Survey: Racehorse Drug Testing System has Serious Flaws

Research commissioned by The Jockey Club shows that, though the Thoroughbred industry has made progress in the area of uniform medication and testing standards, a state-by-state approach is at best problematic.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Research commissioned by The Jockey Club shows that, though the Thoroughbred industry has made progress in the area of uniform medication and testing standards, a state-by-state approach is at best problematic.

The Jockey Club Oct. 14 held a media briefing via Skype in Lexington and New York City. On hand were representatives of McKinsey and Co., which touched on the issue of medication uniformity during the Jockey Club Round Table Conference in August.

"We're deeply interested in reform on various pillars of the regulatory process," said Jim Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club. "Testing is a real cornerstone of any regulatory process. We've got a real mixed bag. It may be that the status quo needs to be rethought."

The research, derived from a survey of 18 horse racing jurisdictions and interaction with up to 30, dealt with the processes and financial expenditure regarding test sample collection, actual drug testing procedures, and research into emerging drugs or other substances

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

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.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

Where do you primarily feed your horse?
300 votes · 300 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!