Lynch positive for weed will force SCR of Private Zone
 

NY Gaming Commission random testing nets Brian Lynch with positive for weed. As a result, Private Zone will be forced to scratch from True North Friday.

lol, really?

really....
http://www.drf.com/news/lynch-tests-...tch-true-north

random drug test to the trainer?

Does the suspension extend to Woodbine? He's got a couple of my 2yo fillies up there.

Thanks,

O

Seems to just be NYRA...

Wonder who he pissed off.

They cant be friggin serious

That is crazy. Testing for weed?! Smh

Lynch has since switched to edibles.

I've truly seen it all in my 12 years as a fan of the sport!

Somebody must have been out to get him.

Hey Bud - Let's Party

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Maybe you ask him?

Wonder if NYRA drug tests their employees ?

Don't think he's taking calls right now. At least not from someone who is a minor shareholder.

I'll put my faith in the Canadian sense of perspective on these things. No one partied harder than Rob Ford and he kept getting elected mayor of Toronto.

O

Well good luck either way. I'm no fan of weed but this is a joke.

Thanks and agree. He's only had our fillies for a couple months, but we are very pleased with their progress so far. Am hoping for an option to race in ON and NY, as originally planned.

Best,

O

What should have sensible people in an uproar is the fact that Lynch can't participate this weekend but a jockey who is a habitual offender can.

Makes sense, eh?

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While it's stupid to test trainers for weed what is the real disgrace is the NYSGC acting like they have uncovered some sinister plot that requires the trainer to immediately be disqualified from participating. While I'm sure there is a rule that allows them to do this, the tone deaf nature of this decision on the same day that Ohio became the 25th state to legalize it's use in some form is telling.

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I cant believe they could possibly be this friggin stupid

Did they test the horse too? Grapevine said they wanted to rate him and PZ is known to be a crazy speed baller, so maybe he smoked in his vicinity to calm him down.

I wonder if NYRA would have reacted the same way if Lynch was saddling a horse that was going for the triple crown.

Maybe they should be more concerned with the lack of consistency of their stewards or maybe look more closely at trainers that are possibly cheating as opposed to the nonsense they got on Lynch.

Just when you thought you've seen it all, something else happens that just makes you shake your head.

This has nothing to do with NYRA. These are the actions of the New York State Gaming Commission.

I really do not understand what this has to do with the horse. Drug testing is done for a reason and all the players know the rules, so a person takes the risk when he uses drugs while in a position when you are eligible for testing...but what the hell does the horse have to do with it. FFS!!!

Why can't the horse be passed to an assistant. They allow it when trainer napped for PED's. I am from banning a trainers horses under that scenario but this is the theater of the absurd..

Does NYRA randomly drug test their employees ?

He had to surrender his license and horse can't run in name of trainer without a current license.

Private Zone was already entered, so he can't run. If entry had been yesterday, he'd have been entered under someone else's name. Lynch's Royal Squeeze runs in the Jaipur Saturday under Cannizzo's name for instance.

Don't believe so.

Just hope the NTRA doesn't start random testing for burbon at the NHC cause Billy and I would be cooked. ;)

Thanks for clarifying Steve.

After reading up a bit and having a discussion with a friend of mine, the relationship between the NYSGC & NYRA is a bit clearer to me. Unfortunately I think a large segment of the betting population doesnt realize the difference between the two. Hence NYRA taking a beating on the social sights once again. It seems like its the state who lobs the grenades and NYRA's the one who take the collateral damage.

One could only hope that someday they will wake up in Albany.

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Geez, this is absurd.

If the guy regularly uses the staircases in the Aqueduct grandstand he would come up positive for weed whether he smokes or not.

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Stay off the weeeeeeeed

Keeping it 100. When there are rules in play and morons in charge you have to be cautious. Stephen A. knows.

I'll pop an extra "cookie" in his honor this weekend.

Jesus.

really?

This is about the stupidest thing I ever heard..do coaches get tested for drugs in the major sports?