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One syringe was tested at Industrial Laboratories: it contained methamphetamine and methylphenidate (Ritalin).

Quarter Horse trainer Martin Orona, Jr. has been summarily suspended by the New Mexico Racing Commission after one of his trainees tested positive for Nikethamide

The aim is to determine whether genetic or environmental factors are more important in the durability and longevity of racing careers among Standardbreds.

Out-of-competition testing in horse racing may be a big part of HISA -- but what may be the challenges in implementation?

The study will seek to identify horses at risk for catastrophic injury through the use of mRNA expression analysis of  blood samples.

Bob Baffert has 10 days to appeal the ruling after Medina Spirits 2021 Kentucky Derby win was disqualified.

As horse racing faces multiple doping scandals, the head of the New York Equine Drug Lab...

Medina Spirit’s precarious victory in the Kentucky Derby hangs by the result of a split drug sample that has yet to be sent to a testing lab. Reports say that ball is in the court of the colt’s connections, including trainer Bob Baffert. (Ron Flatter phot Louisville, Ky. I have a lot of questions, more than a few answers and even some things to make you go hmmmm. For instance, whatever happened to C C Music Factory? And Arsenio Hall? Well, we’re waiting. Wasn’t Medina Spirit supposed t...

New York: Newly-Amended Clenbuterol Rule Goes Into Effect June 2 Sponsored by: The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) voted Monday to amend its rules for the use of clenbuterol in New York State to follow the model proposed by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC). These rules will go into effect state-wide, including at all three New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) tracks – Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack – as of June 2. The full...

Email Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a drug test last week, calling into question his victory and spurring speculation about whether the colt might lose its title just before the Preakness Stakes, the second race in the Triple Crown event. (He didn’t.) Trainer Bob Baffert first denied the charges but later admitted he’d treated the horse with an antifungal ointment, maintaining he wasn’t aware it contained the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone. This latest scandal is part o...