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NM horse racing officials look to adopt stricter rules: “We need to get...
NM Racing Commission hearing, 4/19/12 Within the next two months, the rules and penalties concerning New Mexico horse racing might get a lot tougher. And if the legislature goes along, so might drug...
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Stricter standards, tougher enforcement on the horizon in NM horse racing
New Mexico Racing Commission meeting, 5/2/12 It looks like just about every major player associated with horse racing in New Mexico is on board with the state Racing Commission’s call for stricter...
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Weird: Powerful drug from frogs found in NM racehorses
Dermorphin is found on the skin of a frog called Phyllomedus sauvagei, native to South America. Courtesy: Getty Images In one of the weirdest stories we’ve come across, the New York Times published a...
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NM Racing Commission passes tougher horse racing guidelines
NM Racing Commission adopts ARCI standards, 6/21/12 New rules are in place; let’s see what kind of effect they’ll have. On Thursday (June 21), the New Mexico Racing Commission – as expected —...
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Two quarter-horses euthanized after racing in NM last Thursday
There’s more bad and tragic news concerning quarter-horse racing in New Mexico. Two horses had to be euthanized after breaking down last Thursday (Aug. 16) while racing in Ruidoso – including the horse...
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State senator looks to crack down on NM horse racing cheats: “We don’t need...
Mary Kay Papen says she’s had enough with reports of race horse doping in New Mexico. The state Senator who has served in the Roundhouse for 11 years says she plans to introduce a bill in the next...
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Two horse racing trainers in NM get the book thrown at them
Jeffrey Heath Reed, horse trainer As things stand now, two of the best-known quarter horse trainers in New Mexico can’t step foot on a horse racing track in the state for a long, long time. Over the...
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Will the Roundhouse give the Racing Commission more money to crack down on...
It seems there’s a wave of support for getting tough on cheaters in New Mexico horse racing but a question remains: Will legislators give the state Racing Commission more money to do it? In the past...
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Horse racing officials mull Udall’s anti-doping bill
GIDDY-UP: Draft legislation in Congress would put the organization that went after Lance Armstrong in charge of drug testing race horses. New Mexico horse racing officials trying to clean up the sport...
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