Those horses he has been racing that just don't seem to stop.....
Apparently it wasn't hay and oats or a change of shoes
Popped for EPO...... Anyone surprised ?
How do the local horsemen allow management decade after decade let all these horsemen come into Northfield and just run over the locals stealing money...
Who will beard for him, not that it ever happens !
ECKLEY, DEAN M Cnl on 10/9/2013
GREENVILLE, MI YOB 1983
FINED: $10,000... STAYED
FULL - 1825 DAYS, 12/16/2013 THRU 12/14/2018... STAYED
HORSE DISQUALIFIED - PLACED 8, PURSE REDISTRIBUTION... STAYED
POSITIVE TEST- POST RACE
Following a hearing with the Board of Judges at Colonial Downs trainer Dean Eckley is hereby assessed a fine of $10,000 and issued a full suspension of 5 years for a finding by the HFL Sport Science Laboratory following the running of “JOVIAL JOKER N”, a 13 year old gelding, in the 6th race at Colonial Downs on October 9, 2013. Certificate of analysis 85589 was received from HFL, the VRC’s official testing laboratory. Sample #0035074 called a positive with darbepoetin in the plasma sample. Darbepoetin was detected and confirmed using documented HFL methods. This is a violation of 11VAC10-60-70.F,K. This is also a violation of 11VAC10-180-35.A,B,E. In addition to the fine and suspension, the purse is
