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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on Jul 14, 2013 16:25:57 GMT -5
unless he is guilty and knows it? I don't know, but it seems he would be throwing a fit if he were innocent.
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Post by mountainmajesty on Jul 15, 2013 12:34:49 GMT -5
Not necessarily. Wiz, you're the one that said it - Allred and Hubbard rule their respective tracks with iron fists. Ruidoso probably told Orozco that if he made any waves, he would lose stalls at Ruidoso permanently.
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Post by cait on Jul 26, 2013 23:12:52 GMT -5
found this - finally something! my question is there are so many drugs, not all are banned - as soon as one drug is banned, there's one in the wings to replace it for which no test has been developed (yes - 1/4's and thoros) - so will anyone ever know the truth? probably not
No Banned Drugs Found In Winner Of Ruidoso Futurity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— July 26, 2013 – No banned drugs were found in the system of Cartel Quick, the 2-year-old quarter horse who had to be put down after he won the $750,000 Ruidoso Futurity earlier this summer.
New Mexico Racing Commission Director Vince Mares confirmed to SureBet Racing that tests conducted on the horse after he was euthanized showed only the presence of Guaifenesin, a low-level, allowable therapeutic drug.
Mares said the investigation conducted in the case concluded that Cartel Quick had died of kidney failure.
Cartel Quick earned $315,000 for the first place win in the first of the big three futurities run each summer at Ruidoso Downs. That money had not been released while tests were conducted on the remains of the horse. Those tests, including a necropsy, for horses the equivalent of an autopsy, were done at the University of California-Davis laboratory.
Mares said the winning purse would now be released to owner Sergio Enriguez.
Cartel Quick was trained by Alonso Orozco and his attorney, Cody Kelley, issued a statement to SureBet Racing.
“The connections of Cartel Quick are deeply saddened by the death of such a wonderful animal,’’ Kelley said. “From the very beginning, Mr. Orozco adamantly denied that anything was administered to the horse other than the expected medications. After seven weeks of testing at one of the country’s foremost testing laboratories, we’ve been informed that no prohibitive substances were detected.’’
Kelley said Orozco felt “vindicated’’ by the results.
“The entire (quarter horse racing) industry has been watching this case very closely,’’ Kelley said.
Cartel Quick won the 350-yard race by a nose over runner-up You N How Many More. But he was in distress after the finish, was taken from the track in a van and eventually had to be put down.
A horse breaking down after a race is not uncommon, especially for the fragile 2-year-old quarter horses.
Mares said all 10 of the horses that ran in the Ruidoso Futurity finals were tested. Horses that ran in the trails for the Rainbow Futurity underwent similar testing but the results of those tests have not yet been released by the Racing Commission.
In mid-August, the trials for the All American Futurity, with a purse well in excess of $2 million, will be run at Ruidoso.
The death of Cartel Quick came a year after a drugging scandal unfolded following the trials for the 2012 Ruidoso Futurity and led to the long-term suspension of several trainers.
Nine horses that ran in the trials for last year’s Ruidoso Futurity tested positive for dermorphin, a painkiller described as much more powerful than morphine. The three trainers of those nine horses, Jeffrey Reed, Carlos Sedillo and John Bassett, ultimately received severe fines and were suspended for terms ranging from 10 years to 21 years by the New Mexico Racing Commission.
Sure Bet Racing News
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Post by Jon on Jul 27, 2013 13:13:55 GMT -5
Will Orozco now be allowed to race at Ruidoso? Can he sue them?!
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