Pletcher BC positive; Hearing pending

[CSC]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

lidocaine is in the same family of drugs and would cause a positive test as well, it wouldn't be used as a masking agent.

Are there other masking agents that you would know of? Is it a possibilty in your opinion? We've heard about it in other sports.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by CSC

Are there other masking agents that you would know of? Is it a possibilty in your opinion? We've heard about it in other sports.

probably, but I just barely passed chemistry...I don't know what they are.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

probably, but I just barely passed chemistry...I don't know what they are.

I did too....barely.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by CSC

Are there other masking agents that you would know of? Is it a possibilty in your opinion? We've heard about it in other sports.

The difference in other sports is the allowable levels are far greater than the allowable levels in horses. A masking agent is usually used to just dilute the sample. Not to mention that there is a thousand times more research done on human testing than there is on horses. The recent NFL suspensions were for th presense of masking agents, a diuretic used for weight loss. It is debatable that it would even mask most drugs ested for.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The difference in other sports is the allowable levels are far greater than the allowable levels in horses. A masking agent is usually used to just dilute the sample. Not to mention that there is a thousand times more research done on human testing than there is on horses. The recent NFL suspensions were for th presense of masking agents, a diuretic used for weight loss. It is debatable that it would even mask most drugs ested for.

Good point, that's why we are left speculating who the juicers are and aren't. Any heady horseplayer knows who they are, with or without drug positives.