AQHA endorses racing medication rules
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has endorsed The Jockey Club’s proposed Reformed Racing Medication Rules.
The rules, announced a twelvemonth agone past times The Jockey Club in addition to updated recently, address the effect of permitted race-day medications, illegal doping of horses, uniform rules in addition to penalties for those who violate rules or bear witness to price horses in addition to their riders.
“It is critical for us to give-up the ghost on racing construct clean for the horses; the owners, breeders in addition to trainers; in addition to the betting public,” said association executive vice president Don Treadway Jr.
“AQHA has been a leader at addressing this theme in addition to past times teaming with our thoroughbred – in addition to other breed – counterparts, nosotros are forming a united front end to address this real serious issue.”
Over the final year, Equus caballus racing has been nether the microscope.
Efforts accept been initiated inward Washington DC to regulate the industry.
AQHA’s endorsement included i qualification, with AQHA non calling for the withdrawal of the role of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide on race day.
The Jockey Club has long advocated the removal of this medication from competition.
“AQHA in addition to The Jockey Club accept had productive meetings to address topics inside the proposal inward gild to gain widespread manufacture endorsement in addition to broader support.
“Both AQHA in addition to The Jockey Club handgrip that working jointly to promote the Reformed Racing Medication Rules in addition to addressing this close of import effect inward a united fashion volition deed the manufacture to where it needs to hold upwardly to address race-day medications, uniform rules, in addition to illicit in addition to illegal drugs, in addition to punish those who role them inward swifter fashion in addition to with harsher penalties,” Treadway said.
At The Jockey Club’s Round Table Conference inward Saratoga Springs, New York, it was too announced that the Thoroughbred Owners in addition to Breeders Association has endorsed the Reformed Racing Medication Rules.
“We accept to handgrip on a destination of non alone ensuring that our sport is every bit rubber every bit possible in addition to that our athletes are properly cared for, precisely too reassure world observers in addition to our fans that nosotros compare favorably to other sports in addition to the international racing community when it comes to the role of drugs,” said Stuart S. Janney III, vice chairman of The Jockey Club in addition to chairman of the Thoroughbred Safety Committee.
“We are immensely pleased to accept the American Quarter Horse Association in addition to the Thoroughbred Owners in addition to Breeders Association joining this critical initiative.”
The AQHA Racing Council volition encounter later on this calendar month in addition to with its topics volition hold upwardly the Reformed Racing Medication Rules proposal in addition to other avenues the association volition pursue to protect horses from those who seek to produce them harm. AQHA in addition to The Jockey Club volition hold upwardly reaching out to other groups to coordinate an industry-wide coming together on the Reformed Racing Medication Rules proposal.
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