Out-Of-Competition Testing

Meadowlands Tests Saturday Starters

On Saturday morning, Meadowlands Racetrack issued a statement on its out-of-competition testing heading into the final of the Graduate for four-year-old trotters and the eliminations for the 2015 Mead...

Ontario To Test For Cobalt

At its meeting on May 28, 2015, the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) approved a General Directive ordering that all horses that have been selected to provide an Official Sample (blood) as ...

Change In Labs After Positives Missed

On Wednesday, May 13, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission announced that it has terminated its contract with Truesdail Laboratory (Tustin, California), its primary laboratory, after Truesdail failed t...

Out-Of-Competition Cobalt Testing

On Friday, March 20, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it will begin working with the horse racing industry to develop a practical and appropriate response to the testing for cobalt.

Indiana’s 2015 Drug Testing Details

On Tuesday, March 10 at a public meeting, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission unveiled the details of its 2015 drug testing program.

Enhanced Testing For Thoroughbreds

February 20, 2015

It was announced on Friday, February 20 that the Ontario Racing Commission and the Woodbine Entertainment Group will further enhance their joint out-of-competition testing procedures for Thoroughbred ...

Owners’ Association Responds To Ruling

December 22, 2014

Late last week, the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New York issued a release in regard to the New York State Court of Appeals’ 6-0 vote in favour of continuing to allow off-track test...

Hoosier’s 2014 Positive Test Count

December 18, 2014

The Indiana Horse Racing Commission has announced the total amount of rulings for positive tests at Hoosier Park during the track’s 2014 meet.

NY Off-Track Testing Upheld

December 18, 2014

It has been reported that on Thursday, December 18, the New York State Court of Appeals voted 6-0 in favour of continuing to allow off-track testing for ‘illicit, speed-enhancing substances’ in raceho...

‘Crown’ Entrants Test Clear

November 21, 2014

It has been announced that the New Jersey Racing Commission has cleared the out-of-competition tests screened so far form entrants that are scheduled to participate in the $5.5-million Breeders Crown ...

Gural Wants Clean Racing

November 20, 2014

Meadowlands Racetrack officials have announced that samples have been taken from Breeders Crown horses and sent to labs for analysis. In the track’s release on the subject, the Meadowlands’ chairman, ...

Recap Of Consortium Board’s Review

October 17, 2014

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 Med...