New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission
Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering
Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing
Article 1 - Rules of Racing
Part 4043 - Drugs Prohibited and Other Prohibitions
Section 4043.15 - Anabolic steroids

Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 4043.15

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025

(a) Anabolic steroids shall not be administered except as permitted by subdivision (d) of this section. A violation of this section may be established by a finding by the laboratory conducting tests for the commission that an anabolic steroid was present in a blood sample taken from such horse, except for the following substances at concentrations that are less than these thresholds:

(1) Boldenone: All horses may have less than 100 pg/ml (including free boldenone and boldenone liberated from its conjugates) in plasma.

(2) Nandrolone:
(i) female horses and geldings may have less than 100 pg/ml in plasma; and

(ii) intact male horses may have less than 500 pg/ml in plasma.

(3) Testosterone:
(i) Female horses and geldings may have less than 100 pg/ml in plasma; and

(ii) Intact male horses may have less than 2,000 pg/ml in plasma.

(4) In addition, no anabolic steroid shall be administered by injection into a joint at any time.

(b) Any other anabolic steroids are prohibited to be administered.

(c) Post-race plasma samples collected from intact males must be identified to the laboratory.

(d) Any horse to which an anabolic steroid that is listed in subdivision (a) of this section has been administered in order to assist in the recovery from an illness or injury may be placed on the veterinarian's list in order to monitor the concentration of the drug. Once the concentration is below the designated plasma threshold the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.

(e) A violation of this section shall be considered a positive test within the meaning of this Part.

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