Passports A Priority For Racing NSW: Thoroughbred Daily News 1/21/15
By: TDN Staff Racing New South Wales, the governing body for racing in that Australian state, has revealed that it is working on the development of an equine biological passport that would monitor physiological changes in a horse throughout its racing career, according to Racing and Sports. The passport would
Mark Kavanagh, Danny O’Brien and Peter Moody facing potential bans: Herald Sun 1/14/15
By Carly Crawford, Angus Thompson THE champion racehorses that failed doping tests were almost certainly injected in the neck with a performance-enhancing drug, investigators believe. The shock revelation that has rocked Victorian racing comes as three top trainers now facing bans if the allegations are proved declared their innocence. As
Scary drug-related incidents hit RWITC: Mumbai Mirror 1/13/15
By Usman Rangeela Although there has been a significant drop in manipulation of races in the last two-three years in Western India, what's disturbing the Royal Western India Turf Club authorities is the sudden and alarming rise in horses testing positive for various banned drug substances. Two horses tested positive
Lee and Shannon Hope under investigation after third positive test…: Herald Sun 1/8/15
By Daryl Timms FATHER-and-son training team Lee and Shannon Hope are under investigation after another of their horses returned a positive test to an elevated level of cobalt. Racing Victoria stewards revealed last month the Hope-trained Windy Citi Bear and Best Suggestion had tested above the 200 microgram threshold. It
BHA postpones zero-tolerance drugs policy until March 2015: BBC 12/19/14
The introduction of a zero-tolerance drugs policy has been postponed by the British Horseracing Authority a fortnight before it was set to begin. Announced in June 2014, the new rules will mean horses cannot be injected with steroids at any time. Lengthier bans will also be introduced for horses breaking
Cobalt threshold to be introduced nationally in 2015: racenet.com.au 12/18/14
By Clinton Payne A national threshold for levels of cobalt allowed in a horse's system will come into effect from the first day of 2015. Racing Victoria introduced a local rule on April 14, which designates cobalt a prohibited substance at a concentration of greater than 200 micrograms per litre
