Robert Bresnahan,
Junior to be placed on track’s exclusion list immediately
EAST RUTHERFORD , NJ Meadowlands
Racetrack announces the positive test of a horse trained by Robert Bresnahan,
Junior. Tag Up and Go, a six-year-old trotter, returned a positive test for the
performance-enhancing substance, epogen, more commonly known as EPO.
The blood samples were taken
from two horses at Mr. Bresnahan’s barn at Gaitway Farm on December 8. The
samples were sent to the world-renowned Hong Kong Racing
Laboratory, among the world leaders in research on equine drug testing. The
positive test result was returned to Meadowlands
officials in late January, the delay caused by testing officials being away on
vacation during the holiday season.
Mr. Bresnahan has
subsequently been placed on the track’s exclusion list and will be unable to
participate at the Meadowlands ,
Tioga Downs, and Vernon Downs. Bresnahan is entitled to ask for a split sample
test; however, the Hong Kong Racing
Laboratory has not reported any “false positives” in any official samples in
its 46-year history.
“None of the horses currently
being trained by Bresnahan will be able to participate at our properties for 60
days,” said Meadowlands Chairman Jeffrey Gural. “We will continue our efforts to
create a level playing field and ensure that horses racing here at the Meadowlands are not racing with illegal medication
or performance-enhancing substances. I believe our out-of-competition testing
is helping to accomplish that goal.”
