IEAH attempts to take the high road...

[Cannon Shell]

From the DRF story:

"We haven't fully researched it," Iavarone said Monday, after the group put out a statement announcing the policy. "We're committed to the rules they have in Europe and Dubai. That's the standard everyone mentions."

In general, European regulations do not allow any medications to be administered on raceday. The policies in many European countries allow for concentration levels of certain drugs in post-race tests, so that horsemen can administer medications to horses while in training.

In contrast, every racing jurisdiction in the United States allows for the raceday administration of furosemide. In addition, several other jurisdictions allow for the raceday administration of so-called "adjunct bleeder medications" used in concert with furosemide, and several jurisdictions also allow for administration of phenylbutazone, a painkiller, within 48 hours of a race. As in Europe, U.S. racing states use concentration levels for dozens of commonly used drugs.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/95722.html



Interesting that they would make a statement without having fully researched it.

Kind of eyeopening for those who believe European racing to be totally "drug free". For all the talk about how rampant our drug problem is and how nothing has been done, after Jan 1st the only real difference will be Lasix and Bute and Bute is not even given on raceday here.