The Breeder’s Cup recently added to additional classes of drugs to strengthen the integrity of the competition and help protect the athletes at the two-day world championships to be held at Santa Anita on November 6 and 7.
Drugs are divided into five classes based on their action, ability to influence the outcome of the race, ability to influence a horse’s performance, presence of any therapeutic uses or evidence of substance abuse.
Usual doping tests include anabolic steroids testing, EPO (erythropoietin) test which is usually conducted ten days before the event and milkshake testing or TCO2 test.
New additions are the Class 1 drugs, which include opiates, opium derivatives, and synthetic opioids, psychoactive drugs, amphetamines and amphetamine-like drugs.
Class 2 drugs include lidocaine, epogen, caffeine and snake venoms.
Trainers of these horses that will test positive for these two classes of drugs will be subject to a one-year suspension. Those who will fail the test three times will be banned for a lifetime in the Breeder’s cup. Meanwhile, a failed EPO test will also result to a trainer’s suspension and banning of the horse from joining any event. A failed TCO2 test will also result to suspension and purse redistribution.
From The Canadian Press:
Drugs are divided into five classes based on their action, ability to influence the outcome of the race, ability to influence a horse’s performance, presence of any therapeutic uses or evidence of substance abuse.
Usual doping tests include anabolic steroids testing, EPO (erythropoietin) test which is usually conducted ten days before the event and milkshake testing or TCO2 test.
New additions are the Class 1 drugs, which include opiates, opium derivatives, and synthetic opioids, psychoactive drugs, amphetamines and amphetamine-like drugs.
Class 2 drugs include lidocaine, epogen, caffeine and snake venoms.
Trainers of these horses that will test positive for these two classes of drugs will be subject to a one-year suspension. Those who will fail the test three times will be banned for a lifetime in the Breeder’s cup. Meanwhile, a failed EPO test will also result to a trainer’s suspension and banning of the horse from joining any event. A failed TCO2 test will also result to suspension and purse redistribution.
From The Canadian Press:
"The establishment of these new regulations strengthens our number one priority of preserving the integrity of our competition and protecting the welfare of our athletes at the world championships," Breeders' Cup president and CEO Greg Avioli said Monday.
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