Regulations

New Clenbuterol Rules Now In Effect

August 25, 2015

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency has issued an important reminder to the Canadian horse racing industry that a significant change to the elimination guideline for Clenbuterol will come into effect Sept...

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 ...

Rules Of Standardbred Racing Amended

At a meeting of the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) on March 26, 2015, the Rules of Standardbred Racing 2012 were amended with revisions for Racing Under Saddle (RUS).

New RCI Guidelines, Advisory Board

December 16, 2014

On Tuesday, the Association of Racing Commissioners International issued an update to its Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties and Model Rule document.

Medication Reforms Make Progress

December 09, 2014

The horse racing industry made significant progress toward the uniform adoption of national medication reforms in 2014, as regulators in multiple jurisdictions adopted model rules developed by the Rac...

New NJ Medication Rules In Effect

November 05, 2014

The New Jersey Racing Commission’s new medication rules went into effect on Monday, November 3.

Meadowlands’ New Multiple-Entries Rule

October 31, 2014

Officials with the Meadowlands Racetrack have announced that starting with the 2014-2015 season at the East Rutherford, NJ oval there will be a new condition attached to all late and early-closer fina...

Siren Required For Ontario Tracks

October 27, 2014

The board of the Ontario Racing Commission has announced that it has approved revisions and new rules directing all Standardbred racetracks to upgrade their emergency warning light systems to now incl...

Convicted Trainer Rule Amended

October 27, 2014

On Saturday, October 25 the Breeders' Cup Board of Directors voted to amend its Convicted Trainer Rule to include stipulations in regard to horses and assistant trainers.

Cobalt Study Results Released

September 30, 2014

On Tuesday, September 30, the results of an intensive, United States Trotting Association-funded scientific study intended to ascertain the appropriate regulatory level for determining the excessive p...

New Pennsylvania Whipping Rules

September 25, 2014

On Thursday, September 25, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced that it is imposing stricter standards to safeguard equine athletes from direct contact with whips during harness racing...

New KHRC Medication Rules Near

Changes to regulatory thresholds and withdrawal guidelines for 24 regulated therapeutic medications are set to begin June 6 in Kentucky.