By Frank Angst In a story that stunned attendees at the Global Symposium on Racing and Gaming Dec. 8, Kentucky Horse Racing Commission equine medical director Mary Scollay told a story of a misunderstanding between a lab and state regulator that compromised drug testing in a state (not Kentucky). "The contract required a three-day turnaround
By: Natalie Voss The fight against illegal drugs in horse racing may have gotten another boost on Monday, when the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council voted to approve funding for a new kind of drug test. The Council approved a proposal to spend a total of $195,474 over two years (if the first year's research
By: Matt Hegarty TUCSON, Ariz. – The administrators of a voluntary accreditation program for racetracks have added a section to the code requiring tracks to push state racing commissions to demand that laboratories implement drug-testing procedures and policies recommended by national policy groups, according to the program’s executive director. Steve Koch, the executive director of
By: Janet Patton and Alicia Wincze Hughes Breeders' Cup and Keeneland are taking extra steps to make sure all the competitors on hand for the world championships are as safe as they can be, a special concern after a rash of fatal breakdowns during the fall racing meet. The barns, normally open at Keeneland, are
By Natalie Voss The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a new rule to regulate the use of cobalt during a regularly-scheduled meeting Tuesday afternoon. The commission unanimously approved a rule that would institute penalties for horses testing over 25 ppb and 50 ppb in serum on the state’s racetracks. Trainers could be subject to a
RMTC By Ron Mitchell The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on June 29 delayed taking a vote on proposed rules on medication testing, withdrawal guidelines, and disciplinary measures and penalties that included rules on the mineral cobalt. KHRC chairman Bob Beck said the proposals needed more work and will now be sent back to the Kentucky
RMTC By Blood-Horse Staff Breeders' Cup June 1 said it has extended its out-of-competition drug testing program to include the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, which offers winners automatic berths in the World Championships. Racetracks that serve as hosts for Challenge Series races will have to meet other criteria as well, including provisions of the National
RMTC It’s Always Something: Regulators Monitoring Abuse Of New Equine Drug By Natalie Voss As any racing chemist will tell you, the business of regulating medication use and halting its abuse on the track is a tireless one. During a meeting this week of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council, regulators made decisions on how
RMTC By Frank Angst The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council will advise the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to adopt rules on the mineral cobalt in line with a Racing Medication and Testing Consortium recommendation. The KEDRC voted May 26 at the Kentucky Horse Park to recommend a Class B penalty when horses test above 50
RMTC Ky. commission adopts 24-hour threshold to regulate Lasix-free races By: Matt Hegarty The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday approved a 24-hour threshold level for furosemide, a move that was made necessary by the commission’s decision earlier this year to allow tracks to write races that would include as a condition of entry a
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