McLaughlin with 3 positives; Gets 30 day ban..

[Kasept]

MCLAUGHLIN HORSES ALLEGEDLY TEST FOR BANNED SUBSTANCE IN KY
By Ray Paulick

http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/mc...bstance-in-ky/

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has allegedly had three horses test positive for ipratropium bromide, a short-acting bronchodilator classified by the Association of Racing Commissioners International as a Class 3 drug. The positive test allegations, conducted at the University of Florida testing laboratory, have not been confirmed in split-sample tests.

[randallscott35]

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[Riot]

I have a bunch of vials sitting right here - it's a common human asthma drug. It is used in horses (nebulized, as for humans) for heaves (bronchodilator), but it's effect is awfully short-acting. Be interesting what the plasma shows. Wonder if he was using it day of race rather than clenbuterol, as it's less likely to test?

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by Riot

I have a bunch of vials sitting right here - it's a common human asthma drug. It is used in horses (nebulized, as for humans) for heaves (bronchodilator), but it's effect is awfully short-acting. Be interesting what the plasma shows. Wonder if he was using it day of race rather than clenbuterol, as it's less likely to test?

You would think it (Atrovent) wouldn't be very good as a race day as it is far better a drying agent than bronchodialtor and takes longer to work. It is not a direct bronchodilator but inhibits or poisons the nervous system responsible for bronchoconstriction. When combined with it's ability to dry out secretions you can see why it is the drug of choice for COPD (bronchitis + emphysema) in humans. Jeff from So Cal uses another product that is very similar for special circumstances....

[Riot]

Could be he had badly heavey horses (it's bad in KY in the fall, even for animals) The withdrawal for clenbuterol in KY is 3 days. Ipatropium is so short-acting (effective 15-20 min, lasts 4-6 hours) I wonder if they just gave it raceday morning as they had to take the clenbuteral away from the horses w/COPD. Interestingly, I couldn't find a withdrawal time for this drug in KY regs. May be there, I couldn't find it.

[Kasept]

Hmmm... No spewing or vitriol about McLaughlin based on this? Stunning. Only seems to confirm that there is a demarcation of sorts about who is villainous in the taking of edges...