Friday, 27th March 24th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians 2026

Including talks from:

• Prof Mario Thevis
• Dr Vanessa Agon
• Dr Natasha Hamilton
• Dr Tessa Muir
• Prof Tim Parkin

• The Future of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Risk Prediction in Thoroughbred Horse Racing - Tim Parkin
• Mimicking metabolism - exploiting organ-on-a-chip options for drug biotransformation studies - Mario Thevis

• Routine implementation of ISO-accredited screening and confirmatory methods for transgene detection in horses. - Edward Ryder
• Overview and future perspectives on gene doping and genome editing detection in Japan - Teruaki Tozaki
• Gene editing detection in horses: approaches to screening and confirmatory validation for accredited testing - Edward Ryder
• DNA based identification of registered horses from forensic samples - Natasha A Hamilton
• firstFlagX- Improvements toward automation-ready, extraction-enabled bioactivity screening across biological and product matrices - Alison K Heather

• A genomic prediction model for risk of catastrophic fracture of the distal limb/fetlock in USA Thoroughbred horses - Mary A Robinson
• Genetic risk factors for musculoskeletal injury in the racing greyhound extend consideration of welfare optimisation to breeding - Emmeline W Hill
• Transcriptomic Profiling of Pre-Race Whole Blood in Thoroughbreds with Race-Day Fractures - Allen E Page
• Computed tomography features of the fetlock joint in elite racing Thoroughbred horses - Cathy Beck
• Correlation of synovitis with gross osteochondral lesions in the joints of racehorses - Simon R Bailey

• Administration study of somapacitan, a long-acting growth hormone derivative, in horses and its elimination in equine plasma for doping control purposes - Yoshibumi Shimizu
• Detection of the haemoglobin-based oxygen carrier M101 in equine plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry - Patrice GARCIA
• Detection of over 90 bioactive peptides in horse urine using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC/HRMS) after two consecutive solid-phase extractions - Fred Ka Wai Kong
• Detection of Bedinvetmab in Canine Blood: Screening and confirmation protocols for sports drug testing - Mark Timms
• Targeted and untargeted LC-HRMS analysis of biotherapeutics in equine plasma.  In vitro and in vivo detection of Denosumab - Massamba Mbacké Ndiaye
• High-throughput screening and confirmation of recombinant human EPO in equine plasma with increased sensitivity and specificity. - Rohan Steel

• Review of the Direct and Indirect Effects of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) During the First Three Years of Implementation at One U.S. Racetrack - Ron Friedman
• The trials and tribulations of tri-code racing regulation - Martin F Lenz
• Welfare and Digital First: Developing digital interventions for the regulatory veterinary team in Ireland - Graham Adams
• Beyond the track: Opportunities and challenges in the rehoming and aftercare of retired racehorses - Karen M Caldwell
• Quantitative analysis of declared wind surgeries and a case-control study to assess the effect of soft palate cautery on outcome measures representing racing success in Thoroughbred horses racing in Great Britain    - Kate Maxwell

• PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC CALIBRATION STANDARDS CERTIFIED FOR IDENTITY AND PURITY FOR USE IN SPORTS DOPING CONTROL - Stephen R Davies
• Key considerations for measurements of elements by ICP-MS in equine doping control - George Ho Man Chan
• Microwave Digestion and ICP-MS for Forensic-Level Analysis of Cobalt and Arsenic in Racing Environments - Jovan Jacob
• Simultaneous Resolution of Aminorex and Rexamino Enantiomers in horse plasma and urine - Devan Loganathan
• Gaba in Horse Plasma: A Proposal for a Threshold Value - MARCO CLAUDIO FIDANI

• Descriptive epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in Japanese flat races (2020–2024) - Yuji Takahashi
• Managing a precursor injury: Regulatory surveillance of unicortical condylar fractures in 77 Thoroughbreds - Motoi Nomura
• Racing Victoria’s Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Subsidy Program: Uptake and implications - Hilary SA Colwell
• Incidence of injury and risk factors for Gracilis muscle injury on Australasian greyhound racing tracks (2017 to 2024) - Sarah M Rosanowski
• ABNORMALITIES IN THE SUSPENSORY APPARATUS OF RACING THOROUGHBRED FATALITIES IN KENTUCKY RACETRACKS - Emma N Adam