deadline extension

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has extended for another six months its accreditation suspension of the University of Kentucky's Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. The RMTC initially suspended its accreditation of the laboratory back in March, following news that the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) had stopped sending samples to the lab due to "concerns with the performance" of the facility. Prior to that, the laboratory had been one of six drug testing facilities used under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act's (HISA) drug testing program. According to...

The registration deadline for the Great British Bonus Scheme has been extended for 2020 filly foals to Oct. 31, 2020. This extension was made due to complications caused by COVID-19 and issues with the Animal Health Trust. For fillies born in 2019, the final registration date remains Aug. 31, 2020, to ensure that eligibility for all sales yearling fillies is completed before the various yearling auctions. For more information on the Great British Bonus or to register your filly foal, please go to www.greatbritishbonus.co.uk.