Kentucky's ongoing attempt to end racing in state proceeds..

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

For me, if all horses need drugs to race, preventive or otherwise, there shouldn't be racing. I can't think of any other sport for any type of being where this would even be considered.

Other horse sports do. The FEI, the Federation Equestre Internationale, for example at the Rolex International Three-Day Event here in KY now, has a list of permitted competition-day drugs, which includes certain levels of aspirin, banamine, and bute. That's right - on competition day. These drugs are not considered performance-enhancing at the allowable levels.

And the FEI is twice as tough on testing and drugs as horse racing could ever dream of being.

The Olympics has a long list of competition-day allowable drugs, and levels, that athletes can use. Includes albuterol and other "lung" (asthma) drugs.

We need to ban illegal performance enhancers. Not helpful therapeutics.