LM and Preachin' in the Classic

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Then why the heck is there a big giant B for Bute next to the weight in every California race on his record? Why would they make that distinction if the rules were the same?

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/lavaman.pdf

It is hard to get past the fact that the three races he was beaten by the most lengths in his entire career were also the three races he didn't have Bute.

The rules are the same in both states. In both states, bute is permissable if given the day before the race.

I don't care what the Racing Form says. They simply have a different way of denoting it in the Form for New York. In New York, I guess they consider that as long as bute is given the day before, that they should denote that the horse got no bute. In California, they consider a horse who got bute the day before to be on bute. The California method of denotation is the correct denotation in my opinion because bute is given in a shot and does not wear off for a couple of days. So a horse that is given bute the day before the race is on bute. We've had this conversation on this board several times. The rules are the same in New york and California. I've been in the business for over 20 years. I've run horses in both California and New York. We ran a horse in New York within the last year and he got bute the day before the race just like all our horses here in California.

If you don't believe me, call the racing office at Del Mar and call the racing office at Saratoga. They will tell you at both tracks that bute is permissable if given the day before the race.