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NJ race horses test postive for doping8 May 2008TRENTON, New Jersey -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Six harness racing horses have tested positive for performance-enhancing substances under expanded testing protocols in New Jersey, state racing officials said Tuesday. "New Jersey Racing Commission Executive Director Frank Zanzuccki said laboratory tests confirmed that the six horses under the care of trainer Ernest Adam and owned by Stephen C. Slender had tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Erythropoietin-Human, also known as EPO. "...The six horses have been declared ineligible to compete in New Jersey, consistent with the rules of the Racing Commission's new 'out-of-competition' testing initiative. "Launched late last year, the new program allows the commission to test horses for illegal substances not only at racetracks but also at horse farms, and at any time. Previously, the commission was only authorized to conduct testing of horses on race day, and only at New Jersey's four racetracks..." |