32/ AUGUST 2011 THE RIDER
Q.R.O.O.I: 11 Harwood Avenue South, Suite 202, Ajax Ontario L1S 2B9 Telephone: (905) 426-7050 • Fax: (905) 426-7093 Email:
qrooiheadoffice@gmail.com
www.qrooi.com Family Fun Day -
PRESIDENT
Bob Broadstock 18101 Cedardale Road, Nestleton, Ontario L0B 1L0 (905) 986-0044
email:
bob_broadstock@hotmail.com
VICE-PRESIDENT
Erik Lehtinen RR #2,
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R2
(905) 852-5245 Notice to the Industry Sunday August 21, 2011
Ajax Downs and The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario are working with The Rouge Valley System Hospital Foundation for their 2nd Annual Family Fun Day at Ajax Downs on Sunday August 21, 2011. On behalf of the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation, I am extending a warm invitation to you to support our second annual Free Family fun Day at Ajax Downs, which will be held on Sunday August 21, 2011. The event will once again support the Image is Everything campaign which is raising funds for an MRI at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. Your contribution will be a wonderful boost to the event as we close in on the five-million dollar fundraising campaign goal. We expect to have over 2,000 guests in attendance with support from large and small businesses in our community, as well as donors, volunteers, physicians, hospital staff, and political leaders.
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New enhanced testing for clenbuterol in Ontario Quarter Horses
Starting August 15, 2011, testing for clenbuterol in Ontario Quar- ter Horse racing is expanding to include a 30 day withdrawal period and lower threshold levels. This expansion by the Ontario Racing Com- mission (ORC) will complement the existing efforts of the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA), which has included clenbuterol in its testing protocol for over 20 years. This new initiative is a result of con- cerns brought forward by the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. regarding alleged misuse of this therapeutic drug and the health and safety of the horse.
On June 16th, the ORC announced the first phase of this project involving random out-of competition
testing for the presence of the drug. ORC investigators will continue to enquire as to the use of clenbuterol and then examine the records of the trainer and veterinarian. Under this new phase, a 30 day clenbuterol withdrawal period for a horse competing in a race and minimum threshold levels have been established – 200pg/ml or less in urine and 1
– 2 pg/ml in blood. The goal of the initiative is to eliminate any abuse, over-use, or nontherapeutic use of this drug, and when used, confirm that the drug has been legally obtained and correctly administered. A Directive authorizing this phase of the project is currently under development, but it is anticipated that the regulatory action for con- firmed presence of clenbuterol will include: · Disqualification of the horse from the race; · Return and redistribution of all earnings from that race; · Horse made ineligible to race until: - owner produces a negative test result; and - the ORC investigation is complete. Rob McKinney Deputy Director
note - clenbuterol is a bronchial dilator and is sold under the name Ven- tipulmin• (trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) as an injectable suspension and oral syrup.
Photo 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 - Quarter Horse racing on July 12th. at Ajax Downs.
Photos 6, 7 & 8 - Leanin- toit wins again at this year's Princess Stakes at Ajax Downs. The jockey was John McInerney
Photos by David Reid of DR Photos www.drpho-
tos.ca
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Greg Watson 785 Hwy 7A,
Bethany, ON L0A 1A0 (705) 277-0248
Doug Cheetham
32 Talbot St., Brampton, ON L6X 2P5 (905) 796-9640
René Hunderup
P.O. Box 310, Station Main, King City, ON L7B 1A6 (905) 886-7886
Steve Hunter
231485 County Road 24, Grand Valley, Ontario L6X 2P5 • (519) 928-5209
Brian Farell
C2130 - Hwy #7, RR #1, Sunderland, ON L0C 1H0 (705) 357-3214
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