Horse Racing: Revised Drug Rules Have Provision for Salix
In a change designed to win support of its Reformed Racing Medication Rules, The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day as jurisdictions consider phasing out use of the medication.
Rules for regulatory or third-party administration of the anti-bleeding drug also called Salix or Lasix were originally included in a draft of the Reformed Racing Medication Rules. When the document was unveiled this spring, the provision was removed, effectively banning Salix administration on race day.
Only Kentucky has taken regulatory action to phase out Salix, but only in graded or listed stakes beginning in 2014. New York is considering a phase out, and West Virginia is planning a fact-finding meeting on the issue.
The Jockey Club still supports phased elimination of Salix for all races in the United States. The organization didn't discuss the document change during the Aug. 12 Round Table conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., but the Reformed Racing Medication Rules do acknowledge the need for a transitional period.
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