All post-race tests at Royal Ascot will be conducted using a new mobile app, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced Thursday. The app will allow the BHA to collect and transmit testing data to test management databases, while minimizing the risk of errors and creating a more secure, efficient and eco-friendly process. After a two-year development process and the rolling implementation, feedback from trainers' representatives and the BHA's own sample collection team has been positive. The app–consisting of a microchip scanner and barcode reader attached to a smartphone–will be used at the Royal Meeting and all subsequent racing fixtures. It is part of a move towards digital technology and a modern approach to anti-doping strategy by the BHA, with out of competition testing handled via the app in due course.
“We are committed to keeping British racing fair and clean and this modernisation of our testing technology is another step forwards on this front,” said Brant Dunshea, Director of Integrity and Regulatory operations at the BHA. “The new processes associated with this technology will be quicker and more secure, as well as enabling us to be smarter, dynamic and take a more strategic view of our constantly evolving anti-doping program.”
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