New Mexico Racing Commission votes to limit drug use, increase penalties

by | 06.22.2012 | 7:04am
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The New Mexico Racing Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to limit the use of drugs in the racing industry and create harsher penalties for those that violate the drug policy, reports the New York Times.

Under the new rules, New Mexico is one of the few jurisdictions allowing the lowest possible limit of two widely used pain killers. Violators of the stricter rules could face suspensions of up to three years.

The president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International praised New Mexico for adopting these new rules following a model the group created but also said a new model could be coming as the industry moves toward more and clearer limits on drugs used by trainers and veterinarians.

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  • Perks

    HOW ABOUT LIFE TIME BAN…..

  • Lex

    ALL of these racing commissions are TOTALLY lame! They should give THEM frog juice! ALL you’ve got to do is make the VETS responsible for the drugs THEY inject into the horse. I will GUARANTEE when it’s their livelihoods at stake & THEY are faced with fines & suspensions ALL of this $H IT WILL STOP! REAL QUICK! The fact that NOBODY EVEN moves the discussion in this direction PROVES they are too dumb & too weak to create any real meaningful change.

  • Perks

    great idea, but what about the ones the vets are not dosing??

  • May Flower

    Racing can’t continue to react after being caught, exposed and embarrassed, then go on a wild goose chase hoping to corner some of the abusive and cheating bastards with their drugs du jour.

    #1: Fraud, abuse and endangerment prevention.

  • Roy

    The vets aren’t giving this – I would guess that less than 5% of trainers cannot hit a vein.  It’s almost a pre-requirement for becoming a trainer.

  • Lex

    Yeah…right! SURE they’re not…guess again! ALL the trainers were injecting their own EPO & PROCRIT too!  But let’s not call VETS onto the carpet or saddle them with any responsibility when horses come up positive. PUULLEEEZE!

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