KY Panel Approves Out-of-Competition Testing

[Cannon Shell]

Supposedly the language reads that you can refuse to have your horse tested but that if you do so you are automatically suspended, similar to refusing a DUI test. As usual the entire spotlight is on the penalty phase when there is virtually no chance the keystone cops will ever catch anyone. You can test till you are blue in the face but unless they know what to test for it is all a moot point. Personally I am not against the spirit of the rule but the dopes that run the thing will do it half-assed and not get it funded properly or hire the right people anyway. Remember a few years ago when they did the same thing to get the new "emergency" rules passed? How's that working out?

[paisjpq]

this seems like a huge deal for the racing side of the game... but truly aimed at and designed for (IMO) the WEG. those horses have pretty much a zero tolerance for everything...i recall the hoopla (at least on the farm) of a grand prix (jumper) horse testing positive for a corticosteroid....not a big deal if that was a tb on the track, a total clusterf*ck for show jumpers. Especially if said horse is ridden by Margie Goldstein

[Honu]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

this seems like a huge deal for the racing side of the game... but truly aimed at and designed for (IMO) the WEG. those horses have pretty much a zero tolerance for everything...i recall the hoopla (at least on the farm) of a grand prix (jumper) horse testing positive for a corticosteroid....not a big deal if that was a tb on the track, a total clusterf*ck for show jumpers. Especially if said horse is ridden by Margie Goldstein

Some of the show jumper people I have been around use more stuff than we do pre-race. Blast them full of Dex and drain and inject hocks and stifles.

[paisjpq]

of course they do... but they're not supposed to

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Honu

Some of the show jumper people I have been around use more stuff than we do pre-race. Blast them full of Dex and drain and inject hocks and stifles.

Margie uses Rod Stewart as her vet.