The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has announced that, effective immediately, its Elimination Guidelines have been updated and will now be ONLY AVAILABLE online. The CPMA has also adjusted its guidance for clenbuterol....read on
Additions To Prohibited Drugs Schedule
March 18, 2020:
In consultation with its Drug Advisory Committee, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has officially added three substances to section 1 of the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations....read on
CPMA Reminder: Capsaicin Is Prohibited
September 19, 2019:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has issued a reminder to veterinarians and horsepeople in the nation's racing industry that capsaicin is a prohibited substance in Canadian racing....read on
Cannabis And Equine Drug Control
July 30, 2019:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is reminding those that care for or have control of racehorses in Canada that any cannabis use in racehorses continues to be prohibited....read on
Delay In Implementation Of New CPMA Elimination Guidelines
March 18, 2019:
On Monday, March 18, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency informed the racing industry that the implementation of the new edition of the CPMA Elimination Guidelines that was announced last month will be delayed until further notice....read on
CPMA Updates Elimination Guidelines
February 19, 2019:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has announced to the Canadian horse racing industry that a new edition of the CPMA Elimination Guidelines will be published in March 2019....read on
Notices Regarding Levamisole, EIPH
October 30, 2018:
On Tuesday (Oct. 30), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a pair of notices, one in regard to the use of Levamisole and the other in regard to provincial Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage lists....read on
CPMA Clarification On EIPH List
October 30, 2018:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has received an inquiry concerning the requirement for a horse to remain on a provincial Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) list for 100 days, when the horse moves from one EIPH list to a new province’s EIPH list....read on
CPMA Reminder Regarding Levamisole
October 30, 2018:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is reminding veterinarians and racehorse trainers and owners that Levamisole is a prohibited substance in Canada because it metabolizes into aminorex, a prohibited stimulant. Levamisole should not be administered to a racehorse for any reason....read on
Addition To Elimination Guidelines Book
August 1, 2018:
On Wednesday (August 1), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency announced new elimination guidelines to its 2016 Elimination Guidelines Booklet for Cetirizine1, Clodronate2, Dexamethasone, Fluticasone, and Triamcinolone acetonide....read on
Suttie Retiring From The CPMA
June 20, 2018:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has announced that its executive director, Steve Suttie, will be retiring at the end of the month....read on
CPMA: How Well Are We Doing?
June 20, 2018:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency would like feedback in regard to how well it is doing when it comes to deterring the use of prohibited substances in Canadian horse racing....read on
Clodronate, Tiludronate Added To Schedule Of Prohibited Drugs
May 31, 2018:
On Thursday (May 31), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency announced that the regulatory amendment to add the drugs clodronate and tiludronate to the Schedule to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations has been finalized....read on
CPMA Update On Cobalt
May 10, 2018:
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) would like to provide the Canadian horse racing industry with an update on cobalt testing since it was transferred from the provincial racing commissions in April 2017....read on
CPMA Memo On Glaucine
July 6, 2017:
On Thursday, July 6, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a memo to the industry stating that although glaucine continues to be classified as prohibited substance under the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations, the CPMA has taken steps to differentiate glaucine abuse from environmental exposure....read on
The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) has announced that, effective immediately, its Elimination Guidelines have been updated and will now be ONLY AVAILABLE online. The CPMA has also adjusted its guidance for clenbuterol....
