Horse racing-British authority to test for gene doping

FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Britain - March 14, 2025 Inothewayurthinkin ridden by Mark Walsh on their way to winning the 16:00 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Racehorses in Britain will be tested for gene doping after the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) spent nearly two million pounds ($2.59 million) on research to improve detection, it said on Tuesday.

The BHA said testing will now become part of regular race day and out-of-competition sampling processes with immediate effect.