Breeders’ Cup Will Not Expand Furosemide Ban in 2013

As in 2012, Salix use is prohibited in Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds but allowed in all other races.
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Breeders’ Cup will not expand its prohibition of furosemide, also called Salix or Lasix, to additional championship races this year, but opted to continue last year’s policy of banning the diuretic in juvenile races and allowing it in all others.

The board held a teleconference meeting March 1, one week after meeting in Florida. The earlier meeting produced discussion of medication but no action.

Breeders’ Cup had planned to expand a ban on race-day furosemide to all of its races in 2013, but board members voted to maintain the 2012 policy. That policy prohibits Salix use in Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds but allows it in all other races.

Breeders’ Cup board members called for more study on the diuretic used to prevent or lessen the severity of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) in Thoroughbreds. The board pledged funding and called upon other Thoroughbred racing organizations to support an industry-wide independent study of the causes, effects, and potential alternative methods of reducing the occurrence of EIPH in racehorses

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