AQHA suspensions for trainers over drug breaches
The American Quarter Horse Association has taken activeness over xi trainers lately suspended yesteryear the Louisiana Racing Commission in addition to the Zia Park Board of Stewards inward New United Mexican U.S. over the operate of the drug known equally frog juice.
The xi trainers had horses exam positive for the Class 1 drug known equally dermorphin. They are Alvin Smith, Jr, John D. Soileau, Lamont Charles, Alonzo Loya, Kyi Lormand, Heath Taylor, Anthony Agilar, Gonzalo Gonzales, John Henry Bassett, Jeffery Heath Reed in addition to Carlos Sedillo.
The association has suspended whatever AQHA memberships issued to the inward a higher house trainers pending finally final result of their cases alongside the Louisiana or New United Mexican U.S. Racing Commissions.
It said the trainers had sure enough appeal rights governed yesteryear the racing jurisdictions that issued the disciplinary actions. The association said it would proceed to monitor the cases in addition to had taken its activeness pending the finally final result of the cases.
Effective from finally Friday, horses inward which the trainers are listed equally an possessor or trainer volition hold upwards ineligible to have AQHA racing points or AQHA honors/awards, including AQHA year-end Champion or AQHA Regional High Point recognition.
Effective from the same date, horses inward which the inward a higher house trainers are listed equally an possessor or trainer shall hold upwards ineligible to larn into whatever AQHA Challenge regional, bonus or first races, including the upcoming 2012 Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships to hold upwards held Oct 27th at Prairie Meadows Race Track in addition to Casino inward Altoona, Iowa.
The association said its activeness stems from the next penalties issued yesteryear the Louisiana Racing Commission in addition to New United Mexican U.S. Board of Stewards:
Louisiana Racing Commission penalties:
- Alvin Smith, Jr.; 10 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $20,000
- John Soileau; 10 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $20,000
- Lamont Charles; 3 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $2,500
- Alonzo Loya; v twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $10,000
- Kyi Lormand; 3 twelvemonth intermission get-go July 4, 2012; fined $2,500
- Heath Taylor; v twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $10,000
- Anthony Agilar; 3 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $5,000
- Gonzalo Gonzales; 3 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 29, 2012; fined $2,500
The 8 suspensions inward a higher house include denial of access to all racetracks, off-track wagering facilities in addition to recognized grooming tracks nether the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Racing Commission.
Zia Park Board of Stewards penalties:
- John Henry Bassett; 10 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 12, 2012; fined $10,000
- Jeffrey Heath Reed; 21 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 19, 2012; fined $23,000
- Carlos Sedillo; 10 twelvemonth intermission get-go Oct 20, 2012; fined $10,000
The iii suspensions inward a higher house include exclusion of the trainers from all areas of the grounds nether the jurisdiction of the New United Mexican U.S. Racing Commission in addition to stipulation that all horses owned, trained or nether the attention of such trainers are ineligible to hold upwards entered or start inward whatever race nether the jurisdiction of the New United Mexican U.S. Racing Commission.
The quarter Equus caballus torso said meetings were existence held that convey together the national associations to hash out ways to farther strengthen rules, policies in addition to plans to movement frontwards alongside reformed racing rules.
“The vast bulk of our members honey in addition to bask spending fourth dimension alongside their horses,” association executive vice president Don Treadway said.
“They desire the drug number cleaned up, in addition to AQHA is dedicated to using the resources nosotros conduct keep available to brand sure enough this happens.
“The statements made over the finally several months yesteryear tracks such equally Los Alamitos, Ruidoso Downs, Remington Park in addition to actions taken yesteryear racing jurisdictions such equally California, New United Mexican U.S. in addition to Louisiana demo that progress is existence made.
“We applaud them in addition to others for their efforts inward addressing these issues, in addition to encourage all racing jurisdictions to reciprocate in addition to recognize rulings from other jurisdictions,” he said.
The frog juice flush broke inward June afterward racing government heard rumours of the substance, supposedly drawn from the backs of South American frogs, existence used inward horses.
A Denver laboratory tweaked its testing in addition to began to larn positive returns for dermorphin.
A professor of pharmacology at Oklahoma State University, Craig Stevens, said at the fourth dimension that dermorphin would brand animals “hyper”.
“For a racehorse, it would hold upwards beneficial. The animate existence wouldn’t experience pain, in addition to it would conduct keep feelings of excitation in addition to euphoria.”
At that time, to a greater extent than than 40 horses from iv states had tentatively tested positive for the substance.
The frog inward enquiry is Phyllomedusa sauvagei, native to South America. The shape used inward racehorses was likely artificially synthesized.
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