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California Horse Racing Board Issues Bisphosphonate Complaint Against Jeff Metz Sponsored by: Osphos, one of two bisphosphonates FDA-approved for use in horses four years old and up The California Horse Racing Board issued a complaint against trainer Jeff Metz last week over a finding of bisphosphonates in the Sept. 27, 2020 post-race sample of the gelding Camino De Estrella, reports the  Daily Racing Form. The drugs are not yet specifically classified in California, so the positive is being adjudicated under the “prohibited substances” rule with a Class 1, Category A penalty. ...

Justify Case Likely Heading To Court After CHRB Votes To Uphold 2018 Santa Anita Derby Win Sponsored by: Justify winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby The California Horse Racing Board voted Thursday to let the stewards' decision stand and leave eventual Triple Crown champion Justify the winner of the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. After a hearing on October 29, 2020, the Board of Stewards at Santa Anita Park racetrack issued a Statement of Decision on December 9 to dismiss complaints filed by the current California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) in the combined cases of the horses Justify and Hop...

View From The Eighth Pole: Veering Off Into La-La Land Sponsored by: Justify winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby I seriously doubt if trainer Bob Baffert or anyone in his stable knowingly gave scopolamine to Justify prior to his victory in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 7, 2018. But the drug showed up above the threshold limit in post-race testing for both the eventual Triple Crown winner and for Hoppertunity, another Baffert runner, who won the G3 Tokyo City Cup the following day at the Arcadia, Calif., track. Scopolamine has found its way into California hay supplies via ji...