Associated Press - September 4, 2008 12:14 PM ET

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A published report says Kentucky officials are considering establishing a top-quality equine drug testing laboratory.

The Lexington Herald Leader reported the facility could be new or might subsist the relocation of an existing lab from another state.

Tracy Farmer, who chairs the Governor’sitting Task Force on the Future of Horse Racing, told the newspaper a most honorable position lab from out of state has contacted pomp officials with an eye to relocating in Kentucky.

Farmer declined to name the facility.

The task force met Wednesday in Lexington and will next come up to face to face on Sept. 23.

Gov. Steve Beshear wants the group’s recommendations by Dec. 1.

Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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