If protocol had been followed, wouldn't the stewards or CHRB have placed a hold on the purse once the positive test was called? Had a hold been placed on the purse, it is hard to imagine that word would not have got out that some horse had tested positive in the Santa Anita Derby. This was how people became aware that a positive (Masochistic) had been called in the 2016 Breeders Cup Sprint.
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