Big M detention for Daley

The Meadowlands has issued a statement that they have informed trainer Noel Daley that all horses under his care must race out of a detention barn for 180 days beginning April 21. The date coincides with a suspension Daley has received for an elevated TCO2 test on the horse Night Mystery following a win at the Meadowlands in February.



"The Meadowlands has had these procedures in effect for TCO2 and Class 1 and Class 2 positive tests since November of 2001," said Meadowlands vice president for racing operations Chris McErlean. "Every horseman signing a stall application for racing privileges at the Meadowlands receives a copy of the procedures and the full documentation (for Meadowlands Track Rules for Positive Tests) has been presented on our website.



"We have been consistent with the enforcement of this policy regarding all horsemen who race at the Meadowlands who fall under similar circumstances," McErlean said. "Now that the positive test has been published as an official ruling by the NJRC, it triggers the implementation of our track rules."



All the Daley-trained horses entered under his name will be required to be placed in a stakes barn at the Meadowlands the night prior to the horse's race. Daley will be subject to a $100 charge, per horse, for this procedure. There is no charge if a horse is part of a race in which all horses are required to be in a stakes barn.

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