Race Day

Stronach Looks To Ban Race-Day Meds

Frank Stronach has asked Florida's pari-mutuel wagering director for help in implementing a proposed program which would get ride of all race-day medications for three-year-olds at Gulfstream Park

Breeders' Cup Limiting Medications

According to a release, effective 2012, two-year-old thoroughbreds participating in Breeders' Cup races will be banned from competing with lasix in their systems. There is much more scheduled for the ...

Special RMTC Board Meeting Aug. 4

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, which consists of 25 racing industry stakeholders and organizations that represent the four major racing breeds, will hold a special meeting of its board ...

Harness Racing Documentary Project

Iron Horse Photo Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of RACE DAY, a new-concept short documentary about harness racing, created with user-generated content. All of the footage used in the film will...

RMTC To Help Organize Summit On Meds

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium board of directors today announced that it will join the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and American Association of Equine Practitioners in organ...

NTRA Mute On Proposed Drug Ban

On Monday, April 18 the National Thoroughbred Racing Association had the opportunity to make a statement in regard to the Association of Racing Commissioners International’s call to get rid of all rac...

Race-Day Medication Ban Coming In KY?

According to a report, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will soon be discussing the possibility of implementing a statewide rule -- at least for thoroughbreds -- which would see a total ban of

Ruling Fallout Evokes Bigger Questions

February 23, 2011

It has been reported that the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has ruled that James Main, the veterinarian which administered a race-day injection of tranexamic acid to a mare owned by The Queen, ...

Vet Admits To Giving Bleeder Shot To The Queen's Mare, Claims Ignorance

February 15, 2011

Veterinarian James Main is facing an expulsion from the British horse racing industry after admitting to administering a 20 millilitre dose of Tranexamic Acid (TA) to Moonlit Path, a mare owned by The...