Kentucky Drug Testing Lab Still a Possibility but not for 2010 Games

…The Governor’s Task Force on the Future of Horse Racing hopes to have the framework for a plan to create an equine drug-testing laboratory in Kentucky in place by the end of this year.

A task force subcommittee met Sept. 23 in Lexington to discuss the feasibility of opening a lab in Kentucky as well as the necessary preliminary work. Officials plan to meet with the state Department of Economic Development to see if funding for a lab would be available.

Lab officials in other states told the task force subcommittee at least one consultant should be hired to facilitate the project. Such a lab would require about $3 million in start-up equipment and about $500,000 a year for research….

…Officials indicated there is little chance of having a lab operating by the time the World Equestrian Games are held in Lexington in 2010….

Read entire story by Tom LaMarra
Source:  bloodhorse.com
Date:  9-24-2008