Ractopamine

Alberta Notice Regarding Ractopamine

December 21, 2015

Officials with Horse Racing Alberta have announced that anyone that has received a positive for ractopamine in the province of Alberta up to this date will not have to declare it on their licence rene...

CPMA Ractopamine Clarification

September 01, 2015

On Tuesday, September 1, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued a further notice to the Canadian horse racing industry in regard to ractopamine.

Purina Statement On Ractopamine

August 27, 2015

Agribrands Purina has issued a statement to the harness racing industry regarding a recent Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency a memo on the drug Ractopamine in animal feedstuffs....read on

Statement On Ractopamine In Feedstuffs

August 25, 2015

Paul Sharpe of Sharpe Feeds has issued a statement to the harness racing industry regarding a recent Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency a memo on the drug Ractopamine in animal feedstuffs....read on

CPMA Update On Ractopamine

August 21, 2015

On Friday, August 21, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency issued a memo to the Canadian horse racing industry which contained an update regarding Ractopamine in 'feedstuffs.'

Update On Ractopamine In Feed

November 03, 2014

On Monday, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued an update to the horse racing industry on recent findings of ractopamine in equine feed.

CPMA: Drug Appearing In Feed

February 18, 2014

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued a memorandum to the horse racing industry late Friday warning of the drug ractopamine appearing in feedstuffs.

Updated: Horses, Trainers Cleared In Tainted Feed Positive Test Case

Trot Insider has learned that all trainers and horses affected by the positive tests due to tainted feed have been cleared to race as of Monday, July 8.

ORC Releases Decision On 'Tainted Feed' Stays

On Monday, July 8, the Ontario Racing Commission released its June 27 ruling regarding the appeals from licensees Robert Fellows, Robert Key, Brad Maxwell, Bjorn Noren and Howard Taylor.

Positive Tests From Tainted Feed

On Thursday, three Ontario-based trainers whose horses had tested positive for a Class 2 drug were found not at fault by the Ontario Racing Commission's appeal panel.

Cal Expo Still Seeking Operator

Representatives of Cal Expo and harness horsemen provided an update on continuing efforts to find an operator for the harness meet at Cal Expo at the California Horse Racing Board meeting Thursday, Ap...

Use Of Zilpaterol Earns Most Severe Penalties

December 07, 2010

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) today classified Zilpaterol hydrochloride as a 'Class 3' substance and called for the most severe penalty should it be found in a racehorse