By Tom LaMarra In an unusual development, Canterbury Park has come to the defense of top trainer McLean Robertson, who was suspended for 90 days and fined $2,000 by the Minnesota Racing Commission for a positive test for a Class 1 methamphetamine. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune earlier reported that Robertson, also the leading trainer at Delaware
Racing Victoria issues five trainers with ‘show cause’ notices over cobalt allegations By: Matt Stewart UPDATE: SOME of horse racing’s most famous trainers face a show cause hearing that could have them banished from the spring racing carnival. The stables of Peter Moody, Danny O’Brien, Mark Kavanagh and Lee and Shannon will be shut down
By Tom LaMarra Trainer Tom Amoss and the Indiana Horse Racing Commission have entered into a settlement agreement in a complex case involving a one-nanogram medication positive at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in 2011. Amoss, who has fought the IHRC over the positive reading for the Class 4 drug methocarbamol for about three years,
By Ray Paulick The New Mexico Racing Commission in a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday voted to temporarily suspend the use of the bronchodilator clenbuterol in Thoroughbreds and Quarter horses, effective Thursday, July 23. The ban on the drug, which is designed to treat breathing problems but has been abused by some horsemen because of
By Edited Press Release The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) announced July 21 that three Swiss show jumping horses have tested positive for prohibited substances. Samples taken at the CSIO5* at La Baule, France, on May 17 from the horse Nino des Buissonnets, ridden by Steve Guerdat, who won the Grand Prix on the day of
By T. D. Thornton If individual racing commissions adopt the new model rule voted in last Thursday by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), horses of all racing breeds will soon be required to be registered twice–first with their respective Thoroughbred, Standardbred and Quarter Horse registries, then again as a “race horse” with the
By Tom LaMarra West Virginia has joined other states in the Mid-Atlantic region in posting an advisory regarding use of two therapeutic drugs that can be problematic for horsemen. The advisory stemmed from a Mid-Atlantic regulatory meeting earlier in July at which the progress of the National Uniform Medication Program was discussed. Participants identified two
Matt Stewart IT was a sensational hearing with a curious twist. Jockey Danny Nikolic was before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, accused of threatening Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey and Bailey’s family. The threat would eventually have Nikolic disqualified for two years. The dramatic hearing took place on September 20, 2012 at Racing
By Blood-Horse Staff Standardbred trainer Bradley Moffitt has been suspended for 10 years for a positive test for darbepoetin alfa, a drug commonly known as DPO. DPO, an RCI Class 1 drug, is considered a performance enhancer when administered to racehorses. This positive marks the first time a synthetic blood doping agent has been found
RMTC Compounding Pharmacy, Supplier Sued For $6 Million Over Viagra Positives By Ray Paulick Quarter horse trainer John Stinebaugh, suspended 16 years and fined $40,000 after four of his horses tested positive for the active ingredient in human erectile dysfunction drug Viagra at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico, is suing a Texas compounding pharmacy and
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