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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
This is a baby step in the right direction.
Not Perfect
The problem with the new regulations is where they set the guidlines for what they call "natural occuring" steroids. - The hormones the animals naturally have , as well as the test being a Race-Day urine sample.
Ungelded Males Exempt?
With the CHRB's current proposal there is no limit to the amount of Testosterone levels in a ungelded male horse. Meaning that a barn can pump their horses with as much injections of Testosterone as they want.
Conflict of Interest - Geldings get the shaft
With ungelded males having no limit on their Testosterone injections, and the Geldings limited to 20 nanograms (35 less than even the fillies), are they at a big disadvantage in the Breeders cup?
Healthy for Fillies
Steroid rules are a much needed change for Fillies. Even with 55nanograms of testosterone allowed in fillies, this will be a neede reduction.
Just a raceday Urine test
How long do steroids appear in urine for a racehorse? It seems that trainers can still cycle any and all steroids on their horses and show a benefit in the time between races and layoffs.
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This a step in the wrong direction as it will lead to more illegal and currently undetectable substances being used to try to fill the gap left by the banning of anabolics. There is zero proof that anabolics are a performance enhancer in horses. But as stated above there are legitimate therapuetic uses for them and the withdrawl times are wildly inconsistent which may lead to lots of bs positives. As is typical in the medication wars, the powers that be make a pr move that will make things more dificult for the non cheaters. Regulation would have been a much better option but it would not make the splash that banning them makes.