Ness & T. Bay

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

trainer jaime ness is usually one you cant throw out at tampa bay. with the meet coming up soon I have noticed he is only 4 for 69 at hawthorne. is this the end of his miracle work or should I never throw him out at tampa again this year?

Mr. G - It will be interesting - there were a lot of rumors being spread around Cby one of which was that the Minnesota Racing Commission was going freeze samples from the top 3 guys at Canterbury late in the meet.. Never saw or heard anything formative so I dismissed it as just internet drivel. But subsequently Ness moved a bunch to Prairie Meadows and other places, settling himself in at Hawthorne.
He then cooled off considerably afterward, toward the end of CBY and finished the meet with 43 wins, 3 best behind Justin Evans (61) and Mac Robertson (77) both of whom are at Turf Paradise for the winter I believe.

Like you have observed, the magic of all that "prep work and watching replays" seems to have waned since.

It will be interesting for sure.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Medication Violations from the Canterbury meet -

http://www.mnrace.commission.state.m...ions%20CBY.pdf




Ness popped 4 times from May to July.




Jus' sayin'.

[MISTERGEE]

i wonder how strict t bay is compared to these other tracks

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

i wonder how strict t bay is compared to these other tracks

It is not the strictest place in the country, but really it's two different arguements...For instance the stuff on this list - we all know that methlyprednisone will help swelling, methocarbonal will help with chest congestion, etc., etc., but they aren't enhancing the performance of the horse - just making the horse more comfortable... The fact is they were over the limit and were fined accordingly.

The jab at Ness' 4 positives in 3 months was probably unfair, he was caught and he paid his penalties.

There is one guy on the list who isn't even in the top 20 that had 8 positives for the meet including a 15 day suspension. But I digress...


The real issue is the stuff they can't or don't test for.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

TCO2> 40mMoles/L is just a $500 fine? OMG.