Applying performance enhancing drugs to competitive racing animals such as racehorses or greyhounds, can be a huge temptation for trainers whether legal or illegal. Trainers have always looked for an advantage against their competitors, therefore they will do whatever it takes to be the best and even win. Handlers, veterinarians, and jockeys are also involved in this scheme. (The Horseracing Industry, 2015) A various number of these drugs is to mask pain from injured horses or to increase the speed and strength of these animals. (The Horseracing Industry, 2015) Whilst the stress and pressure of the particular trainer that is present for their urge to win, these drugs is actually harming, even killing these animals on and off the racetracks.
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Trainer, Stuart Gower, pleaded guilty to doping charges which he had “no motive for trying to use banned drugs on his horse.” (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) Gower told the inquiry that “I’ve been racking my brains for the last two weeks trying to work out how it got into the system,” (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) He was charged with a two year ban and stripped of the Darwin Cup he won in August 2014. (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) Three Victorian trainers had their horses test positive, one of which is banned for three years. The other two trainers were let off with warnings. (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) The FEI, which is a department that controls doping in horse racing, states that it considers one to be guilty of doping when “the presence of a banned substance” or when one refuses to “submit a sample collection”. If caught in “possession of banned substance or banned method” and the “tampering...with any part of Doping Control”. (Rules and Regulations, n.d.) Every horse or greyhound is tested pre-race and post-race. The Queensland Prohibited Substances Policy states that other forms of sampling they use are “blood and mouth swabs”, although it is known that a urine sample is most commonly the only one used. (Prohibited Substances Policy, 2006) The scientific side of horse racing focuses more on “Can speed be spotted in the genes?” and the statement of “Horses are natural blood dopers”. (Roach, J, 2015) A horse contains more red blood cells, which allows more oxygen to pass throughout the body, this gives them the advantage of being stronger and faster. Science has been questioning if this is a form of doping. If it is, what drugs should be legal or illegal if they have the same ability such as the drug EPO. (Roach, J,
Trainer, Stuart Gower, pleaded guilty to doping charges which he had “no motive for trying to use banned drugs on his horse.” (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) Gower told the inquiry that “I’ve been racking my brains for the last two weeks trying to work out how it got into the system,” (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) He was charged with a two year ban and stripped of the Darwin Cup he won in August 2014. (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) Three Victorian trainers had their horses test positive, one of which is banned for three years. The other two trainers were let off with warnings. (Purtill, J & Oaten, J, 2014) The FEI, which is a department that controls doping in horse racing, states that it considers one to be guilty of doping when “the presence of a banned substance” or when one refuses to “submit a sample collection”. If caught in “possession of banned substance or banned method” and the “tampering...with any part of Doping Control”. (Rules and Regulations, n.d.) Every horse or greyhound is tested pre-race and post-race. The Queensland Prohibited Substances Policy states that other forms of sampling they use are “blood and mouth swabs”, although it is known that a urine sample is most commonly the only one used. (Prohibited Substances Policy, 2006) The scientific side of horse racing focuses more on “Can speed be spotted in the genes?” and the statement of “Horses are natural blood dopers”. (Roach, J, 2015) A horse contains more red blood cells, which allows more oxygen to pass throughout the body, this gives them the advantage of being stronger and faster. Science has been questioning if this is a form of doping. If it is, what drugs should be legal or illegal if they have the same ability such as the drug EPO. (Roach, J,