Though Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg compared horse training to “chemical warfare” during a Congressional hearing on the state of the industry last week, there’s little scientific proof that links anabolic steroids to better, stronger, faster horses. Trainer Rick Dutrow caused a stir during the Triple Crown season when he admitted all of his horses — including Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown — receive monthly doses of the anabolic steroid stanozolol. Catlin served as an adviser to horse racing officials, helping the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium develop rules it hopes the 38 states where racing is conducted will use to implement drug testing. Though frustrated by the inability to create a test that could measure how steroids effect the way a horse runs, Arthur added there’s no test that shows steroids make it easier to hit a home run or strike out a batter. While it’s difficult to point to drastic improvements in on-track performance due to steroids — Secretariat’s track record in the Kentucky Derby still stands 35 years later — there are numbers that indicate a troubling byproduct of steroid use. The rules proposed by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium would allow for horses to continue to be given doses of four steroids, including stanozolol. read more
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