Still in its conceptual stages, the new guidelines would limit the use of steroids to only four types, and establish concentration thresholds for each.

The new restrictions would allow only one of four types of steroids to be used on a horse at any given time and would set different concentrations thresholds for each: Stanozolol (Winstrol; one nanogram per milliliter of urine), boldenone (Equipose; 15 ng/ml), nandrolone (1 ng/ml), and testosterone (20 ng/ml in geldings, 55 ng/ml in fillies and mares).

The rules are based on a national model rule supported by the Racing Medication Testing Consortium and the Association of Racing Commissioners International.

To view the conceptual rule text in its entirety and to offer a comment, visit the “Proposed Rule Sections” of the Board’s Web site at: http://www.racing.state.ny.us/index.html.

From the New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Courtesy of The US Trotting Association Web Newsroom