Furosemide

CHRB Approves License For Cal Expo

October 20, 2012

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) conducted its regular meeting Thursday, October 18 at Santa Anita Park where it approved the license application for Watch and Wager LLC to conduct a harness m...

KHRC Passes T-Bred Lasix Ban

It has been reported that on Wednesday, June 13, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted in favour of a regulation that will see the banning of the race-day administration of furosemide (lasix) in ...

Comments On KY Race-Day Lasix Issue

Comments have begun to emerge in Kentucky both for and against the use of furosemide (lasix) on days in which horses are racing. The comments have hit the media just one day after the Kentucky Horse R...

Lasix Measure Doesn't Pass KHRC Vote

After a supportive vote in a sub-committee earlier in the day, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday, April 16 voted against banning the administration of furosemide (lasix) on days in which ...

AGSC Drops Lasix Ban For Juveniles

February 27, 2012

In thoroughbred racing, the American Graded Stakes Committee announced last Friday that it has dropped its rule which bans the use of furosemide (lasix) in graded stakes races for juveniles. Breeders'...

RCI Alters Lasix Administration Policy

December 13, 2011

Several changes were recently adopted by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Model Rules Committee, including rules limiting who can administer race-day furosemide and the repo...

Legislation Banning Lasix Filed In NY

September 14, 2011

On Tuesday, September 13, legislation was introduced in New York which would ban the use of furosemide (lasix) on any horse performing in a state-sanctioned

Bleeder Restrictions Recommended

August 25, 2011

Earlier this week, the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council made a recommendation to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in regard to bleeder medications and the use of lasix

US HBPA: Don't Ban Lasix

Due to its effectiveness in treating Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage, the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association in the United States has announced that it is against a race-d...

Race-Day Drug Situation A Quagmire?

“This has been a constant debate in racing for a long time, and I think it's going to continue to be unless someone comes in and mandates it

RCI Board Votes To Revisit Lasix Policy

The Board of Directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) voted without objection this week in favour a resolution calling for the re-examination of whether its current pol...

Lasix Effective In Treating Racehorses?

December 03, 2010

The Fall 2010 edition of Equine Guelph's Research Update features an article by Natalie Osborne which tackles the subject of respiratory issues with racehorses. A segment of the article discusses furo...