His Averly Jane was disqualified for trace amounts of a human diabetes drug that has no affect on performance. I have met him and like him. From DRF --

"Ward has a career record of 2,084 wins from 9,872 starts, and he is widely known for his work with young horses. The ruling stated that 15 days were being stayed from the suspension due to “number of violations in relation to overall record.”

Ward’s last medication positive in Kentucky was in 2016, when a horse he trained tested positive for methocarbamol, a regulated sedative.

“I try as hard as I can, especially in this day and age, when you want to walk a straight line,” Ward said. “But I respect the decision of the stewards.”


(Mr Baffert can sure learn something from Wesley)
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