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By JASON FRAKES | Louisville Courier Journal | 13 May 2021 BALTIMORE – Social media was buzzing Wednesday evening after D. Wayne Lukas defended fellow trainer Bob Baffert and suggested regulators who found betamethasone in Medina Spirit’s blood “should probably have poured it down the sink.” The 85-year-old Lukas — six-time winner of the Preakness and among… Continue reading Pour Medina Spirit’s positive test ‘down the sink?’
WRITTEN BY BLOOD-HORSE STAFF Cross-posted from The Blood-Horse The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium's Tactical Research Program was instrumental in the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission's recent prosecution of trainer Donald Roberson by working with the HFL Sport Science's Lexington laboratory to identify dichloracetic acid and tadalafil, which is marketed in the United States under the… Continue reading RMTC identifies substances in Roberson racehorse drugging case
Written by VIVIAN GRANT It has been a few weeks since bettor protection group Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) issued a press release requesting that Thoroughbred racing in America phase out race day medications, setting a generous five years to accomplish the task. When I called RCI on a (sort of) unrelated topic, naturally… Continue reading Trio organizing Summit to discuss kicking the race day habit
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