Trainers Support Medication Phase Out August 05, 2014 A group of 25 Thoroughbred trainers have announced that they support the phasing out of race-day medication, starting with the two-year-olds of the 2015 season of racing.
Ind. To Adopt National Medication Rules May 01, 2014 Indiana on Wednesday became the latest state to adopt all of the national uniform medication rules, penalties and testing reforms developed by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and a...
S-Bred Medication Discussion In NY January 22, 2014 Standardbred industry stakeholders, during a Jan. 21 hearing before the New York Gaming Commission, made their case for separate medication rules for harness racing.
NYS Working Towards Cobalt Testing January 13, 2014 The New York State Gaming Commission has issued a statement in which it says that it is taking steps to begin testing for ‘Cobalt,’ a substance which has been a topic of discussion in the racing indus...
USTA Issues Letter To RMTC December 06, 2013 United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley has issued a letter to RMTC Chairman Alex Waldrop in response to the Dec. 3 RMTC news release entitled, 'RMTC: Current Threshold Levels for Co...
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 ...
NTRA, 50 Other Industry Organizations Call For Adoption Of Uniform Rules October 03, 2013 The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) sent a letter to pari-mutuel regulators earlier this week urging them to adopt uniform national reforms addressing much-needed changes to medication...
Update: USTA Rejects RCI Med. Rules September 26, 2013 The Executive Committee of the United States Trotting Association unanimously voted to reject The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) proposed model medication rules on Wednesday.
RCI Toughens Penalty Guidelines August 01, 2013 Racing Commissioners International has announced that it has voted to create a penalty point system and 'enhanced' suspensions for trainers with multiple medication violations.
RMTC On "Substances Of Concern" July 02, 2013 The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) Tactical Research Committee has reviewed data from laboratory analysis of two substances of concern in racing that have been marketed as powerfully ...
RCI: Attorneys Support Enhanced Penalties For Multiple Infractions June 10, 2013 The Racing Commissioners International (RCI) Regulatory Attorneys Committee has advanced a proposal to enhance penalties for trainers with multiple drug violations similar to the approach taken by the...
RCI: Progress On Medication Reform June 05, 2013 The president of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) said today that a survey of U.S. racing regulatory jurisdictions shows that the adoption of RCI’s uniform medication policy for racing is adva...
