Horse racing is a sport with documented doping cases, with 14 registered cases (0.1% of all violations). United Kingdom leads in violations with 5 cases, while Oxyphenbutazone is the most frequently detected substance (4 cases). The average suspension length is 22.2 months. Horse racing ranks #62 globally among all sports tracked by the Anti-Doping Database..
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Horse racing has the most violations in anti-doping rule violations globally, with 14 registered cases — 0.1% of all 14,670 verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database. Based on verified cases in the Anti-Doping Database.
United Kingdom leads significantly in Horse racing with 5 registered violations, representing more than one-third of all violations. This represents 35.7% of the sport's 14 total cases globally.
The average suspension length for sanctioned Horse racing athletes in United Kingdom is 22.2 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.
Oxyphenbutazone leads in Horse racing with 4 violations out of 14 total cases (28.6%). Accounting for over one-fifth of all violations.
Globally, Oxyphenbutazone has been detected in 27 cases across all sports, ranking #87 among all prohibited substances.
The average suspension length for Oxyphenbutazone violations is 6.6 months, shorter than the global average of 30.1 months.
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