From Racing Post:
ENHANCED anti-doping regulations revealed by the BHA on Thursday include a clause stating that from 2015 all thoroughbreds born in Britain for racing purposes must be registered within 12 months of birth, decreasing to six months from 2017. Those who are not registered within the time frame will not be eligible to race in Britain.
The new regulations also state that horses must be available for testing at any point between initial registration - where the breeder is listed as the owner until otherwise specified - and retirement. Where this is not adhered to by the registered keeper - the trainer, or owner when the horse is not in training - sanctions may be imposed.
BHA director of integrity, legal and risk Adam Brickell said that given breeders are not licensed or under the jurisdiction of the BHA, sanctions could include an exclusion order similar to that imposed on a punter involved in a corruption case.
Commenting on situations where the breeder may be a company or trade name, Brickell said: "This is an area that is going to be difficult to deal with, but the policy is to identify someone who is responsible for the horse at every stage of its life."
In the case of testing at sales, BHA chief executive Paul Bittar said: "We don't have the regulatory authority to walk in and test horses, but sales companies have their own testing procedures, and during consultation were keen to support where we're heading. Ultimately, we would like to be in a position where they fall into line with our own testing procedures."
On the issue of horses -particularly yearlings - imported from the US, where use of the anabolic steroid stanozolol is permitted, Bittar said the BHA had consulted with major buyers.
"We will try to put in place an enabling mechanism that allows buyers to have the horses tested in the US," said Bittar.
"But buyers appreciated that there are now some risks around buying horses there. If the horse has been treated with an anabolic steroid, they could be subject to the new 14-month stand-down period, which could take it to the end of the horse's two-year-old season."
ENHANCED anti-doping regulations revealed by the BHA on Thursday include a clause stating that from 2015 all thoroughbreds born in Britain for racing purposes must be registered within 12 months of birth, decreasing to six months from 2017. Those who are not registered within the time frame will not be eligible to race in Britain.
The new regulations also state that horses must be available for testing at any point between initial registration - where the breeder is listed as the owner until otherwise specified - and retirement. Where this is not adhered to by the registered keeper - the trainer, or owner when the horse is not in training - sanctions may be imposed.
BHA director of integrity, legal and risk Adam Brickell said that given breeders are not licensed or under the jurisdiction of the BHA, sanctions could include an exclusion order similar to that imposed on a punter involved in a corruption case.
Commenting on situations where the breeder may be a company or trade name, Brickell said: "This is an area that is going to be difficult to deal with, but the policy is to identify someone who is responsible for the horse at every stage of its life."
In the case of testing at sales, BHA chief executive Paul Bittar said: "We don't have the regulatory authority to walk in and test horses, but sales companies have their own testing procedures, and during consultation were keen to support where we're heading. Ultimately, we would like to be in a position where they fall into line with our own testing procedures."
On the issue of horses -particularly yearlings - imported from the US, where use of the anabolic steroid stanozolol is permitted, Bittar said the BHA had consulted with major buyers.
"We will try to put in place an enabling mechanism that allows buyers to have the horses tested in the US," said Bittar.
"But buyers appreciated that there are now some risks around buying horses there. If the horse has been treated with an anabolic steroid, they could be subject to the new 14-month stand-down period, which could take it to the end of the horse's two-year-old season."