"Traces of ipratropium, an anticholinergic administered by inhalation for the treatment of lung diseases, were found in the horse's urine samples after tests carried out in France. The JRA, which was informed of the results of the test by French horse racing authorities, does not list ipratropium as a banned substance."
'Trace' amount usually means it is not present in sufficient amount to have had any effect on the day in question. You would be surprised at what many humans have trace amounts of in their bloodstreams (or kidneys). Modern techniques allow chemists to find tiny, parts-per-billion tiny, amounts of things in solution, which could not possibly enhance or detract from performance in the concentration found. Zero tolerance policies are a lazy way to get around having to use any kind of judgment.
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10-20-2006, 01:07 PM
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