Racing Medication & Testing Consortium

USTA Clarifies Relationship With RMTC

November 21, 2019

On Thursday, November 21, the United States Trotting Association issued a press release in regard to a recent announcement from the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium.

$250K In Funding For Integrity Research

February 17, 2019

It has been announced that a pair of tactical research projects aimed to ultimately eradicate the use of blood doping and nerve blocking in racehorses has received a combined quarter-million dollars i...

New Consortium, NTRA Test Barn Rules

December 08, 2016

On Wednesday, December 8, the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium (RMTC) and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) released a new set of test barn and chain of custody recommendat...

USTA Medication Committee Appointed

November 07, 2013

In order to develop comprehensive proposals on the use of therapeutic medications and recommended penalties for violations in harness racing, United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley ...

RMTC Adopts Therapeutic Medication Withdrawal Times, Addresses Stacking

At its March 19 meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors adopted recommendations for thresholds and withdrawal times for four therapeutic ...

Regulators Meet On Medication Rules

Regulators from 24 North American racing jurisdictions met today via conference call to discuss new Model Medication Rules set to be adopted by Racing Commissioners International (RCI).

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...