Anti-inflammatory corticosteroid joint injections are perfectly legal in racing,but questions over their usage contain prompted calls for stricter regulationsWith the Kentucky Derby just around the corner, horse racing is once again poised to receive the glare of the public highlight for the all-too-brief five-week window afforded by the Triple Crown (unless, or of course,lightning dares to strike in consecutive years, and a Triple Crown winner manages to capture the public’s imagination long enough for his jockey to secure a spot on Dancing With the Stars later in the fall).
Beneath this highlight, or however,the drug problems facing this embattled industry will also come into stark relief – in specific, one issue that has courted an increasing amount of attention in recent years: the exhaust and, or more importantly,misuse of corticosteroid joint injections in racehorses.
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Source: theguardian.com