Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
US trainer Bob Baffert is a long time drug cheat. A few years back his Triple Crown – Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes – winner Justify threw a positive but escaped on a technicality. His Kentucky Derby winner this year Medina Spirit didn’t. It threw a positive to steroids and got stripped of the win. […]
Egodan was, until yesterday morning, a washed up veteran 10-year-old pacer who for the past 18 months had been seeing out the final days of his racing career in the back block town of Mildura, up near the NSW/Victoria border where the oranges grow and the green grass and the ice cold glass flow. In […]
Prosecutors in the federal drug adulteration and misbranding case filed their sentencing recommendations for veterinarian Dr. Kristian Rhein late last week, and the documents revealed a couple of new details about the case they would have mounted against him. Rhein has entered a plea of guilty to a charge of drug adulteration and misbranding for […]
A pacer named Whistle On By drawn the pole was backed from $4.40 into $2.90 in the first at Globe Derby yesterday. Given that it hadn’t won in it’s past 27 starts, and had only won 2 from 34 in its lifetime, many wondered why. They don’t anymore. Whistle on By won. His winning time […]
The chain of custody is super important when dealing with swab samples. If these samples are not stored safely and securely they can be tampered with, stolen, adulterated or contaminated. Even if none of these things occur, anyone who blows over is a fair chance of getting off if they can prove insecure storage. On […]
The increasingly popular among young licensees harness training hub at Woodend Beach just north of Christchurch has rapidly become the heartland of illegal and highly dangerous horse doping. This is a matter of concern to both Australian and NZ racing authorities, for it is understood that a number of leading NSW trainers have very close […]
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) are medications which stimulate the bone marrow to make red blood cells.[1] They are used to treat anemia due to end stage kidney disease, chemotherapy, major surgery, or certain treatments in HIV/AIDS.[1][2] In these situations they decrease the need for blood transfusions.[2] The different agents are more or less equivalent.[2] They are given by injection.[2] Common side effects may include joint pain, rash, vomiting, and headache.[4] Serious side effects may include heart attacks, stroke, increased cancer growth, […]
As sentencing dates approach for the flurry of federal defendants who entered guilty pleas to drug adulteration and misbranding charges this summer and fall, prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed documents which reveal a few new tidbits about the case that has captivated racing since March 2020. Trainer Jorge Navarro will be sentenced on Dec. […]
Mexicana was a seemingly fit and healthy high class three-year-old square gaiting filly who started her career as a juvenile at the All Stars barn of Rasmussen and Purdon. She ran four placings from four starts for them, and then was transferred to the stable of Josh Dickie. Dickie won two races in a row […]
Australia’s cleanest and most honest trainer/driver pair David Kennedy and Jackson painting have uncovered the new Lombo Pocket Watch. Remember Lombo Pocket Watch? He was that champion Mick Lombardo owned colt who won 17 of his 18 starts as a 2-year-old, and became the first horse of that age to ever be named Australian Pacer […]
