Nine states — including five in the mid-Atlantic — have fully adopted the RMTC’s uniform medication rules, the organization said.
A coalition of groups, including the Jockey Club, Breeders’ Cup Limited, and the Water Hay Oats Alliance, will support a federal equine drug testing bill.
The Maryland Racing Commission today agreed to adopt the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium’s proposed cobalt regulations.
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has approved a threshold level for regulation of cobalt.
A trifecta’s worth of musings: the Arlington Million and the Sword Dancer, tweeting horses, and medication reforms.
Four Midlantic states are served by accredited labs following today’s Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) announcement of three newcomers.
The line between therapy and abuse for horses isn’t always bright, but experts say the National Uniform Medication Program, and proper diagnosis, will help.
The NTRA and other racing industry stakeholder groups today issued a statement responding to PETA’s allegation of cruelty in trainer Steve Asmussen’s barn.
It was a busy agenda for the Maryland Racing Commission meeting, which adopted a new void-claim rule and declined to reconsider medication rules, among other actions.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and some 50 other organizations have called for uniform national medication regulations.