Mullins/Gato Go Win SCR story emerging

[philcski]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/sp...ef=othersports

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/sp...ef=othersports

so, that's three stories in the last few days about the bad guys in the sport. that's just grand. i'm so glad we have such paragons of virtue as ernie paragallo and jeff mullins to give racing a couple of black eyes heading into this years derby, the time when the press pays the most attention to horse racing.
gotta love the quote from iavarone-'it's not performance enhancing'. oh, ok. guess they should have let the horse run.

[CSC]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I'm not shocked. I see Dutrow & Big Brown mentioned in this thread, yet you rarely hear of Asmussen and Curlin. Regardless it always seems to be the same usual suspects, however using common sense I would say they are certainly not the only ones.

[dellinger63]

Thought it interesting the owners were part of selling the greatest horse ever

The Green Monkey

On the sales scene, Hartley/De Renzo has been one of America's most successful pinhooking operations for more than 15 years and they continue to participate actively in that segment of the industry. Outstanding racehorses sold by Hartley/De Renzo include champions Silver Charm and Xtra Heat. Their agency also consigned the world-record $16-million juvenile The Green Monkey at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Calder sale of selected two-year-olds in training.

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/sta...farm_no=162907

[sumitas]

Are you suggesting The Green Monkey's performance at the sale was not on the up and up ?

[dellinger63]

Despite his troubled trip in Saturday’s 85th running of the Grade 1, nine-furlong Wood Memorial, IEAH Stables and David J. Lanzman’s I Want Revenge was feeling no ill-effects on Sunday morning.

“He came out the race real well,” said trainer Jeff Mullins, sipping a Red Bull outside of trainer Tony Dutrow’s barn at Aqueduct Racetrack. “We had him out this morning, went over him from head to toe, and everything looks good.” ie no visible needle marks

http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/stories...04052009.shtml

[Kasept]

Mullins could face sanctions over Gato Go Win
By David Grening

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102770.html

Jeff Mullins, the trainer of potential Kentucky Derby favorite I Want Revenge, could face sanctions from the New York State Racing and Wagering Board after Mullins was observed giving Gato Go Win medication in the race-day security barn Saturday, necessitating the colt's scratch from the Grade 3 Bay Shore Stakes.

According to Joe Mahoney, a racing board spokesman, "Mr. Mullins was observed administering an over-the-counter product called Air Power to the horse in the security barn. He had also apparently taken a syringe into the security barn. As a result, the stewards directed that Gato Go Win be scratched."

Air Power is an expectorant that helps loosen phlegm and clear bronchial airways. One New York trainer likened it to a liquid form of Vick's VapoRub that can be given in most states, including New York, but it is not allowed to be given in the security barn. It is administered orally by use of a metal dose syringe. Mullins could face penalties because it is forbidden to bring anything into the race-day security barn, which the New York Racing Association instituted in 2005.

The board said the stewards did not deem it necessary to scratch I Want Revenge from the Wood Memorial - a race he won by 1 1/2 lengths despite a brutal trip.

"There was no incident involving I Want Revenge, who was under surveillance in the security barn prior to racing," said Mahoney.