Proposed Lasix regulations voted down in Kentucky
The Thoroughbred Owners as well as Breeders Association as well as The Jockey Club conduct maintain reacted amongst dismay over a Kentucky legislative commission voting downward regulations linked to a proposed ban on the anti-bleeding medication, furosemide, on race day.
The Kentucky Legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing as well as Occupations voted against the regulations which would conduct maintain cleared the means for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s proposed restrictions on the drug, besides known equally Salix or Lasix, inward graded as well as listed stakes races.
The rules inward dispute would conduct maintain restricted the permitted direction of Salix to solely commission veterinarians. The panel voted downward the regulation yesteryear 19-1, amongst 4 members non voting.
Governor Steve Beshear tin even as well as then override the committee’s decision, precisely says he has yet to brand upwards his mind.
The Thoroughbred Owners as well as Breeders Association as well as The Jockey Club said it was disappointing that private members of the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent as well as Protective Association as well as racetrack veterinarians, fearful of whatsoever changes inward the purpose of the race-day drug Lasix, are attempting to concur hostage novel Kentucky racing rules designed to promote the health, welfare as well as security of thoroughbreds.
The committee, they said, had rejected regulations designed to eliminate the purpose of non-FDA approved adjunct bleeder medications, trim the allowable purpose of the painkiller Bute, as well as mandate that Lasix survive administered solely yesteryear regulatory veterinarians.
“All of these changes conduct maintain been approved yesteryear the Racing Medication as well as Testing Consortium (RMTC) to ameliorate the wellness as well as security of the Equus caballus as well as the integrity of the sport,” assocation president Dan Metzger as well as Jockey Club president Jim Gagliano said inward a statement.
“The RMTC represents 25 manufacture stakeholders including veterinarians, regulatory agencies, as well as horsemen associations. In add-on to thoroughbred interests, the RMTC has representatives from American Quarter Horse, Standardbred, as well as Arabian racing,” they said.
“Some or all of the regulations are already on the books inward many other states as well as had been supported yesteryear a broad spectrum of the industry, including those inward almost major racing states.
“As other states motion frontward amongst regulatory reform to ameliorate the security as well as integrity of the sport, it is troubling to run into elements of racing inward Kentucky human action inward a mode that is as well as then inconsistent amongst its stated objectives to back upwards construct clean as well as prophylactic horseracing.
“We back upwards the regulatory amendments proposed as well as approved yesteryear the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. We urge the members of the political committee(s) responsible for yesterday’s decisions to reconsider as well as approve the proposed amendments to regulations equally designed to protect the racehorse.”
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