Effective August 1, 2015 all horses that have been selected to provide an Official Sample as defined by the CPMA and its’ regulations will have their samples subjected to enhanced testing
by the ORC for the presence of cobalt.
Any sample where Cobalt is detected at a level of 50 ng/ml or more in blood will be deemed to be a violation of the Rules of Standardbred Racing 2012, Rules of Thoroughbred Racing 2012
and the Racing Commission Act 2000 and the following regulatory action against the owner and/or trainer of the horse will result:
- Disqualification of the horse from the race;
- Return and redistribution of all earnings from that race;
- The horse will be made ineligible to race until:
The owner of the horse produces a negative test result; and
The ORC investigation is complete - Any other penalties that the Director or his designate deems appropriate.
If cobalt is detected in a horse that has been claimed, the regulatory action will be imposed against the owner and/or trainer of record of the horse at the time that the sample was collected,
and the claimant has the option to return the horse to the original owner and the claiming price will be returned to the claimant. The request to return the horse shall be made in accordance with the procedure outlined in Rule 15.20.01 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing and Rule 12.32 of the Rules of Thoroughbred Racing. If the horse is not returned, the current owner will be required to provide the negative test result.
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