(Austin, Texas - Monday, August 24, 2026) - On August 10, the Texas Racing Commission issued a memorandum clarifying corticosteroid withdrawal guidelines and race-day testing. According to the memoradum, after consideration and discussions with regulatory veterinarians, backside veterinarians, and veterinarians on the RMTC Scientific Advisory Committee, the Texas Racing Commission will not be recommending an inclusion of permissible Isoflupredone and Traimcinolone values on testing samples collected during race days.

The full memorandum is available here.