Article: Racing: New drug guidelines issued in bid to lower risk of trainers being caught out on racedays.(Sports)

GUIDELINES published this week should help minimise the risk of positive drug tests among racehorses following routine treatment, writes Brian Fleming.

The use of medication to treat horses for illness and injury carries an inherent risk of incurring a positive test on the day of a race, with many trainers caught out by running their horses when still not fully cleared of the acting drug.

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