National Trainers' Foundation chief Rupert Arnold calls for drugs debate | Sport | The Guardian: "Rupert Arnold, the chief executive of the National Trainers' Federation, said yesterday that he has 'no personal knowledge at all' of how widely tranexamic acid (TA), the anti-bleeding agent at the centre of the Nicky Henderson doping case, is used in British stables.
Arnold also renewed a recent call by the NTF for 'a wider debate about the nature of prohibited drugs ... because there are treatments that are designed to make horses' lives more comfortable and assist with the rigours of training that do not in themselves enhance performance.'
Henderson was banned from running horses for three months, and fined £40,000, by the British Horseracing Authority's disciplinary panel after he was found to have given TA to a mare owned by the Queen before a race in February.
The NTF issued a statement shortly afterwards which expressed 'sympathy' for Henderson, described his punishment as 'severe', and added that 'this [medication] is becoming a difficult area for trainers to manage'. This prompted speculation that the Federation might be aware of other trainers using the same, or similar, substances on a regular basis."
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