The CPMA would like to let horsepersons in Canada know that although glaucine continues to be classified as a prohibited substance

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency’s (CPMA) 2016 Elimination Guidelines Booklet is now available for distribution. Please note the title change for this document, as it replaces all previous editions of the CPMA’s Schedule of Drugs booklet. Changes will take effect March 1, 2016. Several elimination guidelines have been removed or significantly modified. A summary of these changes is attached. Prominent changes include: Corticosteroids: Many […]

The Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency released the following memo to the horse industry regarding their position on the substance cobalt. It states: Given the recent publicity surrounding cobalt, the purpose of this notice is to provide the racing industry with information with respect to the CPMA’s position on this substance. Cobalt is a naturally occurring, trace element […]

Several recent positive drug tests may have been the result of prohibited substances in feedstuffs. One of these prohibited substances is ractopamine, which is used to promote weight gain and feed efficiency and is licenced  in Canada for use in beef cattle, pigs and turkeys. Following several positive tests in Ontario, the Ontario Racing Commission undertook […]