For those that love conspiracies and weight shifts

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Perhaps you might like Gold For Sale's chances of upsetting Discreet Cat.

After the mega hyped Simpatico Bribon and the undefeated (Group 1 winner on turf and Group 3 winner on dirt) Gold For Sale were both drubbed by Discreet Cat in last year's UAE Derby....the deranged trainer Ian Jory (of Best Pal fame) insisted the poor showing by his two stars was the result of foul play.


Jory claims two were doped

By ALAN SHUBACK
Trainer Ian Jory said he suspects foul play as the reason for the dull efforts of Simpatico Bribon and Gold for Sale in last month's UAE Derby at Nad Al Sheba, the British daily the Racing Post reported Monday.
Simpatico Bribon, the 3-2 UAE Derby favorite with British bookies finished sixth, 12 1/4 lengths behind the victorious Discreet Cat, and Gold for Sale, the 9-2 third choice, was 10th, another 10 1/4 lengths back. Jory had the horses tested privately at his stable and found that they showed the presence of carbamazepine, a drug closely related to Valium.

Jory, based in Saudi Arabia, said he thinks that the drug was administered on the morning of the race. He told the Racing Post that its effect would be unnoticeable to the human eye, but that a horse running under its influence would be a very tired animal.

Neither horse had a drug sample taken on the day of the race. The Emirates Racing Authority is conducting an investigation, although Fin Powrie, its director, pointed out that the samples taken by Jory are strictly unofficial.

For fans of BBB's crazed post about weight today---Gold For Sale gave Discreet Cat a lot of weight in the UAE Derby...and now will be getting a lot of weight from him tomorrow morning.

Not that it will matter or anything....