Officials Say Horse Racing Drug Report Dispels Criticism

Officials: Report that shows 99.5% of samples tested “clean” in 2010 dispels claims that racing is drug-ridden
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Thoroughbred racing industry officials said a report that shows 99.5% of biological samples taken from racehorses and tested by laboratories in 2010 were "clean" dispels claims that horse racing is drug-ridden.

The report, called "Drugs in Racing 2010–The Facts," was compiled by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) and released Sept. 8. The report said "salacious comments" made in stories in mainstream publications "create an undeserved negative perception" of horse racing.

A few members of Congress also have targeted horse racing because of what they perceive to be–or have been told is–a drug problem.

More than 320,000 samples were tested in 2010. The report states laboratory results indicate 99.5% of them were found to contain no foreign or prohibited substance based on existing testing protocol

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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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