Its true and factual-that many of the horses that Howard Taylor owned -trainers of his were using the PEDs from Fishman-notably HOF Ron Burke--BB3-listed on horses he trained-even listed which PED each horses was getting-so if you banish one trainer for using these PEDs -then it should be across the board-remember-no one in USA is above the Law.
I agree, and I have zero problem with that. My position of guilt or innocence is not contingent upon whether Taylor actually received the products and distributed them. Independent of that I have long said, definitively, I feel the sport and business is better off without him. Period. I was thinking if he did NOT take possession, in his world, it opens the door to the "I know nothing" defense. Yes, it's absolutely BS, but I'd rather see the option completely off the table. LO>
As far as Engblom-i believe he was innocent. The three substances detected in Mon Amour were Oxycodone (a powerful prescription opioid painkiller), Carisoprodol (a prescription muscle relaxant), and Meprobamate (the metabolic byproduct of Carisoprodol).These are common Human prescription drugs-even a human taking these touching a horse can produce these low levels in this day and age--and to top it off the levels were so low a forensic scientist-testified it had no effect on the outcome-4.9pcg.These levels were so low that in PA even HISA threw them out because they are environmental contamination. However NJ wanted a scalp-so Engblom was the scapegoat. Gural heard all the evidence and agreed with the testimony of experts-so he gave Engblom a pass.
I've read a lot about these contamination positives, from human meds, to pain patches, and so on. I can't speak to Engblom's case. I was speaking to Gural's position, and I was not happy that he caved.