Dr. Lynn Hillyer:

The good news on that is that with the international collaboration and harmonisation, through the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, there are very few differences between what is allowed and what is not. The Chair is right that there are exceptions. Something called GastroGard or omeprazole is one very good example that is allowed in some jurisdictions and not allowed here. We take the view that in order to protect the safety, health and welfare of our horses, these medications are allowed in training. It is only on race days that they would not be allowed. A withdrawal period is applied to them. I cannot think of an example where there has been an issue with a difference in how a substance is approached that has affected some of our horses here.