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25/2008 1:28:55 PM
A horse trained by Rick Dutrow tested positive for twice the allowable level of Clenbuterol, a bronchodilator that helps burn fat and promote muscle growth, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority will issue the ruling Wednesday, suspend Dutrow for 15 days and demand the horse's owner to return the $20,000 in purse earnings, racing officials told the newspaper.
Dutrow has 10 days to appeal the penalty, which trainers often do to delay serving the suspension. The horse, Salute the Count, finished second in a $100,000 stakes race at Churchill Downs the day before Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby.
"I was there all week and am responsible," Dutrow told The Times. "I use that medication on many of my horses and only once can ever remember having a problem with it."
Clenbuterol is an approved medication in horses. The bronchodilator increases lung capacity, though it also has steroidal properties. It is illegal to administer it on race day, but states vary on the length of time beforehand that it can be administered. In New York, for example, it cannot be administered within 96 hours of race day. In Kentucky, 72 hours.
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