{"id":9896,"date":"2019-09-13T11:02:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T11:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=9896"},"modified":"2019-09-13T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T11:02:03","slug":"california-horse-racing-board-hides-failed-drug-test-of-triple-crown-winner-justify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/california-horse-racing-board-hides-failed-drug-test-of-triple-crown-winner-justify\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRB Hides Failed Drug Test Of Triple Crown Winner \u2018Justify\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/justify-racehorse.jpg\" alt=\"Justify Racehorse\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9897\" \/>Thoroughbred racehorse <strong>Justify<\/strong> completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/horse-racing\">the coveted Triple Crown<\/a> in June 9, 2018 as he emerged supreme in the 150th edition of the Belmont Stakes \u2013 cheered on by a packed crowd and championed by Hall of Fame trainer <strong>Bob Baffert<\/strong>. However, new details have recently come to light, rendering the colt\u2019s ascendance into legendary status questionable.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious Triple Crown is a title awarded to racehorses who manage to clinch <strong>the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes trophies during their career<\/strong>. Justify was only the 13th horse to achieve the feat and his historic crowning celebrated to much fanfare by a raucous Belmont Park. More than a year later, Justify\u2019s legacy is being tarnished by the emergence of a failed drug test.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before the kickoff of the 2018 Kentucky Derby, Justify allegedly tested positive for the banned substance scopolamine, during a routine drug test carried out after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swxrightnow.com\/stories\/2018\/apr\/07\/justify-wins-santa-anita-derby-by-35-lengths-for-b\/\">he won the Santa Anita Derby<\/a>. Scopolamine is a performance-enhancing drug forbidden by the <strong>California Horse Racing Board<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CBS Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JH1xDY-l95I?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This should have meant Justify\u2019s automatic disqualification from upcoming Derbies, but the prize-winning colt was allowed by the Board to compete nonetheless, as it investigated the doping scandal. The board decided to keep the failed drug test under wraps. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrb.ca.gov\">California Horse Racing Board<\/a> (CHRB) reportedly took more than a month to ratify the results of the tests \u2013 only nine days shy of the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<p>However, instead of striking out Justify\u2019s recent victories, forcing Baffert to forfeit his winnings, and banning the horse from all impending races, the Board chose to not file a public complaint and dropped the case altogether. The failed drug test was assumed to be caused by Justify\u2019s possible consumption of contaminated food.<\/p>\n<p>The body then subsequently began taking steps to ease penalties against horses found doping with the illegal substance Justify tested positive for. The penalty for a scopolamine violation now stands as just a minuscule fine and the threat of possible suspension.<br \/>\nJustify went on to finish his monumental run, before being retired by Baffert and auctioned off for $60 million. The Board reportedly disposed of the inquiry altogether after a closed-door executive meeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Baffert Has Links To Powerful People<\/h2>\n<p>The executive director of the CHRB <strong>Rick Baedeker<\/strong> acknowledged that the case puts the board in a tough situation because of the timing of how things played out. What must be pointed out is that CHRB chairman <strong>Chuck Winner<\/strong> allegedly has a stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justify_(horse)\">Justify<\/a>\u2019s career, as he owns an interest in the racing roster of Baffert. <\/p>\n<p>The decorated horse trainer\u2019s other partners include billionaire <strong>Kenny Troutt<\/strong> who owns the WinStar Farm in Kentucky, billionaire financier <strong>George Soros<\/strong> and the <strong>China Horse Club<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoroughbred racehorse Justify completed the coveted Triple Crown in June 9, 2018 as he emerged supreme in the 150th edition of the Belmont Stakes \u2013 cheered on by a packed crowd and championed by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. 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