Reply With QuoteWelcome Jeff but you need to look down the page. There is a thread on Cobalt that has had about 19,000 views. We have all done it - a beginners mistake. Cheers
Harness Racing Australia goes global in its war ondrugs
Date May 31, 2014
Chris Roots
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
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Harness Racing Australia in collaboration with theOntario Racing Commission is set to go live with sharing integrity informationon July 1 to help in the battle with prohibited substances.
The initiative, part of the new "InternationalRacing Integrity Intelligence System", is aimed at making it easier forregulatory authorities around the world to share information quickly.
Harness Racing NSW integrity chief Reid Sanders hasplayed a big role in its development and HRA chief executive Andrew Kelly willonce again present it to the International Trotting Association as chair of itsmeeting in Chicago this week.
"The second day of the meeting is focused onintegrity. Most people have seen IRIIS and want to be a part of it," Kellysaid. "It has been running successfully in test mode for some time and wego live on July 1."
Sanders has been in contact with thoroughbred chiefstewards about the system and the World Anti-Doping Agency has shown someinterest in it.
It played a role in HRNSW leading the nation in thecobalt investigation. Sanders and his team have already outed two trainers forthe use of racing's latest designer drug and have stood down anotherhalf-dozen.
Cobalt works like Erythropoietin in that it needsto build up over time but a dose is usually given within 24 hours of racing tohave best effect, as it is quickly out of a horse's system.
"We have a threshold level and we believe ourwork has had a big effect on the use of cobalt in our sport," Sanderssaid. "In September last year, our intelligence was that it was widelyused in equine athletes.
"Our focus has shifted to something else, nowwe have a rule in place, which appears to be working."
Meanwhile, Kelly said the export of Australiantrotting to France had a landmark day last weekend. The two races fromMenangle, including the NSW Oaks, were beamed into France at lunchtime onSaturday and they out-held (money-wise the Elitloppet meeting in Sweden.
Finally a postive to come out of all this. Looks like both codes of racing can finally put aside egos, petty differences and work together for the benefit of both codes.Should have happen years ago, but better late than never. I can't understand why all 3 codes of racing are not working together state wide and australia wide. Surely all 3 codes need to come under the one brand of racing, to realise the benefits of working together on matters of Integrity, promotion and to pool all our resources together to benefit everyone
Welcome Jeff but you need to look down the page. There is a thread on Cobalt that has had about 19,000 views. We have all done it - a beginners mistake. Cheers
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Here we go again! So you want an open discussion on cobalt, but post that slanderous garbage. You can probably knock this troll quickly on the head TeeCee.
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Oops - I did not open the link, lucky you are on the ball Leigh
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Night shift Kev!
From a punting point of view, publishing of that data has certainly helped me - similar to how it has helped the horses.
They keep coming Trish ,
Just wondering if they did develop a test for Products that work similar to EPO such as aranesp ?
At least 8 more to go ,good riddens!
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