NYSRWB Installs Strict Protocols for Belmont Stakes Horses

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

John Sabini is auditioning for his next job (which won't be NYRA President) in the horse business, after the NYSRWB is disbanded in the fall in favor of Governor Cuomo's new gaming commission.

God forbid someone does the right thing

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by MisterB

God forbid someone does the right thing

You're right. I should give the Governor credit for doing the right thing by getting rid of the ineffectual NYSRWB.

[Danzig]

can't believe it's taken this long to put something like this in place-but it should be for all races, not just the belmont. it's one way to keep better track of the horses and what's going on with them. certainly can't know what's going on when they aren't on the grounds.

[art vanderlay]

Originally Posted by Danzig

can't believe it's taken this long to put something like this in place-but it should be for all races, not just the belmont. it's one way to keep better track of the horses and what's going on with them. certainly can't know what's going on when they aren't on the grounds.

Good idea, maybe they can bunk a pony with them and see if the horse will give up some secrets.

[HaloWishingwell]

Does anyone know the last time NYRA used this stakes barn?

[TouchOfGrey]

Joe Drape strikes again:

Tougher Drug Rules Ordered at Belmont, With Extra Scrutiny on O’Neill

The steps taken by the authorities also include a set of specific safeguards directed at I’ll Have Another’s trainer, Doug O’Neill, who has racked up multiple violations in a handful of states and was suspended for 45 days last week by California regulators for yet another violation. O’Neill will not have to serve the suspension until after the Belmont.

Among the requirements for O’Neill, according to a confidential e-mail obtained by The New York Times, are that his horses cannot in any way be treated “without a board investigator present,” and that he should not allow treatment of any of his horses “by mouth or in feed without conferring with a board investigator, who will first log the treatment and discuss the reason(s) for treatment.”

O’Neill must also provide veterinary records for I’ll Have Another and any other horses he may be running over those days at Belmont “no later than 10 a.m.” each day after any treatment.

Reached late Wednesday afternoon, O’Neill said he had not been notified of the rules that appear to be set out for him, but he said he had no problem with following them.

“I’ll comply,” he said by phone. “I understand they are trying to protect the horse, the betting public and the integrity of the sport.”

[Sightseek]

I've never been a big O'Neil fan but I think his appoach to all of this scrutiny and extra standards being put in place has been really outstanding.

Certain other trainers would have been whining to everyone about being a victim.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

Does anyone know the last time NYRA used this stakes barn?

There were general detention barns for 5 years -- not a stakes-specific detention barn -- whose use ended after the Belmont meet in July 2010.

There is a stakes horse barn at Saratoga for ship-ins.

[OldDog]

Dale Romans, the trainer of Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Dulluhan, was upset about having to move to the detention barn.

"They're basically saying we're all a bunch of crooks and they're gonna make sure we're not gonna do anything illegal," Romans said. "These decisions are made by people who probably never stepped foot on the backside."

http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-stak...ther-alpha-out

Someone do the right thing after the pressure has been applied. It's a big roll eyes. Do it in November for the new year. These instant changes are desperation moves to appease a.ssholes.