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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
Millions of people use meth.
How many horses test bad for it?
If it was so easy to get a bad test via contamination -- why doesn't it happen more often?
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Because only winners get tested at a lot of tracks and at many tracks I'm not sure that they test for more than 2 or 3 common drugs including lasix. They HAVE to test for lasix because its on the program and they have to ensure that the horse has lasix in its system. However its a huge waste of money. KY has a brand new lab with new equipment and they test for a long laundry lit of substances.
Not to mention that different states may have a higher threshold for different drugs. People dont realize that what might be a positive in one state wouldnt be in another. the only positive test i had was for 9 nanograms of acepromazine when KY had zero tolerence (since changed) for that drug despite it being the most commonly used medication in horse sports. At that time LA had a 100 nanogram threshold. CA and NY had a 50 nanogram threshold. So the same sample in those states wouldnt have resulted in a bad test. Seems crazy but thats the truth.
Hell in Florida the tracks vets give the lasix AND they are also giving solu-delta on raceday that you declare at entry time. Its not listed anywhere that I'm aware of. If you gave the same medication in any other state you would get scratched and get a long suspension.