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Originally Posted by MJC922
There's no name mentioned. Is it a bottle in his pocket with some else's name, is it in the tack room, I don't have the details but I can tell you something, as for me as a fan I could care less about this guy having levothyroxine because having it isn't a drug positive.
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This case amounts to possessing a substance that is:
(a) banned at all times
(b) undetectable in post-race testing
(c) suspected to be detrimental to the health of horses
Should horseplayers or any other racing stakeholder group be concerned with any or all of the above?
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The horse didn't test positive for it, so how am I hurt by this as a horseplayer?
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Can substances undetectable in post-racing potentially impact the results of a race?
If so, does this affect the horseplayer?
If not, is there still concern if the substance endangers a horse's health?
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Fine the guy, move on. Don't need to hand out a two year suspension for baby aspirin while on the other side you can be all clenned up three weeks out and that's somehow ok. That's what hurts the players and the horses.
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Common human medications can be toxic in other species.
Clenbuterol is also a banned substance with limited permissible use under the rules of racing.
