Gulfstream Plans Furosemide-Free Races in 2015

Gulfstream Park plans to offer furosemide-free races for 2-year-olds in 2015 and eventually operate an on-track pharmacy to ensure tight regulation of medication.
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Gulfstream Park, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, plans to offer furosemide-free races for 2-year-olds in 2015 and eventually operate an on-track pharmacy to ensure tight regulation of medication.

Frank Stronach, owner of The Stronach Group, said horse racing must implement reforms to instill confidence in the public and stakeholders such as owners, breeders, and racetracks. He outlined his plan involving furosemide (marketed as Salix and also known as Lasix) Aug. 13 at the Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming Law in Saratoga Springs, New York.

"If we work together we can put on a great show and convince the public (that racetracks) are a great place to go," Stronach said. "We have to ask ourselves why we as an industry have gone backward."

Stronach supports medication-free racing on race day. He said in the Gulfstream Park condition book next year, "most of the races will be Lasix-free. I think we can learn and demonstrate that Lasix isn't needed. Race-day medication should not be used

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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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