Multi-Breed Racehorse Drug Uniformity No Easy Task

The Ohio State Racing Commission indicated it’s not prepared to adopt a uniform national drug policy.
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Amid another call for separate medication rules for Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds, the Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) has indicated it’s not prepared to adopt a uniform national drug policy.

The United States Trotting Association (USTA) in late September dropped out of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and also publicly rejected the proposed national model rules on medication developed by the RMTC and passed by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. On Dec. 6 USTA president Phil Langley claimed the RMTC didn’t accurately describe the USTA’s position.

The RMTC recently issued a release stating there is no physiologic difference between breeds to warrant separate rules

In a letter to RMTC chairman Alex Waldrop, Langley said the RMTC at a September meeting knew the USTA had requested to continue using the bronchodilator clenbuterol and corticosteroids as the harness industry has for years

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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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