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

• Mimicking metabolism - exploiting organ-on-a-chip options for drug biotransformation studies - Mario Thevis
• Tracking Fairness: Intelligence-Based Anti-Doping Efforts - Vanessa Agon
• Meeting the Challenge of Gene Doping in Animal and Human Sports - Natasha Hamilton
• From Stable to Stadium: Cross-Species Synergies Shaping the Future of Anti-Doping - Tessa Muir
• The Future of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Risk Prediction in Thoroughbred Racing - Tim Parkin

• 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 US Thoroughbreds - Mary A Robinson
• Genetic Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injury in the Greyhound: Implications for Breeding and Welfare - Madeleine L.H. Campbell
• 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
• Horse Racing in Mauritius: Opportunities and Challenges of Racing on a Small Island in the Indian Ocean - Marie Claire Domaingue
• Quantitative Analysis of Declared Wind Surgeries and a Case-Control Study to Assess the Effect of Soft Palate Cautery on Racing Success in GB Thoroughbreds    - 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
• Gaba in Horse Plasma: A Proposal for a Threshold Value - Marco Claudio Fidani

• Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injury in Japanese Flat Races - Yuji Takahashi
• Managing a Precursor Injury: Regulatory Surveillance of Unicortical Condylar Fractures in 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 Tracks - Sarah M Rosanowski
• Abnormalities in the Suspensory Apparatus of Thoroughbred Fatalities in Kentucky Racetracks - Emma N Adam