-day continuing education conference for regulatory and official racetrack veterinarians,
NEWS RELEASE Â February 15, 2018 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 759-4081 Â UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RACING LABORATORY BECOMES TENTH LABORATORY TO RECEIVE RMTC ACCREDITATION Â The RMTC board granted Interim Accreditation to the University of Florida Racing Laboratory (UFRL) at its February 13 meeting at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, FL. The Florida laboratory is
NEWS RELEASE February 2, 2018 NTRA SAFETY & INTEGRITY ALLIANCE, RMTC TO PRESENT NEW REGULATORY VET CONTINUING ED. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety & Integrity Alliance and the Racing Medication Testing Consortium (RMTC) today announced a new two-day continuing education conference for regulatory and official racetrack veterinarians. The inaugural Regulatory/Official Veterinary CE – set for June
NEWS RELEASE Â November 24, 2017 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2844 Â RMTC ADDS ZENYATTA TO HALTER AUCTION FOR CRITICAL TACTICAL RESEARCH GRANTS STARTING TODAY Â OTHER ADDITIONS INCLUDE EMPIRE MAKER AND QUARTER HORSE STANDOUTS DASH FOR CASH, MR JESS PERRY AND TAILOR FIT Â Between November 24 at 3 p.m. ET and December 1 at
NEWS RELEASE Â November 17, 2017 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2844 Â RMTC TO AUCTION OFF HALTERS FOR CRITICAL TACTICAL RESEARCH GRANTS Between November 24 and December 1, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will auction off halters of famous racing and stallion stars on its eBay page. All proceeds
NEWS RELEASE August 25, 2017 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC BOARD APPROVES FUNDING OF TWO CRITICAL TACTICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS At its August 21 meeting at Del Mar Turf Club in Del Mar, California, the RMTC board approved the immediate funding of two grant projects focused on inhibiting the use of illicit substances. One
NEWS RELEASE August 24, 2017 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC STATEMENT ON FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT DECISION The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has reviewed the decision of the Franklin Circuit court in Kentucky entered on August 18. The ruling in this case is wrong concerning the scientific basis for the methocarbamol threshold
NEWS RELEASE Â February 9, 2017 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 Â RMTC BOARD APPROVES INTERIM ACCREDITATION OF ILLINOIS LAB, ISSUES GLAUCINE TESTING RECOMMENDATIONS AND DMSO ADMINISTRATION GUIDANCE Â The RMTC board granted Interim Accreditation to the University of Illinois at Chicago Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory at its February 6 meeting at Gulfstream Park in
NEWS RELEASE December 22, 2016 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 Â RMTC URGES ADOPTION OF OUT OF COMPETITION AND MULTIPLE MEDICATION VIOLATION RULES Â The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) urges racing authorities to adopt the Out of Competition Testing and Multiple Medication Violation rules approved by the Association of Racing Commissioners International
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