Blood-Horse The umbrella group for regulators in North America is examining a new approach to out-of-competition testing that would not only target blood-doping and gene-doping, but also help identify horses at risk of catastrophic injury. Out-of-competition testing, on the books in eight states, has different rules depending on the jurisdiction but was enacted generally to [...]

Blood-Horse Mary Kubota, a longtime trainer and popular racing official in the state of Washington, died Feb. 4 of lung cancer at her home in Renton, Wash. Kubota spent nearly three decades as a trainer, learning the profession under Washington Hall of Fame trainer Wayne Branch before taking out her license in the late 1970s. [...]

Blood-Horse The Stronach Group remains optimistic about the future of the horse racing industry in North America and will continue to push for what it believes are fundamental structural changes needed to move the business forward. That message was delivered Feb. 5 by Mike Rogers, president of the racing division for The Stronach Group, during [...]

Blood-Horse Three trainers have received suspensions and fines in Maryland in conjunction with positive tests for stanozolol, a synthetic steroid formerly known as Winstrol that is now available only through drug compounders. The steroid was detected by Truesdail Laboratories in samples taken from racehorses in December and January at Laurel Park, according to the official [...]