Re: California Beyers (566 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: March 06, 2005 01:59PM
Rick Arthur is the guy in charge of testing in California. When they first came up with positives, he announced the names of two of the trainers (Mullins and Cerin), but not the third because, he said, that one had in effect given his word that it was a screw-up, and they weren't worried about him (turned out to be Canani) because "We know who's been naughty and who's been nice".
Then last week he announced that they hadn't been able to test for milkshakes three days, but it had been an "honest error"-- the vet who was doing it had needed some days off, and they didn't have a backup. Let me get this straight-- YOU DIDN'T KNOW AFTER THE FIRST DAY YOU HAD A PROBLEM??
In today's LA Times it now comes out that Arthur is a regular working vet who the track hired to do the job, rather than bring in one of their own. Meaning, he's the vet for SIX trainers he is policing, and potentially could be hired by any of the others.
Delmar Deb might want to chime in with other stuff, but I'm having a very hard time keeping my comments suitable for family viewing here.
TGJB