Jackson Rationalizes Asmussen's Behavior

[Cannon Shell]

"Last month, Jackson put Asmussen on notice — as well as the other trainers for his more than 60 racehorses — that he would independently drug-test his horses after each race. He warned that they would be fired if the horses tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs."

Does this mean that he will give the purse back if one of his comes up positive on the Jess supertesting schedule? If it wasnt so sad this would be laughable. Who exactly will take the samples? Under what regulations or testing methods will the samples be tested under? I'm guessing that this is lip service to a very high degree.

[sumitas]

I appreciate the intent. However, national standards and a certified lab such as Cornell are needed.

[ArlJim78]

sounds along the lines of double secret probation.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

"Last month, Jackson put Asmussen on notice — as well as the other trainers for his more than 60 racehorses — that he would independently drug-test his horses after each race. He warned that they would be fired if the horses tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs."

Does this mean that he will give the purse back if one of his comes up positive on the Jess supertesting schedule? If it wasnt so sad this would be laughable. Who exactly will take the samples? Under what regulations or testing methods will the samples be tested under? I'm guessing that this is lip service to a very high degree.

Jess will hire away Dr. George A. Maylin from Cornell...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Jess will hire away Dr. George A. Maylin from Cornell...

the trainers will be safe because he never catches anybody

[miraja2]

Jackson also claims that he has "been for zero tolerance since the 1950s."
If that were true, why would he have ever given a single horse to Asmussen?