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Posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)–States that fail to adopt a steroid ban in horse racing by the end of the year could lose their graded stakes status in 2009.
The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association passed a new eligibility requirement this week that would penalize states if they fail to adopt a proposed model rule steroid ban by January 1, 2009.
The group is asking states to adopt the rule put forth by the Association of Racing Commissioners International by January 1 or the date of the state’s first graded stakes race.
At least 10 states have already approved the model steroid rule, though Kentucky has remained a high-profile holdout.
The ruling comes a week after Breeders’ Cup officials said they would hand trainers a one-year suspension if a horse tests positive for steroids.
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