Proposed drug ban resurfaces in Ky. - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

A public hearing will be held next month in Frankfort. The proposal would phase out race-day use of the drug furosemide in graded or listed stakes races, including the Kentucky Derby. The drug is used commonly to treat pulmonary hemorrhaging in racehorses.

Kentucky commission to hold ‘town hall’ on Lasix - Daily Racing Form

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission plans to press ahead with a discussion over the possible phase-out of the raceday use of the anti-bleeding medication furosemide in stakes races with a town-hall style meeting in early June.

Kentucky commission debates revised Salix ban proposal - Thoroughbred Times

Not long after a proposal to completely phase out race-day furosemide (Salix, also commonly called Lasix) reached a stalemate in the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the regulatory group examined a revised plan that only affected competitors in ...

Racing Commission Considering Ban of Anti-Bleeding Drug - WFPL

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has set a town hall meeting to discuss a proposal that would phase out the use of an anti-bleeding drug on race days in the U.S. The drug, furosemide, also known as Lasix, is given to horses to prevent ...

Lasix to be discussed at public meeting June 5 - Lexington Herald-Leader

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will have a three-hour town hall meeting June 5 to allow public comment on the proposed phaseout of the use of the anti-bleeder medication furosemide during races. The hearing will be at the Capitol Annex ...

Split Over Race-Day Salix Continues in KY - Bloodhorse.com

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission May 16 kept alive a proposed regulation to phase out over three years race-day furosemide for graded and listed stakes, but not before the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council voted to reject the measure.

Proposed ban on race day drug may resurface - WLKY.com

The issue is listed on the commission's agenda, though no vote is expected. The agenda mentions a revised proposal to phase out use of furosemide on race days. Furosemide is marketed under brand names Lasix or Salix. The drug is used to treat pulmonary ...

Proposed ban on race day drug to resurface - Oregonian

The proposal would phase out race-day use of furosemide (fur-OH'-sih-myd) in graded or listed stakes races in the Bluegrass state, including the Kentucky Derby. A more sweeping proposed ban failed on a 7-7 vote at a tense commission meeting last month.

Revised effort to limit race-day medication fails in Kentucky committee - Courier-Journal

The question of whether racing in the United States and Canada — where the diuretic drug furosemide can be given several hours before a race — should join most of the rest of the world in banning the drug on race day is vexing major players ...

Sweeney banned for doping violation - Irish Times

Sweeney’s coach, his brother Martin, was suspended for 27 months after he admitted providing the teenager with the banned substance furosemide. “Mr Martin Sweeney admitted to the Panel a violation of Article 2.8 of the Rules by providing a Prohibited ...