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Originally Posted by cmorioles
Man, if that thing is ever completed, Scooter will be a legend amongst legends.
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To me --- what truly cements his legend amongst legends status --- was his performance while he was suspended.
While Scooter was serving his Ketoprofen suspension for this wonderful juice job...
All of the horses he trained ran in the name of his at-the-time girlfriend Gina Stratton.
In true Scooter "the shooter" like fashion... he gets his girlfriend four bad tests and 3 seperate suspensions in a span of just five days. Three of the bad tests for the same drug (Ketoprofen) he was in the middle of serving a suspension for!
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GINA STRATTON
Oct 25th 2009: HAVING WAIVED HER RIGHT TO A HEARING, TRAINER GINA STRATTON IS HEREBY SUSPENDED FOR FIFTEEN (15) DAYS EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010 THROUGH AND INCLUDING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF WV RULES RACING #178-1-31.2, 178-1-66.5, 178-1-66.6 AND 178-1-66.6.1. NOTIFICATION FROM DALARE ASSOCIATES WERE CONFIRMED BY LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT SAMPLE #7430 TAKEN FROM THE HORSE GOLDEN ICE WHICH FINISHED 1ST IN THE 3RD RACE ON 10/25/2009 WAS POSITIVE FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED DRUG KETOPROFEN. AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE OF RACING #178-1-60.9 THE PURSE MUST BE REDISTRIBUTED.
Oct 25th 2009: "HAVING WAIVED HER RIGHT TO A HEARING, TRAINER GINA STRATTONIS HEREBY SUSPENDED FOR 15 DAYS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 THROUGH AND INCLUDING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF WV RULES RACING #178-1-31.2, 178-1-66.5, 178-1-66.6 AND 178-1-66.6.1. NOTIFICATION FROM DALARE ASSOCIATES WERE CONFIRMED BY LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT SAMPLE #7437 TAKEN FROM THE HORSE ""VICTORY'S PALACE"" WHICH FINISHED 1ST IN THE 9TH RACE ON 10/25/2009 WAS POSITIVE FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED DRUG ""KETOPROFEN"". AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE OF RACING #178-1-60.9 THE PURSE MUST BE REDISTRIBUTED
Oct 30th 2009: "HAVING WAIVED HER RIGHT TO A HEARING, TRAINER GINA STRATTONIS HEREBY SUSPENDED FOR THIRTY (30) DAYS EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010 THROUGH AND INCLUDING SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010 AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF WV RULES RACING #178-1-31.2, 178-1-66.5, 178-1-66.6 AND 178-1-66.6.1. NOTIFICATION FROM DALARE ASSOCIATES WERE CONFIRMED BY LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT SAMPLE #7466 TAKEN FROM THE HORSE ""CONQUISTADOR'S CAT"" WHICH FINISHED 1ST IN THE 9TH RACE ON 10/30/2009 WAS POSITIVE FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED DRUG ""KETOPROFEN"". AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE OF RACING #178-1-60.9 THE PURSE MUST BE REDISTRIBUTED
Oct 30th 2009: TRAINER GINA STRATTON IS HEREBY FINED THREE HUNDRED {$300.00) DOLLARS AFTER HAVING RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE HORSE CONQUISTADOR'S CAT WHICH FINISHED 1ST IN THE 9TH RACE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 DID EXCEED THE PERMISSIVE LEVEL OF THE DRUG PHENYLBUTAZONE. THIS SAMPLE WAS QUANTITATED AND WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN 7. 69 MICROGRAMS PER MILLILITER OF PLASMA THIS IS HER FIRST OFFENSE.
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Victory's Palace -- 1-for-43 lifetime -- and running for the first time in Gina Stratton/Davis's barn -- romped and won easy at 13/1 odds.
However, most noteworthy... is how the late Conquistador's Cat not only failed a test for Ketoprofen ... but ALSO had a bute overage in the same race. He must have been one extremely sore horse at the time!
Props to Scooter for being sharp enough to use the Rapid Redux situation to help get Robert Cole as an owner. The game really does need more guys like Scooter.