Ohio Eyes Changes in Racehorse Drug Policy and Testing

OSRC is moving forward to adopt drug-testing threshold levels as part of national model rules,
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The Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) is moving forward to adopt drug-testing threshold levels as part of national model rules, and also indicated it will switch to post-race TCO2 screening and bring Thoroughbred racing into the mix.

The OSRC Medication Committee met Aug. 22 to solicit comments on the proposals from veterinarians and horsemen’s groups. The panel also asked for written suggestions to be submitted within 10 days.

OSRC member B.J. Roach said the commission would like to be in line with others around the country that have adopted or plan to adopt the threshold levels endorsed by the Association of Racing Commissioners International for various drugs.

"We would like to adopt this and have states the same," Roach said. "We may have to accept something we think should be a bit different

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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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