§ 401.17. Total carbon dioxide testing for stakes races—Thoroughbred.
(a) For Thoroughbred stakes races or other races as directed by the Commission, the Commission may establish procedures and protocols for the testing, detection and confirmation of an alkalizing substance which could alter the blood serum, plasma pH or concentration of bicarbonates or carbon dioxide in a horse. The use of any foreign substance within 24 hours prior to post time of the race in which the horse is entered is strictly prohibited.
(b) The Commission may utilize either pre-race sampling or post-race sampling and post-race testing procedures of blood samples from a horse to determine the total carbon dioxide concentration in the blood serum or plasma of the horse.
(c) Thoroughbred TCO2 levels: A blood serum or plasma TCO2 level shall not exceed 37.0 millimoles per liter in a non-Furosemide (non-Lasix) horse and not to exceed 39 mmol/L for a Furosemide (Lasix) horse.
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