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[talkstohisself]

Kurt Sugg my favorite  nortfield driver suspended for D-meth.UNFAIR.. thy put that stuff in the school lunch in o high  ooooooooooooooo

[HeadintheSand]

We have a governance and accountability problem. The Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) by the numbers.  .

As of 2026, the Ohio State Racing Commission operates with a lean core staff to oversee seven commercial racetracks and over 60 county fairs.
• Total Full/Part-Time Staff: 12 (including headquarters and field staff)
• Commissioners: 5 (Appointed by the Governor)
• Core Administrative (Headquarters): 6 (Executive Director, Deputy Director, Fiscal Officer, etc.)
• Field Enforcement (The "Boots on the Ground"):
• Investigators: 2 (Primary focus on integrity and background checks)
• Inspector/Licensing Agents: 4 (Assigned to specific tracks like Northfield and Scioto Downs)
• Contracted Personnel: To cover over 750 live racing days annually, the OSRC uses a pool of contracted specialists rather than full-time employees:
• 2 Presiding Judges
• 2 State Stewards
• 4 State Veterinarians

[FLYING LATE]

meth positives are a problem.  No trainers are giving horses meth as a pre race. Lets be clear on that. Grooms and anyone that handles a horse at the track can pass it through their skin to the horse which triggers the positive test.  Its a micro trace amount but the test has no threshold or level of testing so it is quite unfair. The state commissions know the test is unfair so they have no choice but to label it trainer resposibility. No ones fault really.  The test itself needs a bigtime overhaul

[AgentQ]

meth positives are a problem.  No trainers are giving horses meth as a pre race. Lets be clear on that. Grooms and anyone that handles a horse at the track can pass it through their skin to the horse which triggers the positive test.  Its a micro trace amount but the test has no threshold or level of testing so it is quite unfair. The state commissions know the test is unfair so they have no choice but to label it trainer resposibility. No ones fault really.  The test itself needs a bigtime overhaul

Or when your help comes to the barn with no teeth and scabs all over their face and look like they haven't slept in the last week, maybe you can keep them away from your horses until they get the help they need.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I don't know the details. But I do know that methamphetamine is illegal in horse racing. Period. It has zero reason being on the track/farm. If it's got no place here, and trainers are using this to push the envelope and you come up positive-----throw the book at them. Mitigating circumstances? I get it. Case by case. But contamination because your groom is a meth-head? That's your business. Your business, so it's your problem. Run your business more responsibly.

So I get this is a first-offense. I get there could be contamination and other things can also possibly happen. But $1000, loss of purse, and 365 days gets reduced to same, same, and 30 days suspension and probation for a year? What about a second offense? Third?

[talkstohisself]

Nothing more than a money grab ,same thing happens to the big outfits but they fight it and beat it due to contamination defense and deep pockets.Kurt pays the fine and regroups 

[Checked Up]

That barn suddenly came to life around 6-9 months ago. It was only a matter of time until this was destined to happen.