Test for Blood-Doping Agent Developed
 

Test for Blood-Doping Agent Developed
By Tom LaMarra

Updated: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:30 PM
Posted: Sunday, November 29, 2009 10:57 AM

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ped?source=rss

Anti-Doping Research Inc., which oversees the non-profit Equine Drug Research Institute in California, has developed a test for CERA, a blood-doping agent.

Like the test developed for human competitors, the test for horses successfully detects CERA in plasma after the drug has been administered intravenously, ADR officials said in a release. ADR was founded by chief executive Dr. Don Catlin, founder of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory.

Catlin, at the 2005 Jockey Club Round Table conference, announced he was doing work for the equine industry in the area of developing tests for drugs. The equine industry kicked in with an effort to initially raise about $3 million.

“We are proud of this development,” Catlin said in a statement. “If implemented, this new test can close a major testing loophole and help eliminate the use of one of today’s most powerful doping products in equine sports.”

I wonder how many 30% trainers will be left.

start with the 4 in race 3 at aq today..

It is encouraging that this test is cost effective as well as reliable.

Is blood doping dangerous to horses if done under the supervision of an experienced Vet?

Experienced in blood doping?

LOL

I would assume scientific theory is behind the process and I am sure some vets have experimented and understand the magnitude of the process

Hey Freddy how about Ness last night...won three and just missed getting four.

*snort* Nice.

This is fascinating. I'm interested to see how long it'll take people to come around on it. Is there an over/under?

Frankly, from what I've seen, they tend to blindly throw shiat against the wall until something sticks. Or let the Standardbreds get killed by their trainers trying something new, first.

I find the thought that these guys are "intelligent cutting-edge chemists" pretty laughable.

I was there went to Penn Nat..DrugS and I own a Pa Bred that was in th e8th race.. Had to scratch her because she opened up her head during the ship?

Ness is perhaps the finest trainer in America save Chuck

33%+ wins on the year along with 66% in the money...may soon be acknowledged as the greatest trainer ever. Talk about some miraculous form reversals.

Sorry to hear about your filly...that sucks. Next time.

Obviously the guy is a huge cheat. I heard that EVERYTHING that Gill and his world class trainers send out is loaded with IV DMSO.. I get Gill's desire to earn in the sport, I just dont get how the heck he sleeps at nite. Ness is just ridiculous. I can tell you Sandee Beattie doesn't cheat, she certainly vets horses agressively but nothing that anyone would deem cheating. She doesn't jugs horses and she treats them as pets with a business mind set. I was very impressed how gentle she is with her stock and how responsive they tend to be. I doubt Ness/Delahousey, Adamo etc. know or care anything about their horses.

That would be pretty hard to hide, via the sophisticated sniff test ;)

I can't wait till he gets busted at Tampa this year - I will personally be throwing the party

The human grade merch is suppose to be very subtle?

Surely you realize this was sarcastic... Busted in Florida? They don't test for anything in Florida..

I wish they would start using this test to nail all the guys that are using CERA. Unfortunately, I don't think that will happen. The racing boards will probably issue a warning that they are going to start testing for CERA. So all the cheaters will stop using it and nobody will get caught.

Exactly. They came up with the same proclamation about EPO and virtually no positives occurred. Until the drug companies started putting markers in the drug itself, I doubt anyone stopped what they were doing.