The changing pattern of “doping” in horse racing and its control

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Horse racing is a fine old sport and often, in England at least, has been referred to as the Sport of Kings. Yet, in spite of its antiquity and its favour in high places, it has often been plagued by numerous forms of corrupt practices. Perhaps one of the commonest forms of malpractice has been the illicit administration of drugs to racehorses for the purpose of helping them to win or causing them to lose. Such practice is popularly known as “doping” or “drugging”.