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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: JT on January 17, 2025, 11:48:58 AM

Title: Ake
Post by: JT on January 17, 2025, 11:48:58 AM: Looks like he gets a 2 week vacation from now until the end of the month from a positive from a race back in May. What a joke, I'm sure that will really affect his operation in the dead of winter. The horse tested positive for minoxidil which is used to regrow hair and treat high blood pressure.. I wonder if him or any of his staff take it for baldness and there was contamination lol.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Late to the Paddock on January 17, 2025, 12:45:42 PM: Interesting "contamination" story here:

https://paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/hairy-situation-minoxidil-implicated-positive-equine-dope-test
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: jupiter on January 17, 2025, 03:33:34 PM: More bullshit, Just let everybody take their vacations in the winter. Rinse and repeat.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: AgentQ on January 17, 2025, 03:35:01 PM: As a long time trainer I can assure you that if you're looking for fair and equitable treatment, you've come to the wrong place. Here's one example, my friend Ted got a positive and he basically was tied to the cross and eventually made the decision to quit the business. Matt Bax got a positive, a class one to boot, pushed it back for a year but not before selling a trotter on ongait for massive money. He's now serving a reduced sentence while training down his babies. If that doesn't illustrate how justice is served then I can't help you.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Locked in with pace on January 17, 2025, 03:56:44 PM: Ake's been bald for over 20 years!!!!
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Foalin at 4 on January 17, 2025, 04:46:57 PM: Maybe his wife uses it.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: darnoldrocks on January 17, 2025, 05:05:36 PM: AgentQ, you are so correct. Little guys get ruined. Big guys don't miss a beat.
And your examples aren't one offs.
They happen like that all the time.
It's the piece of the business I hate the most.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Cleanupindustry on January 19, 2025, 12:01:43 PM: Since Jeff gural owner of meadowlands is partners (little E stable) with Ake Svandstedt on a bunch of horses. ARE YOU SURPRISED!!!!!! That he gets days in winter when all the stakes races are finished!
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Chips N Salsa on January 19, 2025, 01:36:04 PM: you think it's fair? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 Minoxidile isn't contamination positive either. It's a huge vasodialator in sports.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: mwins on January 19, 2025, 02:05:32 PM: Quote from: AgentQ on January 17, 2025, 03:35:01 PM
As a long time trainer I can assure you that if you're looking for fair and equitable treatment, you've come to the wrong place. Here's one example, my friend Ted got a positive and he basically was tied to the cross and eventually made the decision to quit the business. Matt Bax got a positive, a class one to boot, pushed it back for a year but not before selling a trotter on ongait for massive money. He's now serving a reduced sentence while training down his babies. If that doesn't illustrate how justice is served then I can't help you.

It is actually worse than you stated.
Bax got a $4000 fine and NO SUSPENSION.
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Tree Trunk on January 24, 2025, 07:51:04 PM: Ranks right up there with Jimmy Takter
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Kole Hanover on January 25, 2025, 12:20:16 AM: Quote from: Tree Trunk on January 24, 2025, 07:51:04 PM
Ranks right up there with Jimmy Takter

Not talent wise (Bax)

Ake is king trot
Title: Re: Ake
Post by: Sunmoon 1219 on January 25, 2025, 09:43:30 AM: Sarah is queen trot . She runs that operation. All bow to her in that barn . FYI she got more saline added this winter .