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Drug ban wins initial OK in Ky.; 1st state to act

By Bruce Schreiner
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky horse racing regulators approved a ban Wednesday on the race-day use of an anti-bleeding drug, making it the first state in the nation to take such action.

The proposed regulation would phase in the race-day ban on furosemide in graded or listed stakes races, beginning with 2-year-old horses in 2014. The ban would apply to the Kentucky Derby in 2015.

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