You may have seen the story about the Laurel trainer who became the 1st to be suspended for having empty EPO vials in the barn, or the story about the proposal in NY for "between competition" testing, or the ongoing stories about there being an EPO test in place before the BC which, quoting BH, will involve the "most comprehensive and complete drug testing available."

I'm sure you also recall me telling you that all of the vet's cars were searched before the start of the Sar meet, & that the search included opening & testing the liquid & substance in every container in the car & trunk. My thought at the time was to seriously downgrade the charges of all of the suspected "juice" trainers, & it certainly seemed that the nos of horses of some in that category didn't merely bounce, but seemed to literally fall off a cliff. One trainer in particular who has a very high winning percentage & who I was told by a reliable source was brought in for the "dutch uncle" treatment by NYRA officials, ended up with the dreaded duck. Others, as you pointed out, seemed to be winning at pretty close to normal percentages. Which raises the possibility at least that some suspected juice trainers may in fact be clean.