NZ TB racing bans anabolic steroids

Anabolic steroids get got been banned for purpose inwards thoroughbred horses from the historic flow of 6 months inwards New Zealand.

The ban has been approved past times New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing for horses both inwards too out of competition.

The deed brings New Zealand into trace alongside Australia, which announced a ban on the purpose of anabolic steroids both inwards too out of contest inwards mid September.

It volition utilize to all thoroughbreds from the historic flow of 6 months, alongside this flow of permitted steroid purpose allowed entirely inwards the interests of animate beingness welfare.

New Zealand’s electrical flow Rules of Racing prohibit anabolic steroids inwards horses entirely on race day, pregnant the novel ban volition need an amendment to the rules.

It is expected the dominion modify volition hold out implemented past times Dec 1, 2013, alongside the ban effective from May 1, 2014. The prohibition volition utilize to whatsoever Equus caballus that comes inside the legal jurisdiction of the New Zealand regulatory government to bear out-of-competition testing.

NZTR Chief Executive Greg Purcell said a zero-tolerance approach would hold out taken on anabolic steroids.

“While the purpose of anabolic steroids has non been a major work inwards New Zealand, it was of import nosotros accept a clear too definitive position inwards the interests of integrity too world perceptions of thoroughbred racing inwards New Zealand.

“There’s no house for performance-enhancing drugs inwards our sport too this is will to our commitment.”

In making the novel rule, NZTR consulted alongside its Veterinary Advisor, the Equine Veterinary Association, Trainers’ Association, Breeders’ Association, New Zealand Bloodstock, Harness Racing Trainers’ too Drivers, too Standardbred Breeder. It has taken into occupation organization human relationship that approximately countries volition ban anabolic steroids from nativity to retirement.

 

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