CHRB: Testing Samples for Breeders' Cup Clear

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Nov 3rd, 2014

www.BloodHorse.com
by Tom LaMaraa

All samples collected from horses that competed in the 2014 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park have been cleared by the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at UC-Davis.

The California Horse Racing Board made the announcement the evening of Nov. 3.

All horses that competed in Breeders' Cup races Oct. 31-Nov. 1 underwent pre-race testing for TCO2 levels in blood. Post-race testing was performed for prohibited drugs on the first four finishers in all Breeders' Cup races plus any additional random horses selected by the stewards consistent with CHRB protocol.

Post-race testing was done on both blood and urine samples.

In addition, horses pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup were randomly selected for out-of-competition testing. The out-of-competition samples were drawn and analyzed before the races with the cooperation of national and international racing jurisdictions and laboratories, the CHRB said.

Samples drawn overseas were analyzed in the country in which the horses were sampled. All samples from horses stabled in North America were analyzed at the Maddy Laboratory.

Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the CHRB, reported Oct. 30 that out-of-competition samples cleared testing prior to the Breeders' Cup.

The lab's standard protocols look for more than 45 anabolic steroids and in excess of a thousand other prohibited drugs and substances. Effective Oct. 1, the National Uniform Medication Program therapeutic medication thresholds approved by the CHRB became effective, and all tested samples met those new regulations, officials said.

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