Indiana Administrative Code
Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Article 8.5 - FLAT RACING; HUMAN AND EQUINE HEALTH
Rule 13 - Excess Levels of Sodium, Bicarbonate, or pH
Section 13-2.5 - Carbon dioxide testing

Universal Citation: 71 IN Admin Code 13-2.5

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31-12

Sec. 2.5.

(a) A designated commission employee may draw whole blood, serum, or plasma samples from a horse for the purpose of obtaining a total carbon dioxide (TCO2) level.

(b) Blood samples may be drawn prior to or after the race. For samples drawn after the race, the sample must be drawn no sooner than ninety (90) minutes following the official post time for that race.

(c) The pre-race or post-race total carbon dioxide (TCO2) level in blood shall not exceed 37 millimoles per liter of blood.

(d) The provisions of 71 IAC 8.5-3-1, pertaining to split samples, shall not apply to blood samples drawn for the purpose of total carbon dioxide (TCO2) testing. Split sample analyses of total carbon dioxide (TCO2) must be run in parallel with the official sample at the primary laboratory in order to avoid delays in testing that result in lower total carbon dioxide (TCO2) values due to sample degradation. The trainer shall be responsible for the cost of split sample testing. The trainer or designee shall make arrangements for payment prior to or at the time of sampling. The split sample shall be sent to the commission primary laboratory as a separate blind sample. No other split sample testing shall be available for total carbon dioxide (TCO2).

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