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Updated: March 13, 2024 11:57 AM
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Trainer Rusty Arnold went on the offensive after a horse he trained tested positive for tramadol metabolites and was suspended for seven days and fined $1,000.
Although he did not dispute the fact that the horse tested positive, it is extremely unfair that HISA/HIWU continues to suspend trainers for trace amounts of drugs that are not considered performance enhancing. He said that.
Arnold advocates for significant changes in the way these violations are dealt with and was this week's guest. TDN Writers' Room Podcast brought to you by Keeneland. He was this week's Green Group guest.
“There's no denying that this horse raced on tramadol,” Arnold said. “I took my opinion positively and didn't argue. I didn't say anything. But after receiving it, I wanted to point out that I don't think it's fair. I don't believe the system is meeting these trace limits correctly. I'm trying to change the rules and create a positive movement to bring about positive change.”
Mr Arnold said the only way the drug entered the horse's body was through environmental contamination, and HIWU's zero-tolerance position on positive drug tests was unrealistic.
“There's no question that pollution is the culprit,” he said. “But my main objection is that there is no such thing as zero tolerance in today's society. There needs to be a level, and if the drug is below that level, you won't test positive for the drug. . I'm trying to move forward and make positive changes. There are so many people caught up in similar situations right now. It's one every day or one every few days. And I… I don’t agree with that.”
Arnold said she has heard from more than 300 people since her ordeal became public, and said the overwhelming feeling was that they were being treated unfairly.
“The response was very good, but it was actually a little overwhelming,” he said. “Over the next 48 hours I responded to over 300 emails and text messages, 99.9% of which were positive, including the support I received from several members of the Jockey Club, which was extremely The one theme that resonated among them all was, “This is not what we signed up for with HISA.” This is not what we expected. We thought we could catch the guys who were obviously cheating. I didn't know that an ordinary man trying to do his job could be caught up in the gotcha mentality. ”
In our Breeding Spotlight section, we featured Coolmore's stallion Tiz the Law and Winstar's stallion Audible.
Domestic | SV Photo
Elsewhere on the podcast, we are also sponsored by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Coolmore, 1/ST Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, WinStar https://www.winstarfarm.com/, and the team of XBTV.com, Randy Moss, and Bill Finlay. Masu. and Zoe Cadman look back at last week's key races, including one that no one would have bet on: the GIII Tampa Bay Derby. Domestic products (prank). Cadman said he was impressed with trainee Chad Brown's performance, but Finley said he was overwhelmed by the field's weakness.
There was talk of winning, Kinza GIII Santa Isabel S. Kinza's Carpe Diem (Carpe Diem) is probably the best 3-year-old filly in training, but she is trained by Bob Baffert and will not run in the GI Kentucky Oaks. Jockey Cadman was in Ocala for the March OBS 2-Year-Old Sale and did a scouting report on which new stallions he thought would stand out during the sale.
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