No Violations in Out-of-Competition, TCO2, Post-Race Breeders' Cup Tests
All samples collected from 2013 Breeders’ Cup horses have been cleared by the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at UC Davis.
All horses competing in Breeders Cup races November 1 and 2 at Santa Anita Park underwent pre-race testing for TCO2 levels in blood. Post-race testing was performed for prohibited drugs on the first four finishers in all Breeders’ Cup races plus additional random horses selected by the stewards consistent with CHRB protocol. Post-race testing was done on both blood and urine samples.
Additionally, 25 percent of all horses pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup were randomly selected for out-of-competition testing. The out-of-competition samples were drawn and analyzed well before the races with the cooperation of national and international racing jurisdictions and laboratories. Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the CHRB, said all out-of-competition samples cleared testing prior to the Breeders’ Cup.
The Maddy Laboratory’s standard protocols look for over 45 anabolic steroids and hundreds of other prohibited drugs. Routine testing in California exceeds recommended testing standards.
