Beyond its scope, the enforcement action is noteworthy because the drug violations were not uncovered in postrace laboratory tests — as is customary — but rather through veterinary records. |
He has been suspended by Nascar three times, although a two-race suspension for a racecar that failed postrace inspection after winning at Las Vegas in 2005 was rescinded on appeal. |
But for months postrace testing could not find the substance, a painkiller far more powerful than morphine. |
Three days later at the Melbourne Cup, Australia's richest Thoroughbred race, Protectionist cruised to a four-length win, but the victory was marred by the deaths of two horses following separate postrace incidents. |
He was admonished for not bringing his car directly to victory circle, where it could be impounded for the postrace inspection. |
And admiration that greeted the big bay filly after her win was one of Saratoga's most riveting postrace scenes of the season, and for good reason. |