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Pennsylvania Racehorse Test Results: 98.8% Steroid-Free

by: Tom LaMarra
March 05 2008, Article # 11443

Nearly all of the more than 2,000 samples tested for anabolic steroids in Pennsylvania racehorses during a two-month period came back negative, state officials said March 4. A model rule for regulation of steroids in Pennsylvania will be enforced beginning April 1. The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission and Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission (PHRC) last year announced the start-up date to provide time for steroids to clear from horses' systems. ...

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