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Kentucky Drug Council recommendations ban on anabolic steroids

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August 14, 2008 Send To A Friend  | Print View

The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council on Thursday passed a recommendation that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission adopt a ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing, prompting council chairman Dr. Jerry Yon to call it the "toughest in the country."
 
The recommendations calls for anabolic steroids to not be administered to any horse that is in competition, and includes a threshold level for naturally occuring steroids Boldenone, Nandrolone and Testosterone, which horses may be given for therapeutic reasons.
 
If a horse tests positive for steroids it would be ineligible to race in the state for at least 60 days after a negative test is reported. An offense for a synthetically-produced steroid would be treated as a Class A violation, with a possible license suspension for the trainer for up to three years. A positive test for a naturally-occuring steroid would be treated as a Class B violation and a possible trainer license suspension for 60 days.
 
Also, the proposed rule allows for any person who claims a horse to request that the horse be tested for anabolic steroids at the time of the claim, with the claimant bearing the cost of the test. A positive test would allow the claim to be voided.

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