Unnatural ability : the history of performance-enhancing drugs in thoroughbred racing / Milton C. Toby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toby, Milton C., author.

Series:

Horses in History Series

Horses in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doping in horse racing--United States.

Doping in horse racing.

Horse racing--United States--History.

Horse racing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2023]

Summary:

In a mere twelve months, between May 2020 and May 2021, horse racing's most recognizable face--Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert--had five horses that failed postrace drug tests.Among those was the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for Unnatural Ability

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Epigraph

Contents

Introduction: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Part I. The Man Who Made Them Run

1. The Death of Dr. Riddle

2. "Doc" Ring and the Modern Era of Doping

3. The Injection

4. Rule 162

Part II. Anslinger's War

5. The Drug Czar Goes Racing

6. Reports from the Field

7. The United States v. Ivan H. Parke

8. The Spit Box, Trainer Responsibility, and the Modern Era of Drug Testing

Part III. Silent Tom's Atomizers

9. "Those Bastards"

10. The Joint Board and the Courts

11. The Not-so-Absolute Insurer Rule?

12. The Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau and the Defection of Dr. Kater

Part IV. NSAIDs, Lasix, and Steroids

13. The Derby and the Doctor

14. Permissive Medication and the "E" in PED

15. The Steroid Derby

Part V. New Challenges, New Solutions

16. Indictments and Wiretaps

17. The Balkanization of Thoroughbred Racing in America

18. Legislating Integrity?

19. Genetics, the Wealth Gap, and the Myth of the Level Playing Field

Conclusion: The Racing Imperative

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1. Selected Timeline: Modern Era of Doping

Appendix 2. Federal Doping Investigations, 1932-1934

Appendix 3. Doping Formulary

Appendix 4. Smith v. Cole

Appendix 5. Kentucky State Racing Commission v. Fuller

Appendix 6. Dutrow v. New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Horses in History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Toby, Milton C. Unnatural Ability

ISBN:

9780813197456

OCLC:

1377817410