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Title: Corticosteroids in Racing
Post by: BitPlayer on November 12, 2020, 03:11:16 PM
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ny-horses-from-federally-indicted-trainers-were-positive-for-clenbuterol-at-77/

From what I\'ve read so far, I\'m inclined to believe that the success of Jason Servis (not necessarily Navarro) was more likely due to his use of corticosteroids than SGF-1000.  I also think Servis and Navarro were not alone in abusing this class of drugs.  Mark Casse complained about this with respect to clenbuterol earlier this year:

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/op-ed-clenbuterol-it-has-to-be-stopped-and-now/

I also note that Gamine\'s positive in the Oaks was for a corticosteroid.  Baffert did not deny that it was administered, only that it was administered within 14 days before the Oaks.