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Do incentives lead the way to a drug-free future? The horseracing industry is battling for its life, and the key point of contention is medication – not just a push for uniform medication rules, but a movement to eliminate all race-day drugs. Two years after the Breeders’ Cup banned anti-bleeding medication for its juvenile races, Gulfstream Park in Florida has announced its intention to offer Lasix-free races for 2015, and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is considering doing the same for its tracks. North America is the only region of the world that allows race-day medication. WORDS: DeniSe SteffanuS PHOtOS: SHutteRStOCK, HORSePHOtOS
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