Racing NSW Secures State-of-the-Art Drug Detection Equipment

The new equipment can screen for more than 8,000 different types of drugs.
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Racing New South Wales (NSW), in Australia, has purchased AU$1.5 million of new equipment which can screen for more than 8,000 different types of drugs in a single analysis.

It was only a few years ago where a swab could only screen for a few hundred drugs, at any one time, with the analyst having to stipulate which drugs would be tested for in advance. The further advantage of this new equipment is that it tests for 8,000 drugs automatically without the analyst stipulating in advance the drugs to be tested for.

“This highlights that gone are the days where swabs will only be analyzed once,” said Racing NSW Chief Executive Peter V’landys said. “With our policy to freeze swabs means that we will further screen the swabs when the new equipment is operational to ensure all drugs have been tested for.”

Racing NSW is also continuing its work on the equine biological passport, which will monitor the physiology of horse at certain points to determine if any changes are due to the use of prohibited substances or other unnatural and illegal means

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