Horse Named ‘Drag Malibu’ Wins Race, Tests Pos
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Posted On: 07/14/2022 10:20:38 PM
Horse Named ‘Drag Malibu’ Wins Race, Tests Positive For Meth
July 14, 2022
A horse named Drag Malibu tested positive for meth after winning a race May 29 at Prairie Meadows in Iowa KCCI8 News reported Monday.
“The horse had trace amounts of methamphetamine in his body when the horse ran in the race,” said Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, according to KCCI8.
While it is not unusual for the Racing and Gaming Commission to see positive drug tests a few times a year, Ohorilko stated that a horse testing positive for meth is almost unprecedented.
The culprit behind the positive result appears to be the horses’ groom who also tested positive for methamphetamine about a week later after an altercation at Prairie Meadows, KCCI8 reported. The groom later admitted to the Iowa Gaming Commission that “meth could have been on his hands” when he was handling the horse.
“The groom had put a tongue tie on the horse and it’s very reasonable to assume based on the level of methamphetamine detected, that’s probably how the horse tested positive,” Ohorilko stated, according to KCCI8.
As a Class I drug, methamphetamine has “no business being in an animal at all” Ohorilko told KCCI8. Normally, the penalty for such a violation would carry with it a 1-year suspension, but as trainer and owner Kenny Smith had no prior violations and didn’t knowingly give Drag Malibu meth, so the suspension was cut to 15 days and a $1,000 fine, according to KCCI8.
Drag Malibu’s win was also disqualified, but gamblers’ bets from that day are locked in place. “There is no method or mechanism to reimburse the gamblers that finished second,” Ohorilko explained to KCCI8.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/14/drag-malib...tive-meth/
July 14, 2022
A horse named Drag Malibu tested positive for meth after winning a race May 29 at Prairie Meadows in Iowa KCCI8 News reported Monday.
“The horse had trace amounts of methamphetamine in his body when the horse ran in the race,” said Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, according to KCCI8.
While it is not unusual for the Racing and Gaming Commission to see positive drug tests a few times a year, Ohorilko stated that a horse testing positive for meth is almost unprecedented.
The culprit behind the positive result appears to be the horses’ groom who also tested positive for methamphetamine about a week later after an altercation at Prairie Meadows, KCCI8 reported. The groom later admitted to the Iowa Gaming Commission that “meth could have been on his hands” when he was handling the horse.
“The groom had put a tongue tie on the horse and it’s very reasonable to assume based on the level of methamphetamine detected, that’s probably how the horse tested positive,” Ohorilko stated, according to KCCI8.
As a Class I drug, methamphetamine has “no business being in an animal at all” Ohorilko told KCCI8. Normally, the penalty for such a violation would carry with it a 1-year suspension, but as trainer and owner Kenny Smith had no prior violations and didn’t knowingly give Drag Malibu meth, so the suspension was cut to 15 days and a $1,000 fine, according to KCCI8.
Drag Malibu’s win was also disqualified, but gamblers’ bets from that day are locked in place. “There is no method or mechanism to reimburse the gamblers that finished second,” Ohorilko explained to KCCI8.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/14/drag-malib...tive-meth/
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