Kentucky adopts new horse racing safety reforms, bans controversial drug

As both external and internal pressure mounts on the horse racing industry, Kentucky ’s regulatory agency has enacted new safety reforms, including a ban on a controversial drug.  The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted this week to start phasing out the race day use of Lasix, according to a news release. Lasix is another name for the diuretic furosemide and is administered to horses to reduce or prevent bleeding from exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhages brought on by intense workouts. According…
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