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Bill May Weaken Anti-Doping Efforts

Reports of federal legislation to be introduced next week in the United Stated have raised concerns that the bill being considered would weaken the current anti-doping program in horse racing.

Ward Named RCI Board Chairman-Elect

John T. Ward, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Board, was recently chosen as the Chairman-Elect of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Board of Directors.

Uniform Drug Testing Policy Approved

"For years we have talked about uniformity but today is the first day that we can say there is agreement as to what constitutes a violation."

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 ...

Drug Testing Solidarity Displayed

In a bold move towards the uniform regulation of medication and drug testing in North American racing, the regulators of eight states in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast United States have committed to ...

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).

Harness Racing Congress Begins

The first day of the sixth Harness Racing Congress, held Saturday morning (March 2) at the Westin Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was filled with panel discussions on government rela...

Duncan Patterson New RCI Chairman

January 14, 2013

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) announced today that W. Duncan Patterson is the new Chairman of the association.

CPMA Notice Re: RCI Medication Rules

December 19, 2012

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued the following memorandum to the Provincial Regulatory Bodies on Wednesday regarding the Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Medication Rules.

Modifications To Medication Rules

December 17, 2012

The Board of Directors of Racing Commissions International (RCI) has voted to move forward with a major revision of the association’s model medication rules for horse racing.

RCI: Racing Cleaner Than Olympics

Noting that the Olympic Games commencing this week in London permit some athletes to compete with performance enhancing drugs in their systems, Ed Martin, President of Racing Commissioners Internation...

Harness Regulators Move Toward Uniformity

Standardbred racing regulators from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware said that they would work to harmonize regional racing rules and explore implementation of time-based limits on medi...