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Alan Marzelli

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Alan Marzelli

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    Slide 1:Alan Marzelli Progress ReportThoroughbred Safety Committee

    Slide 2:Mission Review every aspect of equine health: breeding practices medication rules of racing track surfaces Recommend actions to be taken by industry

    Slide 3:Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Past 25 Years $15.5 million 239 projects 35 institutions

    Slide 4:Racing Medication and Testing Consortium

    Slide 5:Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summits

    Slide 7:38 Racing Jurisdictions

    Slide 8:Industry Stakeholders

    Slide 9:Recommendations

    Slide 10:Toe Grabs

    Slide 11: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

    Slide 12:Toe Grabs Bill Casner

    Slide 13: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.”

    Slide 14: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

    Slide 15: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

    Slide 16:Steroids

    Slide 17:Steroids

    Slide 18: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.”

    Slide 19: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

    Slide 20: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

    Slide 21: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

    Slide 22:Steroids

    Slide 23:Drug Testing and Laboratory Standards

    Slide 24: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.”

    Slide 25:Equine Injury Database

    Slide 27:Equine Injury Database

    Slide 28:Equine Injury Database

    Slide 29: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

    Slide 30: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.”

    Slide 31:Equine Injury Database No fee to participate 70 tracks have signed up (78% of racing days)

    Slide 32:Eight Belles Fallout

    Slide 33:Committee Philosophy “The Data Shows” not “We Believe”

    Slide 34:www.jockeyclub.com

    Slide 35:Future Study Lasix Racing surfaces Breeding trends Field size Treatment and use of ex-racehorses

    Slide 37:Thoroughbred Safety Committee

    Slide 38:Alan Marzelli Progress ReportThoroughbred Safety Committee

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