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The USTA failed to tell you about the other 3 or 4 this Saint has pending. Jeremiah Englehart is the son of two of the hardest working thoroughbred people in the country. The USTA has it as Jeffery, not Jeremiah. These are Christian people who raced a horse they named Our God Reigns. It was there big money earner. I also recall, his mom who worked from before sunrise galloping all the horses in the barn then, poneying every race in the afternoon race card. She gave birth to Jeremiah and was back in the saddle before the end of the week. Now for the Jeremiah, he is much more aggressive and has had other Clem positives. He had another positive test in 2022 He also tested + for weed, himself. This was all over a span of 10 years. So, 2 years for a Clembuterol + in a horse that was out of competition is way to harsh. I don't know if the 2 years is mandated by guidelines but it is excessive when compared to the penalties of other + test. Going forward, maybe the stiff penalties is just what racing needs. The USTA though, is showing it's panic by picking only the facts that support their position when using demagoguery to scare harness people of how bad the HISA act will be for them.
Excellent points.I have to question the "scapegoat" approach however. True harsh penalties are conducive to waking people up about PED's. IF you have only rules that tell you when you can administer treatments measured by blood and urine and NONE about hair sample testing--how can any trainer avoid these kind of positives?? If they are allowed at all then there should be rules--not a guessing game. Where are the rules published about withdrawal times for hair samples???
USTA deserves to get HISA shoved up they're asses like a bad night for Russell Williams during a pile up.
HISA will do nothing but make the game even worse than it has ever been. Remember when golf decided it needed to "Tiger proof" the courses? All that did was give him more of an advantage. In this instance, the USTA is correct, and how those in the TBreds bent over and took this right up their collective asses is beyond me. Medication rules need to be consistent, as do the punishments, not who got them and with what owners. Im out of the game now but this is a part of the reason why.