In our previous column we discussed how the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium determines the regulatory thresholds for therapeutic drugs. We looked at this process because the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association at its recent annual conference called for independent research to provide alternatives to RMTC-identified thresholds used by the National Uniform Medication Program...
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The first of a two-part column on regulatory medication thresholds...
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A call for new medication thresholds, withdrawal times is not productive...
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A federally sanctioned medication program is racing's best hope for uniformity...
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Keeping medication regulation on the state level will perpetuate inconsistency....
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Industry should address PETA allegations with tighter controls on meds, banning abusers, and promoting true horsemen....
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Adding weight to horses racing on Salix would eliminate 'advantage'...
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We should not be fooled into believing the Times is out to help racing...
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Concept isn't new...but worth revisiting...
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A small group of trainers standing in the shedrow of the stakes barn at Pimlico the morning prior to Preakness day were discussing a myriad of problems facing the industry. It didn't take long for the conversation to shift to medication, a topic on which every trainer has an opinion.
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