This research is conducted in close collaboration with the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratories (ARFL) located in Randwick, NSW, and aims to develop new methods for illicit drug detection in thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing. The project is currently focused the development of robust testing methods for the detection of anabolic steroids in greyhounds. This includes the synthesis and identification of the previously unknown metabolite of stanozolol as 6α-hydroxystanozolol. A number of assays have been developed and deployed to test racing greyhounds, resulting in fifteen detections of steroid use since 1 July 2008.