038-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-2 - Medication Procedures for Horse Races

(a) No horse participating in a race shall carry in its body any foreign substance except as provided in these Rules.

(b) A finding by the chemist that a foreign substance is present in the test sample shall be prima facie evidence that such foreign substance was administered and carried in the body of the horse while participating in a race. Such a finding shall also be taken as prima facie evidence that the trainer and his agents responsible for the care or custody of the horse have been negligent in the handling or care of the horse. The presumption of negligence may be rebutted by competent evidence, otherwise the absolute insurer rule for trainers will be deemed to have been violated.

(c) No Androgenic-Anabolic Steroid shall be permitted in a test sample collected from racing horses except for residues of the major metabolite of stanozol, nandrolone, and the naturally occurring substances boldenone and testosterone at concentrations less than the indicated thresholds.

(d) Concentrations of these Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids shall not exceed the following urine threshold concentrations for total (i.e., free drug or metabolite and drug or metabolite liberated from its conjugates):

(i) Hydroxystanozolol (metabolite of stanozol (Winstroll))-1 ng/ml in urine for all horses regardless of sex;

(ii) Boldenone (Equipoise is the undecylenate ester of boldenone) in male horses other than geldings- 15 ng/ml in urine. No boldenone shall be permitted in geldings or female horses.

(iii) Nandrolone (durabolin is the phenylpropionate ester and Deca-Durabolin is the decanoate ester)

(A) In geldings- 1 ng/ml in urine

(B) In fillies and mares- 1 ng/ml in urine

(iv) Testosterone

(A) In geldings- 20 ng/ml in urine

(B) In fillies and mares- 55 ng/ml in urine

(e) Any other Androgenic-Anabolic Steroid are prohibited in racing horses.

(f) Post-race urine or blood samples collected from intact males must be identified to the laboratory.

(g) Any horse to which an anabolic steroid has been administrated in order to assist in the recovery from illness or injury may be placed on veterinarian's list in order to monitor the concentration of drug or metabolite in urine. After the concentration has fallen below the designated threshold for administrated Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids, the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.

(h) A foreign substance of accepted therapeutic value may be administered as prescribed by a veterinarian when test levels and guidelines for its use have been established by the Veterinary-Chemist Advisory Committee of the Association of Racing Commissioners International and approved by the Commission.

(i) No substance shall be administered to a horse entered to race within twenty-four hours prior to post time of the race in which the horse is entered except that furosemide ("Lasix") may be administered under the supervision of the Commission Veterinarian as prescribed in these Rules.

(j) When a foreign substance of accepted therapeutic value is administered or prescribed by a veterinarian for a horse that is entered to race, the veterinarian must make a report of that substance and submit the report to the Commission Veterinarian by 9:00 a.m. of the race day and must report immediately following administration of Lasix.

(k) The administration of 250 milligrams of furosemide ("Lasix") shall be permitted four or more hours prior to post time for the prophylactic treatment of a known bleeder.

(l) Bute is the only approved non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that may be present in a horse's body while it is participating in a race. The presence of more than one NSAID at any test level is forbidden. A horse running on an approved NSAID will be required to run on an approved NSAID in all subsequent races at the meet, unless special permission for the horse to be removed from the "bute" list is granted by the Commission Veterinarian and the Stewards.

(m) The test level of phenylbutazone and its metabolites under this rule shall not be in excess of three (3) micrograms per milliliter (MCG/ML) in the blood.

(n) Each and every horse entered to race may be subjected to a veterinary examination for racing soundness and health on race day.

(i) Such an examination shall be referred to as the "Racing Soundness Exam".

(ii) All such examinations shall be conducted in or near the stall to which the animal is assigned and shall be conducted by a veterinarian employed by the Commission or approved by it.

(iii) All horses shall be on the grounds of a permitted event at least six (6) hours prior to the official post time for the first race to ensure their availability to receive the Racing Soundness Exam.

(iv) The veterinarian shall keep a continuing health and racing soundness record of each horse examined.

(v) A horse that is scratched as a result of the Racing Soundness Exam shall be placed on the regulatory veterinarian list and is ineligible for entry until such time as the horse is removed from the list by the Commission Veterinarian.

(o) Every horse that suffers a breakdown on the race track, in training or in competition, and is destroyed, and every other horse which expires while stabled on the race track shall undergo a post-mortem examination at a time and place acceptable to the Commission Veterinarian to determine the injury or sickness which resulted in euthanasia or natural death.

(i) The post-mortem examination required under this rule will be conducted by a veterinarian employed by the owner or his trainer in the presence of, or in consultation with, the Commission Veterinarian.

(ii) Test samples must be obtained from the carcass upon which the postmortem examination is conducted and shall be sent to a laboratory approved by the Commission for testing for foreign substances and natural substances at abnormal levels. When practical, samples should be procured prior to euthanasia.

(iii) The owner of the deceased horse shall make payment of any charges due the veterinarian employed by him to conduct the post-mortem examination. The services of the Commission Veterinarian and the laboratory testing of post-mortem samples shall be made available by the Commission without charge to the owner.

(iv) A record of every post-mortem shall be filed with the Commission by the owner's veterinarian within 72 hours of the death.

(v) Each owner and trainer accept the responsibility for the post-mortem examination provided as a requisite for maintaining the license issued by the Commission.

(p) The Commission may direct the official laboratory to retain samples for future analysis.

(q) The fact that purse money had been distributed prior to the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be deemed a finding that no chemical substance has been administered in violation of these Rules to the horse earning the purse money. No portion of any purse shall be redistributed as a result of a positive finding for a preserved sample after the 16th day following the race in question.

(r) Disciplinary action for a positive finding of a preserved sample shall be taken at the discretion of the Commission.

Notes

038-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-2

Adopted, Eff. 1/7/2021. Amended, Eff. 3/29/2023. Amended, Eff. 2/9/2024, exp. 6/8/2024 (Emergency). Amended, Eff. 6/7/2024, exp. 10/5/2024 (Emergency). Amended, Eff. 9/11/2024.