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Old 09-23-2008, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ELA
The name of the horse was Can't Beat It (I think). The horse got DQ'ed from second in the American Derby. I think the horse came back positive for more than one drug. I don't remember which drug(s). The horse then came back in his first start after the Arlington race and won the Calder Derby (I think).

The horse was owned by Charlotte Weber and she appealed the ruling(s). I don't know the final outcome, or the details of the case, but I am sure someone here does.

Eric
I believe he was positive for isoxuprine which is used for circulation in feet. It lingers in the system and IL withdrawls times were not realistic and I believe have been since changed. The stuff hardly is performance enhancing and doesnt even work that well. That doesnt mean that he is clean or using something but the drug he got a positive for isn't really a potent drug. It is really a case of the smoking gun distracting everyone from the real problem simply because the rules were so drastically different in IL than everywhere else. Wolfson seems to have 'extraordinary' abilities in many cases but isoxuprine is not the reason.
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