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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
What's not surprising is that the guys who are the big cheaters are usually the same guys who are always getting the overages. The reason is obvious. These guys are always pushing the envelope. They want to take every edge they can get whether it's with legal or illegal drugs.
What some of these guys will do is keep slightly increasing the dose of a legal drug or a milkshake until they get hit with an overage. That way they pretty much know what they can give without getting a positive. The problem is that different horses metabolize at different rates, so if they try to cut it too close they may come back with a positive. That is probably how Doug O'Neil got that positive earlier this year.
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no doubt in my mind that's what happened in this case as well. look at breeders for example who try to get mares in cover as early as possible, to shoot for a foal date as close to jan 1 as possible-but of course not before then-but sometimes, they get caught out when the foal comes early and they fudge the birth date. same thing.
and probably how o'neill got tagged last year as well...then there's the frankel/lasix issue-his horse (think it was intercontinental) got her shot way too close to post time, so the vet lied on the paperwork. but they got caught, purse money redistributed...pretty blatant stuff right there.