This week's Racing Calendar will include a warning from the BHA to owners contemplating running their horses in Italy.
The 2012 St Leger winner Encke is one of seven further horses to test positive for anabolic steroids at Mahmood Al Zarooni's former yard.
Chief Executive Richard Wayman says now is a crucial time for the ROA and urges all members to vote in the forthcoming Council elections.
ROA President Rachel Hood issued a statement after the disciplinary panel of the BHA imposed an eight-year ban on Mahmood Al Zarooni.
The Jockey Club is aiming to raise a third of the cost of the £45m redevelopment at Cheltenham with the first retail bond in British sport.
Perth is the latest racecourse to receive the award of the ROA Gold Standard with a presentation planned during the opening meeting of 2013.
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