Not the same anymore.
Did they ever find out what he was using when he was ruling the harness world a few years ago?
It is amazing that he was able to race for a good part of the time from the 2012 charges till the penalty was finally formalized in 2015 due to appeals etc.
Here is one discussion of what was used:For example, the notice states that horses trained by Pena that competed in 632 races at Yonkers or Saratoga Raceway had been administered glycopyrrolate, a common anti-ulcer drug, within 96 hours of the races. The notice also said that Pena had administered methocarbomol, a muscle relaxant, within 72 hours of post to horses that had competed in 639 races.
Here is another:He has been suspended on the following 15 charges:
1) Fraud and Misrepresentation
.
2) Adrenocorticotrop
ic (ACTH), hormone.
3) Betamethasone (Celestone), steroid.
4) Clenbuterol (Ventipulman).
5) Cromolyn Sodium, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID).
6) Fircoxib, NSAID.
7) Flumethasone, Steroid.
Glycopyyplate (Robinul).
9) Gonadorelin or GnRH (factrel) hormone.
10) Hyaluronic Acid derivative.
11) Joint injection of steroid (Celestone).
12) Joint injection of steroid (Cortistone).
13) Levothyroxine, hormone.
14) Methocarbamol (eg: Robaxin)
15) Magnesium Sulfate (Mag).
Note that all of this was a function of information taken from vetinary records and NOT from specific positive tests.
If you scroll down to page 4 on this link you will find all the details:https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/EB5F48E8-4629-4240-94D6-42D35FF135FE
