The racing in the U.S. differst greatly from that in Europe in that there’s an abundance of shorter dirt or synthetic races and not as many longer routes – especially on turf. Steroids are allowed in many juristictions – but each state has it’s own rules. That’s one of the biggest problems the NTRA faces over here when trying to implement sweeping changes. I’m guessing we’ll see a ban on most medications sooner rather than later though. Just a hunch- this seems to be getting quite a bit of publicity/discussion in recent months.