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See Webcast of U.S. Senate hearing on horse racing drugs, medication

The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D.-W.Va., is holding a hearing on "Medication and Performance Enhancing Drugs in Horse Racing" in Washington.

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Witnesses will include Barry Irwin, CEO of Team Valor International; Kent Stirling, executive director of the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and chairman of the national HBPA Medication Committee; Jeff Gural, operator of the Meadowlands racetrack; Jim Gagliano, president of The Jockey Club; Matthew Witman, national director of the American Quarter Horse Association; Marc Paulhus, former director of equine protection and vice president of the Humane Society of the United States; Ed Martin, president and CEO of the Association of Racing Commissioners International; and Dr. Sheila Lyons, founder and director of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

This story was originally published July 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM with the headline "See Webcast of U.S. Senate hearing on horse racing drugs, medication."

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