Alleged drug smugglers may have ties to Quarter Horse racing

Cross-posted from the Daily Racing Form WRITTEN BY MATT HEGARTY A group of 18 people who were arrested last week in Louisiana on charges of drug smuggling included several individuals with ties to Quarter Horse racing in the state, according to reports covering the arrests and officials with the state racing commission. The list of…

Racing commission looking into outbreak of positives for pain-killing drug at Louisiana tracks

BOB FORTUS writing for The Biscayne-Times New Orleans reports: Ten horses [who] raced at Louisiana tracks tested positive recently for the powerful, pain-killing drug dermorphin, and the Louisiana State Racing Commission is gathering information to determine which trainers might be charged with rules violations, executive director Charlie Gardiner said Thursday. Dermorphin is an opiod peptide…