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Dr Tom Brennan of the Flemington Equine Clinic said the drug stanozolol (trade name Danazol) was a water-based steroid and not prohibited in Australia when used out of competition.
"The rules between Australia and England are very different. In England you can't use these drugs at all whereas in Australia you just can't present the horses to the races with the drug in its system," Brennan said on RSN Racing & Sport.
"The drug basically helps the horse retain nitrogen off its feed. It's basically only used in Australia when the horses are in the paddock and when they're not doing very well off their feed. It helps them put on a bit more muscle, that's why it is banned from competition."
When asked if the drug was performance-enhancing, Dr Brennan said "if the horses are carrying more muscle, the trainers can train them a bit harder".
Dr Brennan said ethylestranol (Trade name Nitrotain) was not as powerful as stanozolol and produced a similar effect by allowing the horse to retain a bit more nitrogen off their feed. "It's a very short-acting hormone," he said.
Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/anabolic-steroids-not-banned-in-australian-thoroughbred-industry/story-fn67sphz-1226627011132
Dr Tom Brennan of the Flemington Equine Clinic said the drug stanozolol (trade name Danazol) was a water-based steroid and not prohibited in Australia when used out of competition.
"The rules between Australia and England are very different. In England you can't use these drugs at all whereas in Australia you just can't present the horses to the races with the drug in its system," Brennan said on RSN Racing & Sport.
"The drug basically helps the horse retain nitrogen off its feed. It's basically only used in Australia when the horses are in the paddock and when they're not doing very well off their feed. It helps them put on a bit more muscle, that's why it is banned from competition."
When asked if the drug was performance-enhancing, Dr Brennan said "if the horses are carrying more muscle, the trainers can train them a bit harder".
Dr Brennan said ethylestranol (Trade name Nitrotain) was not as powerful as stanozolol and produced a similar effect by allowing the horse to retain a bit more nitrogen off their feed. "It's a very short-acting hormone," he said.
Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/anabolic-steroids-not-banned-in-australian-thoroughbred-industry/story-fn67sphz-1226627011132
