A trainer and a racehorse both test positive for meth...

[DGUtley]

A trainer and a racehorse both test positive for meth...

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A trainer and her horse have been banned from racing after methamphetamine was found in both their systems after a successful race.Rochelle Lockett received a three-year disqualification from the Racing Integrity Board earlier this week. But if she can stay off the drug for 18 months she might be allowed to saddle up again. The test came after Be Flexi won its race at the Otaki-Māori Racing Club meeting at Otaki on January 5 this year, earning its owners a stake of $6720.

The horse was swabbed after the win and when the results came back later in the month they showed there was meth in its system. Lockett was then required to provide urine and hair samples, which both came back positive for the Class A controlled drug. Traces of meth were also found inside the horse truck used to transport Be Flexi. The 50-year-old initially offered investigators no explanation as to how meth got into her horse's system but did admit to taking the drug herself in November 2021. After her own results came back positive in late January she admitted to using meth on her birthday, two days prior to the race meeting.


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[donttread]

I once saw a situation where an 80 year old woman tested for Meth Amphetamine. Doc figured it was a false positive for cold capsules. But that was 20-30 years ago so test may be better.
Anyway I knew guys who got their dogs drunk and their cats high so.... why not cook some meth with your horse?

[carolina73]

I read it relaxes muscles and increases blood flow for the horses. Apparently it has been used in harness racing in the past but not thoroughbreds.

[DGUtley]

Abuse?

[Peter1469]

Abuse?

Competitive horse racing is abuse.