Cobalt: How Big A Problem in U.S.?: Thoroughbred Daily News 1/21/15

By T.D. Thornton Barely two weeks into 2015, horse racing already has a candidate for scandal of the year: cobalt. Although the bluish metallic element whose name is derived from the German word for a demonic goblin has been linked to equine blood doping for at least two years, cobalt has rocketed to the top

RCI Rules to Target Illegal Drug Compounding: The Blood-Horse 1/5/15

By Blood-Horse Staff The Association of Racing Commissioners International said Jan. 5 it is taking steps to ensure regulatory agencies have adequate authority to sanction licensees who violate existing federal restrictions limiting the use of illegally compounded medications. An already approved model rules policy would outlaw the possession or use of a drug, substance, or

Regulatory Veterinarians Meet to Discuss Critical Issues in Racing 12/5/2014

NEWS RELEASE December 5, 2014 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 REGULATORY VETERINARIANS MEET TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ISSUES IN RACING The racing regulatory veterinarians group met today in Salt Lake City, Utah, in advance of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 60th Annual Convention, to discuss a number of issues critical to the horse

RMTC Board Encouraged by Uniform Rule Adoptions, Advances Laboratory Uniformity,…10/16/2014

NEWS RELEASE October 16, 2014 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC BOARD ENCOURAGED BY UNIFORM RULE ADOPTIONS, ADVANCES LABORATORY UNIFORMITY, APPROVES RULE ON COMPOUNDED MEDICATION A review by the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) of state-by-state adoption of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) National Uniform Medication

RMTC: Current Threshold Levels for Corticosteroids, Clenbuterol Should Remain 12/3/2013

NEWS RELEASE December 3, 2013 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 RMTC: CURRENT THRESHOLD LEVELS FOR CORTICOSTEROIDS, CLENBUTEROL SHOULD REMAIN The Racing Medication & Testing Consortium (RMTC) is releasing two position papers which stated that no physiologic difference among the various racing breeds exists to justify changing regulatory thresholds from those recently established by the

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