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Officials Cite Progress Made in Drug Testing

Laboratories that test samples for the presence of drugs in California, Delaware, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other states have signed letters of intent to submit to accreditation.

 Sunday, August 22, 2010

Kentucky Has New Equine Drug-Testing Contract

The company that conducts equine drug testing in Great Britain but which has not been involved in testing of horses in America has been awarded the contract to handle the testing of horses racing in Kentucky.

 Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Changes Ahead for Drug-Testing Protocol

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is developing protocol designed to streamline and improve equine drug-testing in the United States. And it is taking a few pages from a 1991 study that didn't gain any traction in the racing industry when it was released.

 Friday, April 24, 2009
RMTC Has Plan for Drug-Testing Standards

RMTC Has Plan for Drug-Testing Standards

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is developing a five-prong plan to implement equine drug-testing standards similar to those used by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

 Friday, September 26, 2008

KY Drug-Testing Lab Still a Possibility

The Governor's Task Force on the Future of Horse Racing hopes to have the framework for a plan to create an equine drug-testing laboratory in Kentucky in place by the end of this year.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Drug Testing Next Focus of Reform Plan

Drug Testing Next Focus of Reform Plan

The horseracing industry will continue with a serious push to enact reforms related to equine safety and drug testing, officials indicated Aug. 17 during and after The Jockey Club Round Table in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Sunday, August 17, 2008