Alan Marzelli Progress Report Thoroughbred Safety Committee.
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Transcript of Alan Marzelli Progress Report Thoroughbred Safety Committee.
Alan Marzelli
Progress ReportThoroughbred Safety Committee
Mission• Review every aspect of equine health:
– breeding practices– medication– rules of racing – track surfaces
• Recommend actions to be taken by industry
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
• Past 25 Years– $15.5 million– 239 projects– 35 institutions
Racing Medication and Testing Consortium
Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summits
October 2006
March 2008
38 Racing Jurisdictions
Industry Stakeholders
Recommendations Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Thoroughbred Safety Committee, with endorsements and pledged cooperation from many prominent national organizations in the Thoroughbred industry, today announced that it is recommending the elimination of steroids in race training and racing, a ban on toe grabs, and a series of whip-related reforms, all aimed at improving safety and integrity in Thoroughbred racing.
Toe Grabs
Toe Grabs
Low Toes (4 mm) Reg Toes (6 mm)
Fatal musculoskeletal injuries 1.8 x 3.5 x
Cannon bone condylar fracture 7.0 x 17.1 x
Toe Grabs
Bill Casner
Toe Grabs
“An immediate ban on toe grabs other than wear plates with a height no greater than two millimeters, and the elimination of bends, jar caulks, stickers and any other traction device worn on the front shoes of Thoroughbred horses while racing or training on all racing surfaces.”
Actions
• RCI Model Rules Committee– restricted toe grabs to no more than 2 mm
• Kentucky, California and Louisiana– adopted the shoeing recommendation
• NYRA, Penn National, Keeneland, Turfway and Finger Lakes– adopted house rules to institute the bans
Actions
• TOBA Graded Stakes Committee– adopted an eligibility requirement for
graded stakes by requiring states or racetracks through house rules to adopt the RCI Model Rule on toe grabs by January, 1, 2009
SteroidsWorldPress.com
The Truth About Steroids And SportsHow Performance-Enhancing Drugs Went
Mainstream
Steroids
Steroids
“The immediate adoption by all North American racing authorities of the Racing Commissioners International Model Rule on Androgenic Anabolic Steroids, which was based on RMTC recommendations, that effectively eliminates the use of all anabolic steroids in the race training and racing of Thoroughbreds.”
Actions
• June 17, 2008– 10 states had adopted the RMTC model
rule on anabolic steroids– 12 states were in the process
• October 6, 2008– 16 have adopted the model rule– 16 are in the process
Actions
• TOBA Graded Stakes Committee– adopted a new eligibility requirement for
graded stakes by requiring states or racetracks through house rules to adopt the RCI Model Rule on steroids
• TRA board of directors – member tracks committed to work with racing
commissions in their jurisdictions to eliminate anabolic steroids by the end of 2008
Actions
• Breeders’ Cup– announced that any trainer who has a horse
test positive for anabolic steroids at the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will receive a one-year suspension from the event
– in 2009 the Breeders’ Cup will neither fund purses nor award Breeders’ Cup Challenge events to racetracks that have not adopted the RCI Model Rule on steroids
Steroids
Drug Testing and Laboratory Standards
Drug Testing and Laboratory Standards
“With the goal of developing a world-class drug testing infrastructure in the United States, The Jockey Club is establishing and will fund a task force…to research and analyze U.S. and international equine drug testing in order to develop a business plan for the most efficient and cost-effective infrastructure for equine drug testing and research.”
Equine Injury Database
Photos: New Bolton Center
Barbaro
Equine Injury Database
Equine Injury Database
EQUINE INJURY DATABASE LAUNCHED IN US
Jockey Club launches equine injury database
Jockey Club launches horse injury database
Jockey Club announces injury database system
Jockey Club Launches Injury Database
Equine Injury Database
• Identify the frequency, types and outcome of racing injuries
• Identify markers for horses at increased risk of injury
• Serve as a data source for research directed at improving safety and preventing injuries
Equine Injury Database
“Now that this system is fully operational, the Thoroughbred Safety Committee enthusiastically recommends an immediate and expanded level of support and participation from all racetracks, state racing authorities, horsemen and veterinarians to join together in the necessary reporting of racehorse injuries to the Equine Injury Database.”
Equine Injury Database
• No fee to participate• 70 tracks have signed up (78% of racing days)
Eight Belles Fallout
May 6, 2008Racehorses Bred for Death
May 6, 2008Derby Death Stirs Call for Change
Breeding Practices are Questioned; ‘At a Crisis State’
May 5, 2008Hindered by a Fragile Makeup
Committee Philosophy
“The Data Shows”
not
“We Believe”
www.jockeyclub.com
Future Study
• Lasix• Racing surfaces• Breeding trends• Field size• Treatment and use of ex-racehorses
Thoroughbred Safety Committee
www.thoroughbredsafety.com
Safety Initiatives
Alan Marzelli
Progress ReportThoroughbred Safety Committee