Specifications include, but are not limited to: Providing veterinary staff, veterinary assistant staff, and other staff as appropriate. Identifying a plan for obtaining back-up personnel in the event of planned/unplanned absences. Providing a minimum of two veterinarians at the horse track to cover pre-race examinations, one veterinarian to cover track duties each race day and one veterinarian to run the test barn each race day. Ensuring that the Veterinarian’s office will be open each race day following pre-race examinations and any entry day that is not a race day until 12 pm and will be available for irregular emergency incidents during the meet. Providing answers to questions from industry participants once the backside opens; setting up of the vets’ office and test barn; making sure everything is ready for the track duties during racing; and work with the racing office on any information they need to include in the condition book or disseminate to their security force. Conducting pre-race examinations of horses and also upon entry of paddock and warm-up prior to the race. Monitoring each race and examining any horse that appears to be injured or in a questionable condition. Coordinating and overseeing the health and welfare of all horses at the racetrack. Identifying plans for responding to emergency situations during the race meet. Performing proper collection and storage of the saliva, urine, blood, hair or other samples or body fluids of the horses for chemical testing purposes. Collecting periodic samples for TCO2 testing or other sample testing as requested by IRGC on predetermined racing days during the horse racing meet. Packaging and shipping lab samples (packaging materials & shipping provided by the testing laboratory) in accordance with proper standards and chain of custody protocols. Coordinating with at least two laboratories where split samples can be sent. Preparing and sending any requested split samples after contacting the lab to get the cost of the split in order for the money to accompany the split. Conducting administrative duties, including but not limited to the following: overseeing equine safety and racetrack safety; review and investigation of all catastrophic equine injuries; accept and maintain practicing veterinarians’ daily logs; providing guidance to attending veterinarians on safety issues; proof program for appropriate medications, and download information to Equibase. Evaluating the condition of the racing surface and bring any issues to the attention of the Board of Stewards or the Agency. Maintaining a list of horses that are deemed unsound, unfit, sick or have a communicable disease. Work horses off the veterinarian’s list. Ability to determine when it is necessary to quarantine the facility or barn due to infectious disease outbreaks. Ability to perform barn inspections to insure safe, sanitary, and humane living conditions for the horses housed at the facility. Participate as necessary in a hearing involving rule infractions or improper care of any horse. Communicate effectively with Agency personnel. Maintain knowledge of the horse racing industry as it pertains to equine veterinary medicine and issues of safety and drug testing in racing horses. Maintain licensure as a regulatory veterinarian by the Agency including appropriate DEA licensure for handling of controlled substances. Maintain compliance with State and Federal requirements. Contractor will provide all needed equipment with the exception of IRGC providing computers to access the state network. Provide responsive horse racing consulting on policy or medication questions during the off-season. Identifying how veterinary staff will stay current on the equine racing industry.
