2020 News
November 13, 2020
Detection of Prohibited Substance and Disqualification
On Saturday, November 7, 2020, in Race 4 at Tokyo Racecourse, first-place finisher So Valiant (2yo, Colt, trained by Masahiro Otake, Miho Training Center) was disqualified as his post-race sample tested positive for “Caffeine,” which is specified as a prohibited substance in Paragraph 1, Article 132 of the Japan Racing Association Rules of Racing.
As it may apply to Item 2 of Article 31 of the Horse Racing Act, the case has been reported to Fuchu Police Station, where the JRA has asked the case to be investigated.
Also, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 128 of the Rules of Racing, So Valiant has been disqualified, and in accordance with Paragraph 1 and 3, Article 130 of the Rules of Racing, the placing order of the race has been amended.
* Horse Racing Act
Article 31
Persons falling under any of the items set forth below shall be punished with imprisonment with hard labor of up to three (3) years or a fine of up to three million (3,000,000) yen.
（ii）Persons who use a drug or medicine that temporarily stimulates or depresses the racing performance of a horse declared to run.
* Rules of Racing
Art. 128
In regards to a horse whose order of finish has been confirmed under the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 125 (inclusive of a horse whose disqualification ruling has been canceled under the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 151), in case the Ruling Committee deems that there are reasons that the horse falls under one of the Items 1, 2, or, 9 of Paragraph 1 of Article 123 within 5 years, or, less, calculated from the day following the day of the race concerned was held, that horse shall be disqualified.
Art. 130
In case there was a disqualification under the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 128, or, in case of a ruling to reject a disqualification, demotion, or, interference appeal under the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 151 has been canceled, the Ruling Committee shall change the order of finish of the horse for which it deems a change in order of finish is necessary from among the order of finish of each horse in that race.
Art. 130
3. The order of finish after the change of order of finish of the horses for whom the order of finish is to be changed under the provisions of the preceding 2 Paragraphs and the order of finish of a horse whose disqualification ruling, or, decision was canceled under the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 151, or, Paragraph 3 of Article 153, shall be decided under the provisions of Paragraphs 1 or 2 of Article 125.
Art. 132
Any horse already declared to start and any other horse nominated to start in a race (in the next Paragraph referred to as Any Horse Nominated to Start) must not be administered drugs, or, medication mentioned in Separate Table (2), (hereinafter referred to as Prohibited Drugs, or, Medication), which temporarily stimulate, or, depress race performance. |
