The lengths some will go to... :S

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The lengths some will go to... :S

12 years 6 months ago
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Down in Victoria, Australia - a trainer, and his father are ebing investigated for some suspect behaviour on raceday, regarding having a naso-gastric tube with the horse in the security area:

Trainer Con Karakatsanis and his father Tony have been charged with breaching raceday rules involving the top sprinter Howmuchdoyouloveme.

Racing Victoria stewards issued a total of five charges against Karakatsanis and his father, a licensed stablehand.

Acting on a report from a RV compliance assurance team, stewards have charged them over allegedly arranging to stomach-tube Howmuchdoyouloveme before a major support race at the Victoria Derby meeting.

Stewards raided the Flemington stable which was home to Howmuchdoyouloveme during the horse’s Melbourne spring campaign.

An inquiry heard a stewards’ inspection of Howmuchdoyouloveme’s box revealed a bag contained naso-gastric tubing equipment.

Tony Karakatsanis admitted he put the bag, which he believed contained hay, in the stall.

He said the equipment found in the bag was to be used for the administration of saline and other legal post-race treatments for the horse.

Howmuchdoyouloveme was one of the favourites for the Yellowglen Stakes and was allowed to run before finishing down the course in the Group Two sprint.

Con Karakatsanis will have to answer two charges before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.

His father, a registered stable employee, has had three charges laid against him.

A date for the charges to be heard is yet to be fixed.


Read more: www.justhorseracing.com.au/news/australi...ouloveme-team/177786 #ixzz2E4H71mkk

People do some crazy things to try to win races.

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12 years 6 months ago
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I thought it was the norm I have had horses at a trainer who either tubed or dripped just before a race .

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> People do some crazy things to try to win races.


I would imagine this was 'to lose a race' ...

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12 years 6 months ago
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Magi Wrote:
> > People do some crazy things to try to win
> races.
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> I would imagine this was 'to lose a race' ...

thought the same thing......but now the Ozzie milkshake springs to mind.....could never think that a horse would drink it from a fast foaming bucket......:S

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I have no doubt that they planned to milkshake it pre-race to try and enhance it's performance. The NHRA is currently taking random pre-race samples to test for this here in SA. It's a worldwide practice and far more commonplace than you think. They must have got to the races early, because the theory is that it works best 6 hours before race time. They use the stomach tube to put it down in just a minute or two.

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