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Originally Posted by Kasept
I think Chuck effectively stemmed the Ox Bow Incident with his explanation of Naproxen and its use. If you listened to ATR Wednesday night you also would have heard Dr. Robert Lewis, Chairman of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, specifically cite Naproxen as a benign medication in the scheme of things.
Here is a link to the germane chapter in the Model Rules on what RMTC is trying to accomplish with them:
http://www.rmtcnet.com/resources/Cha...Rules_1-09.PDF
As discussed yesterday with Dr. Lewis, the issue or problem here isn't the use of Naproxen... It's that there isn't a standard by which it's use is measured uniformally. New York says to stop giving it 48 hours ahead of a race. California 120 hours. Canada 96 or 120 depending on dosage. Arkansas doesn't even have a guideline for it. The same basic product (Bute) can be used in California on raceday itself.
Class 4
This category is comprised primarily of therapeutic medications routinely used in racehorses. These may influence performance, but generally have a more limited ability to do so.
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Many feel that Marijuana is benign but it is still against the law. Why have rules if they are not to be followed? I dont by the uniformity, these guys know what they are doing and ignorance is not a defense.
This is not MW first issue with a violation, nor his second, third,...etc.