The Breeders’ Cup on Monday announced a series of safety and security
initiatives extending through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. A prominent
element of the program, developed in consultation with tracks participating in
the Challenge Series, will focus on extending the Breeders’ Cup
out-of-competition testing program throughout the Series.
Working in tandem with Dr. Mary Scollay and the Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission, as well as racing commissions in host jurisdictions, horses
nominated to Challenge races will be subject to random out of competition
testing while Challenge winners will be subject to such testing at any time
prior to the Championships.
The Breeders’ Cup Challenge program in North America consists of 50 graded
stakes events hosted in seven jurisdictions and 10 racetracks. Winners of
Challenge races earn automatic starting positions into a corresponding race of
the World Championships.
In addition, tracks throughout North America who will host Challenge races in
2015 agreed to implement the following security and testing measures for those
Challenge races:
competing, including a security officer or video surveillance for a minimum
of eight hours before post time.
Integrity Alliance.
the Controlled Therapeutic Medications and Prohibited Substances provisions
of the National Uniform Medication Program as promulgated by the Racing
Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) and the Association of Racing
Commissioners International (RCI).
testing on all participating horses.
medication be administered only by regulatory or official veterinarians. In
jurisdictions where regulations are pending but not presently effective any
such administration shall be supervised and syringes collected for testing.
by laboratories accredited by or pending accreditation by the RMTC.
“Breeders’ Cup Limited is recognized as a leader in racing security, safety
and testing at the World Championships and we are pleased to extend these
measures to the Challenge Series and we thank the participating tracks for their
cooperation and assistance,” said Craig Fravel, President and CEO of Breeders’
Cup Ltd.
“We share a commitment to integrity, safety and security with the Breeders’
Cup and these steps are an excellent way to ensure the safety and security
measures for the Challenge Series and for the World Championships at Keeneland
will be an example to the industry,” said Dr. Mary Scollay, Equine Medical
Director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
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