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Asmussen to Fight Six-Month Texas Suspension

Asmussen to Fight Six-Month Texas Suspension

Steve Asmussen, currently the country's leading trainer in money and races won, was slapped with a six-month suspension and a $1,500 fine by the Lone Star Park stewards on July 16 for a positive urine test that contained a lidocaine metabolite in a horse he trained in 2008.

 Friday, July 17, 2009
Date Set for Hearing in Asmussen Case

Date Set for Hearing in Asmussen Case

The Texas Racing Commission stewards at Lone Star Park have set a July 18 hearing for trainer Steve Asmussen after the horse Timber Trick tested positive for the prohibited substance hydroxylidocaine, a metabolite of lidocaine.

 Thursday, June 26, 2008
Lawyer: Asmussen to Fight Drug Positive

Lawyer: Asmussen to Fight Drug Positive

Trainer Steve Asmussen was notified June 26 that a horse in his care tested positive for the Class 2 substance lidocaine following a May 10 maiden special weight race at Lone Star Park, and his lawyer said Asmussen would fight the charge.

 Thursday, June 26, 2008
Asmussen Has Drug Positive

Asmussen Has Drug Positive

Steve Asmussen has been notified of a drug overage, Daily Racing Form reported June 25.

 Wednesday, June 25, 2008