Photo reportedly shows shoe on right back foot loose during Belmont

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25328900/

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IEAH stated today that they will no longer run their horses on anything but Lasix after Oct 1

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/45841.htm

Dutrow’s take on racing his horses drug-free:

“If all the drugs were taken out of the racing game we would do so much better,” Dutrow said. “Our stable would continue to do very very well, probably do a lot better, because it would eliminate some of these trainers who do use drugs. You have to look at that part of the game, not what we’re doing. We’re not the bad guys. You never see our stable where we go off and win 15 in a row and then the next month you can’t find our horses. We run a solid, steady outfit.

“The only thing we do, when my horses breeze I give them Bute. They might not run for two weeks, but when they breeze I give them all Bute after they breeze, and I don’t use a needle, I give the Bute paste. I keep my horses on Clenbuterol, which helps keep their head clear of mucus, and the vets do not give that; I give it right over the tongue. I give my horses Adequan (which improves joint function) the day that they breeze if they have issues. And I give my horses Winstrol; that’s all that I do. And it’s all basic maintenance. If they say no more steroids in the game, I would have to know how long it would be when you take them off before they would test clean, because I don’t see where Winstrol is damaging our horses. I only see it as something that helps them out (helping them maintain their appetite).”

I’m sure that made a good impression. You can only imagine how a Congressional committee felt about being blown off with as much class as Dutrow showed to sportswriters after the Belmont embarrassment.

I liked the Bloodhorse’s lead on the hearing:

“Drugged equines, grisly catastrophic breakdowns, greedy breeders, damaged racehorses with nowhere to go, inaction and confusion, and industry leaders more concerned with holding onto power than doing the right thing—a congressional subcommittee heard it all June 19 during a hearing in Washington, D.C.”