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Analysis of Raceday Samples
RWWA Stewards advise that arrangements have been made for a number of horse and greyhound race day samples to be analysed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Racing Laboratory.
These include samples, from all three codes, that have been previously stored by order of the Stewards in addition to other routine race day samples.
The analysis of these samples involves additional targeted screening for new and emerging threats to integrity.
The samples are currently in the process of being conveyed to the Hong Kong laboratory with the results of analysis to be advised once testing has been completed.
Additional sampling of runners will be taking place during the upcoming carnivals in addition to other increased integrity strategies. RWWA Stewards advise that they will continue to store samples which in due course will be subjected to similar screening.
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TheDiva 02 Nov | Posts: 11782
My apologies, the article was in The West: STEWARDS UP THE ANTE ON DOPING SUSPECTS Racing and Wagering WA stewards will send long-time stored swabs to a world-class Hong Kong labora- tory in a bid to find prohibited substances not detectable under previ...
TheDiva 01 Nov | Posts: 11782
there was an article on Perth Racing with more detail. Can anyone find it and post it?
goose 01 Nov | Posts: 1621
Why has it taken so long to do? would have thought they would have done this months ago :|
jonesee 01 Nov | Posts: 682
I reckon this is a terrific initiative and the stewards here deserve a huge wrap. The more effort we put into catching those cheating the better chance we have of maintaining racing as a viable betting medium into the future. The USA shows what happens when th...
Carlosa 01 Nov | Posts: 1285
Not sure too many trainers would have the money nor team around them to 'beat the tests' like Lance Armstrong did. I would say it's more to do with our testing methods not being up to scratch, so as The Diva said above, good on em for sending samples over t...
Rodent 01 Nov | Posts: 6914
If Lance Armstrong can beat the tests, I'm sure trainers can too. If a trainer's results are too good, I just assume they have an "edge". I thought G.Harper was too good to be true, I thought M.Reed was too good to be true and now I think there is another blok...
TheDiva 01 Nov | Posts: 11782
I think its a great move for two reasons: 1. Hong Kong is the world leader in detection of doping in equine sports. If it cant be found in Hong Kong, it cant be found. They have to money to research continuously and test for a wide range of substances, not ...
Piston_Broke 01 Nov | Posts: 1984
did u ever think that they might know what they are looking for but HK is the Lab that can find it
thefalcon 01 Nov | Posts: 20203
there could be a few people with the jitters... 8-X seriously though, is the detection analysis going a little too far? almost everything we, including animals, digest has some form of synthetic additive. to be able to analyse every minute ingredient and jud...