Uniform Racehorse Drug Program Picking Up Support

Multiple racing jurisdictions have adopted all or parts of the National Uniform Medication Program, with others expected to be on board by the end of this year.
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Multiple racing jurisdictions have adopted all or parts of the National Uniform Medication Program, with others expected to be on board by the end of this year.

Dionne Benson, DVM, executive director of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, provided an update July 8, first day of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The adoption process began in the Mid-Atlantic region a little more than a year ago.

The controlled therapeutic substances list of 26 commonly used medications is in place in nine states: Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia. The list has been approved by regulatory agencies in California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

Another eight states are in the adoption process: Arizona, Idaho, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Benson said the RMTC is hopeful Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, and Texas will approve the list by the end of 2014; if that occurs it will cover about 78% of national pari-mutuel handle

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Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has been news editor at The Blood-Horse since 1998. After graduation he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an editor and reporter with a focus on municipal government and politics. He also worked at Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Times before joining The Blood-Horse. LaMarra, who has lived in Lexington since 1994, has won various writing awards and was recognized with the Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of the horse racing industry. He likes to spend some of his spare time handicapping races.

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