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(2) Any person who: (a) administers an anabolic androgenic steroid; (b) attempts to administer an anabolic androgenic steroid; (c) causes an anabolic androgenic steroid to be administered; and/or (d) is a party to the administration of, or an attempt to administer, an anabolic androgenic steroid, to a horse commits an offence and must be penalised in accordance with AR 196(5). (3) Where the Stewards are satisfied that a horse has, or is likely to have been, administered any anabolic androgenic steroid contrary to AR.178H(1), the Stewards may prevent the horse from starting in any rel- evant race, official trial or jump-out. (4) When a sample taken at any time from a horse has detected in it an anabolic androgenic steroid the horse is not permitted to start in any race or official trial: (a) for a minimum period of 12 months from the date of the collection of the sample in which an anabolic androgenic steroid was detect- ed; and (b) only after an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Clearing Certificate is provided in respect of a sample taken from the horse, such sample having been taken at a date determined by the Stewards. (5) Any owner, lessee, nominator, trainer and/or person in charge of a horse registered under these Rules must, when directed by the Stewards or other official appointed by the Principal Racing Authority, produce, or otherwise give full access to, the horse so that the Stewards or other official appointed by the Principal Racing Authority may take or cause a sample to be taken and analysed to determine whether any anabolic androgenic steroid is present in the system of the horse. (6) For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, sub-rule (5) requires an owner, lessee, nominator and/or trainer to produce the horse, or oth- erwise give full access to the horse, even if the horse is: (a) under the care or control of another person; and/or (b) located at the property of another person. (7) Any person who fails to produce, or give full access to, a horse to provide a sample as required by sub-rule (5) may be penalised. (8) In respect of a horse registered under these Rules, where an owner, lessee, nominator, trainer and/or person in charge of a horse is in breach of sub-rule (5), the relevant horse will not be permitted to start in any race or official trial: (a) for a period of not less than 12 months following the day on which the horse is in fact produced to the Stewards, or full access to the horse is otherwise given to the Stewards, so that a sample may be taken and analysed for anabolic androgenic steroids; and (b) only after an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Clearing Certificate is provided in respect of a sample taken from the horse, such sample having been taken at a date determined by the Stewards. Amendment to Rule 196(5) AR.196(5). Where a person is found guilty of a breach of any of the Rules listed below, a penalty of disqualification for a period of not less than the period specified for that Rule must be imposed unless there is a finding that a special circumstance exists whereupon the penalty may be reduced: AR64G(1)(a) – 12 months AR83(d) – 2 years AR84 – 2 years AR135(d) – 3 years AR175(aa) – 5 years AR175(h)(i) – 3 years AR175(hh)(i) – 2 years AR177B(6) – 2 years AR178E – 6 months AR178H(2) – 2 years Amendment and Additions to Rule AR.7 Please amend AR.7 and insert (u) and (v) as follows: For the purpose of this sub-rule, a special circumstance is as stipulated by each Principal Racing Authority under its respective Local Rules. “AR.7. A Principal Racing Authority shall, in furtherance and not in limitation of all powers conferred on it or implied by these Rules, have power, in its discretion: (u) If in the opinion of a Principal Racing Authority a thoroughbred horse selling agent or organisation has in place satisfactory arrangements (including as between a buyer and seller of a horse) for taking samples from horses at horse sales for the purpose of testing for anabolic androgenic steroids, to officially approve as a “Principal Racing Authority approved vet” (which approval can be withdrawn at the discretion of a Principal Racing Authority) a vet- erinary surgeon employed, engaged or authorised by a selling agent, to take a sample from a horse for that purpose; (v) To declare either before or after a sample is taken by a PRA approved vet pursuant to AR.7(u) that the sample is to be reated as a sample for the purpose of these Rules.” INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROID TREATMENT STAND-DOWN PERIOD Trainers and veterinarians should note the introduction of an Australian Rule of Racing that prohibits the administration of an intra-articular (“into the joint”) corticosteroid preparation to a Thoroughbred racehorse within 8 Clear Days of racing. This Rule is effective from 1st August 2014. The Australian Racing Board has made this decision in the best interests of the welfare of the horse and safety of riders whilst being cognisant of Australian racing conditions. The Rule reads as follows: “AR.64M. A horse that has been subjected to an intra-articular adminis- tration of a corticosteroid preparation, whether the preparation is admin- istered alone or in combination with other preparations, is ineligible to participate in any race, official trial or jumpout at any time during the 8 Clear Days (as defined in AR.1) following midnight on the day of the administration.” Note: A Clear Day is defined within the Rule to mean a twenty-four hour period from 12:01 a.m. to 12 midnight. For practical purposes, a clear day restriction means that the calculation of the number of days for which the procedure/treatment is banned does not take into account the day of treatment nor the day of racing. As such a stand down time of 8 clear days equates to 10 regular days when including the day of administration and the day of racing. For the purpose of AR.64M and by way of example, if a horse was sub- jected to an intra-articular administration of a corticosteroid at any time on a Monday (1st day of the month), that horse would be ineligible to race until the Wednesday of the following week (10th day of the month). Similarly, a horse treated with an intra-articular corticosteroid on a Thursday is ineligible to race until the 2nd Saturday after treatment. Corticosteroid preparations that are subject to this rule include, but are not limited to: triamcinolone (Kenacort, Triamolone Forte), betamethasone (Celestone Chronodose), dexamethasone and methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol) preparations. They are all Schedule 4 Prescription Medicines or Prescription Animal Remedies, and in the case of an intra-articular administration, must be administered by a veterinarian. The minimum stand down time is intended as a minimum period before racing within which any corticosteroid preparation must not be adminis- tered intra-articularly, including the shorter-acting corticosteroids. This stand down period must not be confused with the recommended “with- drawal” time of the particular drug used. The “withdrawal” period for a prohibited substance is calculated to ensure a horse is presented clear of the prohibited substance when sampled. In certain situations, specifical- ly for longer acting corticosteroid preparations such as methylpredniso- lone and for injections into low volume joints such as the lower hock joints, the recommended “withdrawal” period may be much longer than the minimum stand down time prescribed by AR.64M, and as such must continue to be observed. Note: The administration of intra-articular corticosteroids is “treatment” according to AR.178F and therefore must be recorded by a trainer and/or their veterinarian as required by this Rule. Examination of treatment records will be one of the tools used by the Stewards to ensure trainer compliance with AR.64M. STOMACH-TUBING AND ADMINISTRATION OF ALKALINISING AGENTS INTRODUCTION Effective 1 September 2013, amended Rule of Racing AR.64G and new Rule of Racing AR.178AA were introduced to: (i) Prohibit the procedure of stomach tubing (naso-gastric intubation) within one clear day of racing. (ii) Prohibit the administration of alkalinising agents within one clear day of racing. AR.Rule 64G “(1) A horse which is engaged to run in any race, official trial or jump-out must not be stomach-tubed without the permission of the Stewards: (a) at any time on the day of the scheduled race, official trial or jump-out and prior to the start of such event; and (b) at any time during the one Clear Day prior to 12:01am on the day of the scheduled race, official trial, or jump-out. (2) Any person who, without the permission of the Stewards: (a) stomach-tubes a horse; (b) attempts to stomach-tube a horse; (c) causes a horse to be stomach-tubed or (d) is a party to the stomach-tubing of a horse, or an attempt to stomach-tube a horse contrary to this rule, commits an offence and may be penalised. (3) Where the Stewards are satisfied that a horse has, or is likely to have been, stomach-tubed contrary to the provisions of this rule, the Stewards may prevent the horse from starting in any relevant race, official trial or jump-out. (4) Where a horse has been stomach-tubed contrary to this rule, the horse may be disqualified from any relevant race in which the horse com- peted. (5) For the purpose of this rule, “stomach-tubed” and variations of that term means any application to a horse of a naso-gastric tube. Rule AR.178AA “AR.178AA. (1) A person must not administer an alkalinising agent, in any manner, to a horse which is engaged to run in any race, official trial or 125 www.racingnsw.com.au PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES