Re: Cole Norman the latest trainer suspended -? (2128 Views)
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Date: December 06, 2006 09:24AM
shanahan Wrote:
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> Question for you with training/knowledge of this
> stuff: Per the bloodhorse -
>
> ?Gardiner said pre-race testing of Go Poppa Fooze
> showed 40.1 millimoles/Liter of TCO2 while Bayou
> de Storm had 38.5 millimoles/Liter of TCO2 in his
> system. Louisiana has a maximum threshold level of
> 36 millimoles/Liter of TCO2."
>
> is this a big amount of differential over what is
> allowed? You guys know I'm not a fan of Norman,
> but it strikes me as just careless, not
> intentional...on the other hand, any advantage is
> still an advantage.
Louisiana has the lowest TCO2 limit in the country to my knowledge, but 40.1 is high by any state's standards. California's limit is 37.