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• Concern About a Light Suspension for Dutrow

  Representative Bobby L. Rush is questioning the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority about Rick Dutrow’s 15-day suspension. Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 11:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Dutrow, Rick, Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, Rush, Bobby L, Letters

• Curlin Off Steroid and on Roll Once Again

  Jess Jackson is hoping to prove that his horse, Curlin, is not merely a chemically enhanced colt, but a true champion. Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Curlin (Race Horse)

• Dutrow Says Drug Violation Is Overblown

  Concerned that he has been unfairly labeled a cheat, Big Brown’s trainer insisted that he did not purposely break any rules. Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

• Horse Tests Positive and Trainer Faces Ban

  A horse that finished second in a $100,000 stakes race at Churchill Downs has tested positive for twice the allowable level of a banned medication Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Doping, Churchill Downs Incorporated|CHDN|NASDAQ, Dutrow, Rick, Veitch, John

• Big Brown’s Owners Say Stable to Go Steroid Free

  Big Brown’s owners announced Sunday that they would immediately begin withdrawing all steroids and any unnecessary medications from their horses. Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Big Brown (Race Horse)

• After Failed Drug Test, Suspicions of Foul Play

  Two of the most outspoken critics on the use of drugs in horse racing recently had a colt of their own fail a drug test, a result that they are saying was sabotage. Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 10:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Jones, Larry

• Owner and Trainer Cry Foul Over Horse’s Positive Test

  Larry Jones and Jim Squires, two of the most outspoken critics on the use of drugs in horse racing, recently had a colt of their own fail a drug test, a result that they are saying was sabotage. Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Horses, Jones, Larry

• Illness Will Keep Dutrow From Attending Hearing

  Big Brown’s trainer, the man who put the use of steroids in horse racing front and center, will not testify as expected before a Congressional subcommittee examining the sport. Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, House of Representatives, Dutrow, Rick

• Test of Beefed-Up Champions

  When Big Brown and his rivals compete in the Belmont Stakes on June 7, horse racing will still be in the midst of its steroid era. Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Testosterone, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

• Tests Negative for Eight Belles

  A steroid test for the filly Eight Belles has come back negative. Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 11:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Horse Racing, Eight Belles (Race Horse)