Re: All sorts of nuggets in this indictment (646 Views)
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Michael D. (IP Logged)
Date: March 10, 2020 03:44PM
TGJB Wrote:
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> My POINT is that none of this was discovered by
> testing. And yes, surveillance cameras are a good
> idea to go along with freezing and resting. A few
> others include 1) having an accountable vet of
> record for each horse-- anyone else touches the
> horse they get ruled off, 2) do what they do in
> Hong Kong-- all drugs have to be purchased at the
> on track pharmacy. Anybody who brings anything on
> the premises is ruled off. That prevents the
> off-label BS these guys were doing. 3) Publish all
> test results in detail on a timely basis. That
> lets the public (and the press) know that horses
> are actually being tested. I have posted here many
> times about how it's unsafe to make that
> assumption.
Jerry,
EPO, or "monkey" as Navarro calls it, is mentioned a number of times in the indictment. He personally gave it to XY Jet, according to the report.
If this bust has nothing to do with testing, it probably means the industry has no means of detecting the latest EPO tactics. We're essentially cycling at the height of Armstrong's success.