Big penalty in Ontario
January 26, 2007
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The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has suspended horseman Pat Hudon for 10 years beginning Jan. 25 and also slapped him with a $100,000 fine for “acquisition, possession and use of drugs.”
According to an ORC statement, an investigation revealed that Hudon has used the prohibited substance Aranesp, a blood-building drug, in race horses.
Hudon, 35, had 1,493 lifetime wins as a driver for $9.7 million in purses. Last year one of the most prominent horses he trained was Four Starz Sisco. In a press release, the ORC stated that it has a rule prohibiting the possession and use of EPO and other blood doping versions such as Aranesp, the well known brand of darbepoetin alfa.
According to an ORC statement, an investigation revealed that Hudon has used the prohibited substance Aranesp, a blood-building drug, in race horses.
Hudon, 35, had 1,493 lifetime wins as a driver for $9.7 million in purses. Last year one of the most prominent horses he trained was Four Starz Sisco. In a press release, the ORC stated that it has a rule prohibiting the possession and use of EPO and other blood doping versions such as Aranesp, the well known brand of darbepoetin alfa.