Two IFHA committees are discussing drafting new rules and plan to present them to the body's executive council in October with the new rules potentially ratified by Jan. 1, Devolz said.

WSJ: Horse-Racing Body to Review Steroids Policy

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, or IFHA, is examining whether to recommend a total ban on administering steroids to horses, according to Roland Devolz, the IFHA's technical adviser on prohibited substances.

WSJ: Horse-Racing Body to Review Steroids Policy

But IFHA recommendations are ratified by each country member and Devolz said the body would publish the names of the countries that were unwilling to sign off on rules banning prohibited substances during training.

WSJ: Horse-Racing Body to Review Steroids Policy