BC Sprint Purse Being Withheld

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Ellis tried to play by the rules though he made a dumb decision at the end.

That said, the rules have to change. Here is a guy skipping G1s where he'd be favored to instead put his horse on steroids. This isn't some sick or injured horse making a comeback. It was a horse in training that had just easily won a race. It was planned AHEAD of time.

If he truly can't race without that, I think racing could survive with horses like him not having three starts a year. Also, I'll add, this isn't a Masochistic thing. Ellis does this rather routinely with horses (male and female) right after starts. It isn't too hard to figure out looking at the vet lists.

Well put all around Craig. It definitely is a habit and practice thing. What frustrates over and above the decision making from Ellis is the fact that mechanisms are available to have excluded the entry. That's an added layer of protection for players, the horse and industry. The BC sure seems to be eluding responsibility in this too.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Well put all around Craig. It definitely is a habit and practice thing. What frustrates over and above the decision making from Ellis is the fact that mechanisms are available to have excluded the entry. That's an added layer of protection for players, the horse and industry. The BC sure seems to be eluding responsibility in this too.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the BC wasn't told due to rules in place. Have some catching up to do on ATR tonight.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Well put all around Craig. It definitely is a habit and practice thing. What frustrates over and above the decision making from Ellis is the fact that mechanisms are available to have excluded the entry. That's an added layer of protection for players, the horse and industry. The BC sure seems to be eluding responsibility in this too.

As the most important source for Racing News etc. You are in a VERY tough spot. Very hard to ask Ellis Yo what's with the vet's list after races and the 35% winners with 60 + days rest? How do you skip a G1 after galloping in an allowance? You cant ask him, Ron what was it in the first 48 hours after galloping in an allowance that convinced you and the attending vet that Winstrol was indicated? You just cant, none of these guys would EVER tolerant this scrutiny nor is it your place.

There is some underlying truth to Paul's Blog. I also have held certain trainers beyond approach. I was first to come out and tweet Sam she isnt a cheat. I still don't think she is a cheat. I do think people like to win and it gets the best of them, in Sam's case it not about money the purse for the gelding is nice but she blows MULTIPLES of that on speculative yearlings EVERY year, she let winning and being at her home track on racing's biggest day get the best of her. I shouldn't feel bad for them but I still do and maybe that's the problem.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by freddymo

As the most important source for Racing News etc. You are in a VERY tough spot. Very hard to ask Ellis Yo what's with the vet's list after races and the 35% winners with 60 + days rest? How do you skip a G1 after galloping in an allowance? You cant ask him, Ron what was it in the first 48 hours after galloping in an allowance that convinced you and the attending vet that Winstrol was indicated? You just cant, none of these guys would EVER tolerant this scrutiny nor is it your place.

Freddy.. You should listen to the segment again. I did ask him how he approached the campaign and Ellis explained in detail his plan for the whole year including the 2 layoffs with treatments. There's nothing hidden or secretive. And it's clear that he has an approach he's been using and he hasn't run afoul of the rules. And he's certainly going to have to change his approach, especially in light of expanded 6 month exclusion for steroid use.

I don't understand the pretzel-twisting attempt to turn this into something more involved than it is. And there's going to be the positive fallout from it that will likely keep pre-race OCT positives from being able to run.

[gamblin4ever]

If rule of thumb says it takes 20 days for a drug to go thru a horses system, can't the governing boards put a rule in place that you can't give the horse that drug 25 days before race to make sure there is no positive, or a standard set of rules that no drugs given to horses 30 days before race? Just wondering if any standard rule could work or is it wishful thinking.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by gamblin4ever

If rule of thumb says it takes 20 days for a drug to go thru a horses system, can't the governing boards put a rule in place that you can't give the horse that drug 25 days before race to make sure there is no positive, or a standard set of rules that no drugs given to horses 30 days before race? Just wondering if any standard rule could work or is it wishful thinking.

That's essentially the premise of all allowable medication. Except horses metabolize at varying rates.

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[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Kasept

That's essentially the premise of all allowable medication. Except horses metabolize at varying rates.

Learned from somebody that knows a lot more than me about this particular steroid that multiple does in a relatively short time span like was done with Masochistic radically alters the withdrawal time. I guess Ellis didn't know that, but he should have.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Learned from somebody that knows a lot more than me about this particular steroid that multiple does in a relatively short time span like was done with Masochistic radically alters the withdrawal time. I guess Ellis didn't know that, but he should have.

The compounding pharmacy aspect is a wild card too. It's a humiliating black eye for Ellis and everyone involved. But the post race test part worked and its odd to me that no one seems to care to acknowledge that. And the OCT portion demonstrates that the industry can be out in front of potential problems. That's something viable and productive to build on going forward.