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Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL)

Australia's largest independent drug testing laboratory.

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Who is RASL?

Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL), is Australia’s largest independent drug testing laboratory.

RASL is a leading international racing laboratory and provides sophisticated drug testing services for equine, canine and human samples. RASL personnel are globally renowned for their experience in all aspects of drug testing and reporting.

Founded in 1988 to perform drug testing for the Victorian Racing Industry (VRI), Racing Analytical Services Limited  has been one of Australia’s leading drug testing laboratories for more than 30 years.

As part of the quality drug testing services offered by RASL, our experienced staff can provide  expert advice to clients on all aspects
of drug analysis and reporting.

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IFHO
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World class Laboratory accreditation

RASL is accredited to provide a comprehensive range of drug testing and chemical analysis services to a diverse range of industries. All tests performed by the company are backed by full NATA accreditation in compliance with the ISO/IEC 17025.

RASL’s leadership in integrity in racing is globally recognised through our selection by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), to be one of just 5 laboratories internationally, to be recognised as an IFHA Reference Laboratory.

VIEW NATA SCOPE HERE VIEW IFHA ACCREDITATION HERE

Outstanding testing capacity

Each year RASL tests over 55,000 samples for racing codes throughout Australia, Chile and Macau, for thousands of different drugs. The challenges of racing drug testing ensures that the company employs the latest technology to provide fast, efficient and accurate testing every week of the year. In addition to this, we test over 15,000 human samples each year.

RASL takes pride in the quality and sophistication of its drug testing techniques. With extensive experience in all aspects of drug analysis and reporting, we aim to provide the most complete and effective drug testing service in Australia.

In the last calendar year, RASL tested in excess of:

36,000

racing urine and
blood samples for
performance
enhancing drugs

15,000

racing blood
samples for total
CO2 content

15,000

human urine, oral
fluid and hair
samples for
drugs of abuse

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Resourced to deliver

The RASL laboratory is the best resourced laboratory of its type in Australia.

With over fifty qualified and experienced staff members and more than $20m invested in the
most advanced analytical equipment available, RASL is staffed and equipped to deliver
state-of-the-art drug testing services.

RASL’s expert racing analysts utilise high-resolution mass spectrometry that is capable of
detecting hundreds of different drugs in a single sample with incredible sensitivity, and the
laboratory currently has over 30 GCMS and LCMS systems in place in a variety of configurations.
RASL is also leading the way in utilisation of robotic innovations for high volume testing.

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Racing Analytical Services Limited

400 Epsom Road,
Flemington Victoria 3031

Phone: +61 3 9376 6760
Email: rasl@rasl.com.au

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ABN: 75 006 957 624
NATA Accreditation No: 4105

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