Cody Autrey Suspension

[sumitas]

A week seems a little on the light side don't it ?

[VOL JACK]

Nice of them to let him wait for a week with no racing to begin the suspension.

[The Bid]

He runs too many horses for them to suspend him when it matters.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

He runs too many horses for them to suspend him when it matters.

In California?

[The Bid]

Anywhere, he runs a lot of horses

These suspensions should be applicable in all jurisdictions. If you are suspended in KY, you should be suspended in NY, and CA. Its crazy that guys like Gassmussen can be suspended for half a year in LA, and TX, and running a zillion horses somewhere else. Zero accountability

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Anywhere, he runs a lot of horses

These suspensions should be applicable in all jurisdictions. If you are suspended in KY, you should be suspended in NY, and CA. Its crazy that guys like Gassmussen can be suspended for half a year in LA, and TX, and running a zillion horses somewhere else. Zero accountability

You are suspended everywhere. You said CA officials went easy on him since he runs a lot of horses but he hasnt run a horse in CA since Fairplex so that doesnt really make much sense.

[The Bid]

I mean the entire barn should be suspended. Should have to disban. Nobody takes this game serious because of these kinds of cheaters and suspensions. With all the BS that happens daily in this industry its no wonder horseracing is in such a pathetic state. Autrey is now going to sit a week because he tested positive a year ago? Its just ridiculous. They did go easy on him, he should have been suspended for the remainder of the meet in CA, THAT YEAR

[ELA]

The drug is a Class 2 drug and used in humans to treat high blood pressure -- high potential to effect/improve performance.

This suspension had to do with the two positive tests from CA -- that's it. Thus, he has been suspended by the CHRB. Autrey is no longer racing horses in CA. So, them "going easy" on him is nonsense. The positives were from last year, July (Del Mar), if my memory serves me correct. I believe there was an appeal, split sample, hearing and all. I also believe there were some issues here, but I don't know the details -- which has nothing to do with the bottom line . . . two positive tests. Period.

Thus, the end result was that he got 30 days and 23 of them were stayed contingent upon him not having any further violations for one year (from today, not last year, thus, July 2009). His horses at Lone Star will be raced by his assitant, Kevin (I don't remember his last name).

As a side note -- there is another positive test that Autrey just dealt with. He will have to take another 15 days for a positive earlier this year (at OP I think). I think that one was Class 4 (some muscle relaxant).

As far as I know, these are the 3 positive tests he's had. So, the issue is -- were these to light? Should he not have been able to stay the 23? Or, more on point -- for these 3 positives, should he get a year? Two? Five?

Eric