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Silvergeaser will be thrilled that his Turd Club have taken action.
Current procedures for testing in training horses to be intensified
Horses out of training to be subjected to rigorous new testing programme
Formal information sharing arrangements to be put in place
New powers to search premises sought
Licensees must disclose information in relation to any investigations
New regime to become effective 1 January 2015
The Turf Club announced today, Friday, 28th February, that it is to significantly enhance its drug testing regime. With effect from 1st January, 2015, all horses whether returned in or out of training, or for whom a hunter certificate has been issued after that date, will be liable for testing at any time. This is just one of a number of measures announced by the Turf Club, all of which are aimed at strengthening its existing drug testing procedures.
In making the announcement Denis Egan CEO of the Turf Club, said: “While the Turf Club already has an extensive and successful drug testing regime in place, it is an area that is under constant review and where we would never be complacent. In 2013 the Turf Club tested 3,207 samples out of which three were found to be positive. All winners on the racecourse are tested for prohibited substances while Turf Club Veterinary Officers also visit trainers’ yards and take samples from horses in training.”
The full programme of measures announced by the Turf Club is as follows:
• With effect from 1st January 2015, all horses whether returned in or out of training, or for whom a hunter certificate has been issued after that date, will be liable for testing at any time. Such testing will commence from the first time that every horse has been returned in training and/or a hunter certificate has been issued until they have finished their racing career.
• Discussions will commence with all stakeholders with a view to extending the testing of all horses as early as possible after birth. A January 1st 2016 commencement deadline has been set for this to happen.
• Discussions will take place immediately with the various enforcement agencies (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Customs & Excise and the Garda Síochána) with a view to putting in place formal information sharing arrangements.
• Discussions will also take place with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a view to designating Turf Club veterinary officers as Authorised Officers under the relevant legislation to give them powers of search and seizure, powers which they do not have at present.
• The Turf Club will continue to work with its scientific experts in developing hair testing methodology with a view to its introduction when appropriate.
• All licensees will be required on an annual basis to disclose, as part of their licence application, if they are under investigation for any matter which may influence the granting of a licence. In addition they will be asked to confirm that substances that are prohibited at all times have not been used by them.
• Clear indications of support have been given by Horse Racing Ireland in relation to providing funding to meet the Turf Club’s needs in this important area.
• The Turf Club fully endorses the position announced by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in October 2013 that anabolic steroids have no place in horse racing and that they should not be permitted in or out of competition. The Turf Club will be pursuing every means to make this a reality in conjunction with our colleagues in other racing jurisdictions.
In conclusion Denis Egan said: “The Turf Club will use every resource at its disposal to ensure that Irish racing is kept as clean as possible and free from drugs. Over the next two years we will significantly enhance the out of competition testing that we carry out, with the result that we will be able to test a lot more horses that previously we did not have access to. Recent developments have pointed for the need to extend the drug testing regime particularly into the area where horses are out of training, and also to seek new powers to enable the Turf Club veterinary officers inspect premises for illegal drugs”.
Current procedures for testing in training horses to be intensified
Horses out of training to be subjected to rigorous new testing programme
Formal information sharing arrangements to be put in place
New powers to search premises sought
Licensees must disclose information in relation to any investigations
New regime to become effective 1 January 2015
The Turf Club announced today, Friday, 28th February, that it is to significantly enhance its drug testing regime. With effect from 1st January, 2015, all horses whether returned in or out of training, or for whom a hunter certificate has been issued after that date, will be liable for testing at any time. This is just one of a number of measures announced by the Turf Club, all of which are aimed at strengthening its existing drug testing procedures.
In making the announcement Denis Egan CEO of the Turf Club, said: “While the Turf Club already has an extensive and successful drug testing regime in place, it is an area that is under constant review and where we would never be complacent. In 2013 the Turf Club tested 3,207 samples out of which three were found to be positive. All winners on the racecourse are tested for prohibited substances while Turf Club Veterinary Officers also visit trainers’ yards and take samples from horses in training.”
The full programme of measures announced by the Turf Club is as follows:
• With effect from 1st January 2015, all horses whether returned in or out of training, or for whom a hunter certificate has been issued after that date, will be liable for testing at any time. Such testing will commence from the first time that every horse has been returned in training and/or a hunter certificate has been issued until they have finished their racing career.
• Discussions will commence with all stakeholders with a view to extending the testing of all horses as early as possible after birth. A January 1st 2016 commencement deadline has been set for this to happen.
• Discussions will take place immediately with the various enforcement agencies (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Customs & Excise and the Garda Síochána) with a view to putting in place formal information sharing arrangements.
• Discussions will also take place with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a view to designating Turf Club veterinary officers as Authorised Officers under the relevant legislation to give them powers of search and seizure, powers which they do not have at present.
• The Turf Club will continue to work with its scientific experts in developing hair testing methodology with a view to its introduction when appropriate.
• All licensees will be required on an annual basis to disclose, as part of their licence application, if they are under investigation for any matter which may influence the granting of a licence. In addition they will be asked to confirm that substances that are prohibited at all times have not been used by them.
• Clear indications of support have been given by Horse Racing Ireland in relation to providing funding to meet the Turf Club’s needs in this important area.
• The Turf Club fully endorses the position announced by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in October 2013 that anabolic steroids have no place in horse racing and that they should not be permitted in or out of competition. The Turf Club will be pursuing every means to make this a reality in conjunction with our colleagues in other racing jurisdictions.
In conclusion Denis Egan said: “The Turf Club will use every resource at its disposal to ensure that Irish racing is kept as clean as possible and free from drugs. Over the next two years we will significantly enhance the out of competition testing that we carry out, with the result that we will be able to test a lot more horses that previously we did not have access to. Recent developments have pointed for the need to extend the drug testing regime particularly into the area where horses are out of training, and also to seek new powers to enable the Turf Club veterinary officers inspect premises for illegal drugs”.
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Bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted about it redbait.
The media attention over the recent steroid raids by another body has left them embarrassed and shown up for what they are, a ruling body in name only. Wrist slaps and appeasement the order of the day, prevention never registers with them. |
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Silvergreaser I have said it before but its fairly obvious Redbait is the press officer of the Turf Club.
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I have read nothing from Redbait that didn't make total sense tbf.....
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I do 'enjoy' Silver's posts though.....
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tbf JR Hartley you know where your bread is buttered, as you're obviously closely involved in racing, so no surprise you would almost instinctively disagree with everything I say, often for the pure sake of it.
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As I said Silver,i enjoy your posts....very imaginative.
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this is only flannel and bullsh1te.its a damage limiting exercise ,a pre emptive strike before fenton is convicted.the fact is,the irish turf club is not fit for purpose.
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I see Kingrat....and in your opinion how do you think the Turf club should have acted?
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what could the turd club have done?..if trainers want to dope there horses how are they to be stopped?..you can only test so much?
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I like and respect the Turf Club,I have never had the problem others had with the landed gentry or the military titles their members had.
They looked after Irish racing for years and did it with integrity and mainly for nothing. My sole problem is Redbait pretending to be a disinterested bystander. |
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I'm beginning to think silver that you actually believe that people on here disagree with you "just for the sake of it"
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^^^correct wildman.redbait obviously has a vested interest,a blind man can see through his bullsh1te.the dept have took a dim view here and have cried ,enough is enough! basiclly the dept have shafted the irish turf club and told them to go fck themselves.
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Wildman most of the military types just hold honorary membership these days, the current Turf Club is nothing like what it was, its just an extension of HRI's arm, you know that organisation that all the Trainers, Breeders etc were thrilled was put in place, the Charley McCreevy gift to horse racing.
Brian Kavanagh was the main man at the Turf Club before HRI was implemented, now he's head honcho at HRI. Please Mr Government can I have some more...? The Turf Club and integrity should never be mentioned in the same breath. |
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Fair clarification Silver,HRI seemed to have subsumed the Turf Club,I regret that.
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That's not actually true though is it.
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HRI do fixtures,ownership and prize money...hth.
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Talk about vested interests, the senior steward at the Turf Club Neville O'Byrne is also a member of the board of HRI and is a governor of the Irish European Breeders Fund Limited, he has also been involved in horse breeding for a number of years.
His predecessor Roddy Ryan was also vice chairman of HRI. His second in command Meta Osbourne no surprise she's joint owner of a stud farm with her husband Dermot Cantillon who is also on the board of HRI. John Byrne steward of the Turf Club surprise surprise also owns a stud farm Ballymadun Stud. And I've only given a small example of the snouts that are buried in the same trough, there is scores more of them with similar vested interests, but I would be typing till the cows come home to the trough. Public confidence and integrity doesnt even register with these guys. |
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It would be a shame to leave out Turf Club steward John Tyrrell who is believe it or not a BBA Ireland bloodstock agent who would I presume be very close to many trainers, breeders and owners.
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the sil is turning the screw now!
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I bet it's a loose one....
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Nothing loose in my head JR far from it.
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Of course not Silver...
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Lets not forget , the T/CLUB would not liked been undermined on here , so I imagine they would send in their own troops , I think we can safely say they have arrived...
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It'the world we live in Wonks...a man in his underpants in Newbridge sucking on a few cans of Dutch Gold and raging at the world...can shake prominent institutions to their very core.
Luckily they had a few sleeper agents planted here to mount a defence. |
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Dutch Gold ozy? only Hollands finest for me.
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I must have got the underpants bit right, no denial! |
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White y fronts.
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Jockey's?
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Your Missus must burn through the packets of Vanish Stain Remover.
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Not quite wildmans age yet ozy.
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Borneo considers underwear a modern fad and goes commando. His tweed slacks have taken considerable punishment over the years. |
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never mind sils missus oz its the cleaner that goes into clean your cage after you lying in it for days unend typing into a laptop
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good evening, dickie, how are you?
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u backing the deegan newcomer oz?I AM
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I'VE LAYED THIS RICHTERS..
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redbait has gone very quiet since wildman exposed him.
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He won't be back in the office until Monday........please leave a message.
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Or if you would like to e-mail him at the Anti-Loony Division of the Turf club it's redbait@aldi.ie
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