[ml/nj]

I've been at the racing game for more than 40 years. This is the first time I've heard of this. The two guys charged have been at the top of the trainer standings in Southern California for a number of years now. (I met O'Neill once. I thought he was a pretty good guy.)

ML/NJ

[Digger]

Pls explain how this happens & why trainers would want it.

[sonofagun]

So, what is the elevated CO2 an indication of?

Horses running too fast?

[Brett66]

Why doesn’t California just post signs on every road coming into the state saying “We hate business! Leave!”

[WSGilcrest]

I done wanna register.

[colorado tanker]

I know nothing about it, but Google found this at "Project Lasix":

"Lasix", is a powerful diuretic that causes fluids locked up in the horse's body tissues to be released and expelled in the urine. This has the effect of lowering the horse's blood pressure, particularly in the aorta and pulmonary artery. The lower blood pressure in the capillaries mitigates the problem of bleeding, thus, the horse's performance returns to a normal level. In addition, Lasix has the side effect of increasing the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the blood.

So, it appears elevated CO2 is a sign the horse has been doped with the diuretic Lasix.

[LauraJean]

It’s called milk shaking(no relation to the tasty drink). Has nothing to do with Lasix. Lasix is used to prevent bleeding in the lungs.

All the suspension means is that the assistant trainer will train under his name, Mullins and O’Neill won’t be allowed on the track. But they probably will keep track of what’s going on off-site.