Viagra Positives Land New Mexico Trainer 16-Year Ban
Quarter horse trainer John Stinebaugh has been suspended 16 years and fined $40,000 after four horses in his care tested positive for Sildenafil, the active ingredient in the human erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The horses were competing in Rainbow Futurity and Rainbow Derby Trials at Ruidoso Downs last July 5 and 6. Seldenafil is a Class 3 drug that carries a Class A penalty – the most severe penalty category – under drug classification guidelines published by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. Viagra is not approved by the FDA for use in horses. The drug increases cardiac output and can be performance enhancing.
The New Mexico Racing Commission adopted new, stricter regulations for medication violations in June 2012 that corresponded with RCI guidelines. The move came in the wake of a series of investigative articles in the New York Times – Death and Disarray at America’s Racetracks – that focused on lax drug rules and penalties in New Mexico and several other racing states.
Four separate rulings against Stinebaugh were issued by the Sunland Park board of stewards on Monday after a hearing on Saturday at which the trainer was represented by legal counsel. He received three-year suspensions and $10,000 fines for each of the first two positive tests and five-year suspensions and $10,000 fines for each of the second two alleged violations. The suspensions are to run consecutively.
Under New Mexico’s regulations, the owners of the four horses were also cited, purses forfeited and redistributed, and the horses placed on the state veterinarian’s list for 90 days, from Feb. 10-May 11. They will need to pass a New Mexico Racing Commission approved examination prior to being allowed any future entry.
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