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O'Neill Suspended 45 Days in TCO2 Violation

O'Neill Suspended 45 Days in TCO2 Violation

Trainer Doug O'Neill has been handed a conditional 45-day suspension and a $15,000 fine as the result of a horse in his care racing in 2010 with an elevated level of total carbon dioxide.

 Thursday, May 24, 2012
O'Neill Could be Suspended for TCO2 Violation

O'Neill Could be Suspended for TCO2 Violation

Trainer Doug O'Neill could face a suspension and fine stemming from a 2010 finding in California that a horse in his care had an elevated level of total carbon dioxide in his blood system.

 Thursday, May 10, 2012
Trainer Mitchell Begins Serving Suspension

Trainer Mitchell Begins Serving Suspension

Mike Mitchell, one of the leading Southern California trainers, has begun serving a 15-day suspension resulting from one of his horses testing positive for an excessive level of total carbon dioxide.

 Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Pennsylvania to Begin Testing For TCO2

The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission will begin testing Thoroughbred race horses for total carbon dioxide, or TCO2, after approving a policy to conduct the testing at its June 17 meeting.

 Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Back Leg Injuries Tied to Synthetic Tracks

Back Leg Injuries Tied to Synthetic Tracks

A post-mortem report presented to the California Horse Racing Board Aug. 27 at Del Mar tends to support trainers who complain that synthetic tracks lead to more hind leg injuries.

 Friday, August 28, 2009

Mullins in Hot Water With TCO2 Complaint

Trainer Jeff Mullins, already on probation following a 20-day suspension for a Class 2 medication violation earlier this year, could face an additional 70 days after being accused in a second California Horse Racing board complaint.

 Friday, August 15, 2008

Sherman Gets 10-Day Ban for Milkshakes

Trainer Art Sherman is serving a 10-day suspension and he was fined $7,500 as part of a stipulated agreement with the California Horse Racing Board after two horses in his care were found to have raced with an excessive amount of total carbon dioxide in their systems.

 Friday, April 18, 2008
'Anita Stewards Order DQ in O'Neill Case

'Anita Stewards Order DQ in O'Neill Case

Santa Anita stewards have disqualified a horse trained by Doug O'Neill from a first-place finish and ordered redistribution of the purse as a result of a test sample that showed the horse had raced with an excess of total carbon dioxide.

 Friday, March 28, 2008

Sherman, Koriner Draw CHRB Complaints

Trainers Art Sherman and Brian Koriner face California Horse Racing Board complaints for allegedly exceeding regulatory thresholds in post-race medication tests reported by the University of California-Davis' Maddy Laboratory.

 Sunday, June 17, 2007

Trainer Jamey Thomas Slapped With TCO2 Penalties

Trainer Jamey Thomas was fined $7,500 and suspended for 15 days by Golden Gate Fields stewards after two horses in his care were found to have exceeded allowable limits for total carbon dioxide. His fine has been stayed in an agreement with the California Horse Racing Board.

 Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Norman Suspension Upheld in Louisiana

The Louisiana Racing Commission on Friday upheld trainer Cole Norman's six-month suspension and $1,000 fine for two separate incidents late last year involving total carbon dioxide violations.

 Saturday, April 21, 2007

Mitchell Horses to Run Out of Detention Barn

All horses trained by Mike Mitchell will run out of the detention barn for a period of 45 days that begins with those entered for Dec. 17, Hollywood Park announced, after a horse under his care exceeded the permitted total carbon dioxide level.

 Friday, December 15, 2006

CHRB Chairman Says All Pacific Classic Runners Had Legal Levels of TCO2

In an unusual move, the chairman of the California Horse Racing Board has issued a statement defending the credibility of the state's drug-testing mechanism and praising the efforts of Lava Man in Sunday's Pacific Classic (gr. I).

 Thursday, August 24, 2006

Delaware Approves Blood Gas Testing Plan

The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission endorsed a plan Friday to implement testing for the presence of alkalizing agents - or "milkshakes" - in racehorses during the 2006 Delaware Park season.

 Saturday, February 25, 2006

Aguirre Starter Exceeds TCO2 Limits, Detention Ordered

California-based trainer Paul Aguirre is being required to place his entered horses in the Santa Anita detention barn day for 30 days after one of his horses tested over the allowable limit for total carbon dioxide on Feb. 5.

 Thursday, February 23, 2006

Trainer Rice Gets 6-Month Ban for 3rd Violation

The Tampa Bay Downs board of stewards handed trainer Don Rice an additional six-month suspension and denied privileges of the grounds during that period after a third Rice-trained horse tested positive for an excess amount of alkaline agents during the last week.

 Thursday, February 09, 2006

Fermin Says Horse Monitoring Biggest Focus

The California Horse Racing Board is focusing on increased monitoring of horses shipping in and out of barn areas, executive director Ingrid Fermin told the board's ad hoc security committee during its meeting at Del Mar Aug. 19.

 Friday, August 19, 2005

California Assembly Passes Drug Testing Bill

The state Assembly approved legislation Thursday to allow the California Horse Racing Board to conduct milkshake testing and allow use of the University of California at Davis as the primary laboratory for all drug analysis for horse racing in the Golden State.

 Friday, May 20, 2005

CHRB Approves 'Milkshake' Testing Rule; Legislation Needed

The California Horse Racing Board approved pre-race blood testing for "milkshakes" during its Jan. 20 meeting, but implementation of the proposal will have to await passage of a state law exempting the tests from split-sample requirements.

 Friday, January 21, 2005