Lou Pena suspended for 1,700 drug violations

[Duane Ranger]

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board, after a comprehensive and ground-breaking investigation with assistance from racing officials from New Jersey, has suspended harness racing trainer Luis (Lou) Pena immediately and indefinitely for illegally drugging horses in nearly 700 races in New York State and amassing more than 1,700 equine drug violations.


He has been suspended on the following 15 charges:
1) Fraud and Misrepresentation.
2) Adrenocorticotropic (ACTH), hormone.
3) Betamethasone (Celestone), steroid.
4) Clenbuterol (Ventipulman).
5) Cromolyn Sodium, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID).
6) Fircoxib, NSAID.
7) Flumethasone, Steroid.
8) 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).

http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=97839

[Starship Captain]

Duane, I recall a 2 or 3 piece interview you did with him.
Ending one of them with "tomorrow we ask Lou what is the key to his success" something along those lines. WTF is his answer now.

[Duane Ranger]

Jason;

If you read the article correctly Lou Pena hasn't received a single positive test. The violations relate to drugs that had been used by veterinarians during the week - and it appears that Lou Pena has had to produce all of his vet reports.
This is unprecedented in the harness racing world.
This is obviously a test case.
As far as referring to what we report we try and report both sides to every story.
I AM NOT IN THE HABIT OF EXPRESSING MY OWN OPINIONS! Never have , never will.
Journalists don't take sides, but I will report what is handed out via media releases.
We are currently in the process of contacting Lou about his charges.
Duane Ranger (editor - Harnesslink)

[aussiebreno]

I AM NOT IN THE HABIT OF EXPRESSING MY OWN OPINIONS! Never have , never will.
Journalists don't take sides, but I will report what is handed out via media releases.

I know they are two seperate sentences but journalists do take sides and write opinion pieces. That said as a harness journalist I don't think that is required or expected.

[G-Mac]

A bit heavy handed by officials.
Whatever happened to the 3,000 strikes and you're out rule?

[Triple V]

Jason;
Journalists don't take sides,

[VVV] BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH STOP IT DUANE...YOU'RE KILLIN' ME BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Come over here and spend 1/2 an hour with the Canberra Press Gallery.

[Triple V]

A bit heavy handed by officials.
Whatever happened to the 3,000 strikes and you're out rule?

[VVV] Now THAT'S CHAMPAGNE COMEDY! Pretty to watch Glen.

[Starship Captain]

Duane your one of a kind

hahah some very funny stuff on here, and I thought the forum was getting boring.

I hope you can contact Lou, it will make for an interesting read, and as for this... Journalists don't take sides?

That is a very nobel statement and at first I'm sure in most cases true, but unfortunately it will not pay the bill's.:/

[Starship Captain]

http://standardbredcanada.ca/news/5-...iolations.html

Jack Darling and Blair Burgess Comment on this story(The Pena one, Not Journalists don't take sides one)

[Duane Ranger]

Harnesslink contacts Lou Pena - He is a broken man - HARNESSLINK EXCLUSIVE

http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=97847