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At least five winning racehorses have been disqualified from races at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie this year after testing positive for trace amounts of meth, according to Texas Racing Commission officials.
The horses tested positive for methamphetamine during a thoroughbred race meet held April 7 through July 17, commission records show.
During that time, the commission also reported seven human drug violations, and officials believe the horses may have been contaminated by their handlers, known as grooms.
The Texas Racing Commission issued rulings to the owners of the five horses — Cape Caduceus, Majestic Holiday, It's About the Cat, Cheval De Montagne and Gospel Teresa — that retroactively disqualified the horses from the races and ordered the purse to be redistributed to their competitors in the affected races.
Texas Racing Commission officials issued the rulings Aug. 17. They took no further action against the owners of the contaminated horses.
Robert Elrod, public information officer for the Texas Racing Commission, said in addition to the five winning horses, one horse that placed second in a race on April 23 — U.S.A. Destroyer — was also disqualified.
The horses tested positive for methamphetamine during a thoroughbred race meet held April 7 through July 17, commission records show.
During that time, the commission also reported seven human drug violations, and officials believe the horses may have been contaminated by their handlers, known as grooms.
The Texas Racing Commission issued rulings to the owners of the five horses — Cape Caduceus, Majestic Holiday, It's About the Cat, Cheval De Montagne and Gospel Teresa — that retroactively disqualified the horses from the races and ordered the purse to be redistributed to their competitors in the affected races.
Texas Racing Commission officials issued the rulings Aug. 17. They took no further action against the owners of the contaminated horses.
Robert Elrod, public information officer for the Texas Racing Commission, said in addition to the five winning horses, one horse that placed second in a race on April 23 — U.S.A. Destroyer — was also disqualified.
5 racehorses test positive for meth, must forfeit races they won at Lone Star Park
At least five winning racehorses at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie were contaminated by trace amounts of methamphetamine, according to Texas...
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