Irish Olympic gold medal horse was on Boehringer Ingelheim Schizophrenia drug

[Guest guest]

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.'' IEF president

Avril Doyle

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O'Connor's medal is 'tarnished'

O'Connor B sample tests positive

Drugs in doping saga named

Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes

Cian O'Connor's Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive

blood test.

Ms Doyle also told a Dublin newspaper that she was surprised that

any vet would administer such drugs to a horse.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage,'' Ms Doyle told

the Irish Independent.

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.''

Ms Doyle made her comments following the positive drug test result

on the B blood sample taken from O'Connor's Olympic mount Waterford

Crystal was made public.

The test was done in record time at the US Equine Laboratory in New

York and the results showed minute amounts of two banned substances,

Fluphenazine and Zuclophentixo.

The International Equestrian Federation has a zero-tolerance stance

regarding banned drugs.

''There is no doubt we are talking of a fraction of a gram of the

two substances concerned,'' said Ms Doyle. ''The issue is that they

are human anti-psychotic drugs.

''To be honest, we would be expecting only a small amount to turn up

in a blood sample.

''We are still in the middle of the process, even though we are

disappointed that any amount turned up in the blood. I have to say

that.''

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. Cian would be

the first to realise that

IEF president

Avril Doyle

Although there were only those small amounts found in the blood it

will be up to the judicial committee to make judgment.

A decision on whether O'Connor should be stripped of Ireland's only

gold medal at the Athens Olympics will apparently not be made until

2005.

Even when the FEI does issue a final ruling, a rider has 30 days in

which to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. I have to say Cian

would be the first to realise that,'' said Ms Doyle.

O'Connor recently accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him

after a series of bizarre twists.

First, the horse's B urine test sample was stolen in strange

circumstances en route from Paris to Cambridgeshire.

Then relevant documents relating to O'Connor's horses were stolen

from the Equestion Feeation of Ireland offices in Kill, Co Kildare.

O'Connor's other mount ABC Landliebe also tested positive for banned

sedatives at an event in Rome earlier this year which could have a

bearing on the severity of any punishment that may be handed down.

[Guest guest]

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.'' IEF president

Avril Doyle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3998597.stm

O'Connor's medal is 'tarnished'

O'Connor B sample tests positive

Drugs in doping saga named

Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes

Cian O'Connor's Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive

blood test.

Ms Doyle also told a Dublin newspaper that she was surprised that

any vet would administer such drugs to a horse.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage,'' Ms Doyle told

the Irish Independent.

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.''

Ms Doyle made her comments following the positive drug test result

on the B blood sample taken from O'Connor's Olympic mount Waterford

Crystal was made public.

The test was done in record time at the US Equine Laboratory in New

York and the results showed minute amounts of two banned substances,

Fluphenazine and Zuclophentixo.

The International Equestrian Federation has a zero-tolerance stance

regarding banned drugs.

''There is no doubt we are talking of a fraction of a gram of the

two substances concerned,'' said Ms Doyle. ''The issue is that they

are human anti-psychotic drugs.

''To be honest, we would be expecting only a small amount to turn up

in a blood sample.

''We are still in the middle of the process, even though we are

disappointed that any amount turned up in the blood. I have to say

that.''

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. Cian would be

the first to realise that

IEF president

Avril Doyle

Although there were only those small amounts found in the blood it

will be up to the judicial committee to make judgment.

A decision on whether O'Connor should be stripped of Ireland's only

gold medal at the Athens Olympics will apparently not be made until

2005.

Even when the FEI does issue a final ruling, a rider has 30 days in

which to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. I have to say Cian

would be the first to realise that,'' said Ms Doyle.

O'Connor recently accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him

after a series of bizarre twists.

First, the horse's B urine test sample was stolen in strange

circumstances en route from Paris to Cambridgeshire.

Then relevant documents relating to O'Connor's horses were stolen

from the Equestion Feeation of Ireland offices in Kill, Co Kildare.

O'Connor's other mount ABC Landliebe also tested positive for banned

sedatives at an event in Rome earlier this year which could have a

bearing on the severity of any punishment that may be handed down.

[Guest guest]

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.'' IEF president

Avril Doyle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3998597.stm

O'Connor's medal is 'tarnished'

O'Connor B sample tests positive

Drugs in doping saga named

Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes

Cian O'Connor's Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive

blood test.

Ms Doyle also told a Dublin newspaper that she was surprised that

any vet would administer such drugs to a horse.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage,'' Ms Doyle told

the Irish Independent.

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.''

Ms Doyle made her comments following the positive drug test result

on the B blood sample taken from O'Connor's Olympic mount Waterford

Crystal was made public.

The test was done in record time at the US Equine Laboratory in New

York and the results showed minute amounts of two banned substances,

Fluphenazine and Zuclophentixo.

The International Equestrian Federation has a zero-tolerance stance

regarding banned drugs.

''There is no doubt we are talking of a fraction of a gram of the

two substances concerned,'' said Ms Doyle. ''The issue is that they

are human anti-psychotic drugs.

''To be honest, we would be expecting only a small amount to turn up

in a blood sample.

''We are still in the middle of the process, even though we are

disappointed that any amount turned up in the blood. I have to say

that.''

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. Cian would be

the first to realise that

IEF president

Avril Doyle

Although there were only those small amounts found in the blood it

will be up to the judicial committee to make judgment.

A decision on whether O'Connor should be stripped of Ireland's only

gold medal at the Athens Olympics will apparently not be made until

2005.

Even when the FEI does issue a final ruling, a rider has 30 days in

which to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. I have to say Cian

would be the first to realise that,'' said Ms Doyle.

O'Connor recently accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him

after a series of bizarre twists.

First, the horse's B urine test sample was stolen in strange

circumstances en route from Paris to Cambridgeshire.

Then relevant documents relating to O'Connor's horses were stolen

from the Equestion Feeation of Ireland offices in Kill, Co Kildare.

O'Connor's other mount ABC Landliebe also tested positive for banned

sedatives at an event in Rome earlier this year which could have a

bearing on the severity of any punishment that may be handed down.

[Guest guest]

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.'' IEF president

Avril Doyle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3998597.stm

O'Connor's medal is 'tarnished'

O'Connor B sample tests positive

Drugs in doping saga named

Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes

Cian O'Connor's Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive

blood test.

Ms Doyle also told a Dublin newspaper that she was surprised that

any vet would administer such drugs to a horse.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage,'' Ms Doyle told

the Irish Independent.

''I was surprised that any vet would administer anti-psychotic drugs

to a horse.''

Ms Doyle made her comments following the positive drug test result

on the B blood sample taken from O'Connor's Olympic mount Waterford

Crystal was made public.

The test was done in record time at the US Equine Laboratory in New

York and the results showed minute amounts of two banned substances,

Fluphenazine and Zuclophentixo.

The International Equestrian Federation has a zero-tolerance stance

regarding banned drugs.

''There is no doubt we are talking of a fraction of a gram of the

two substances concerned,'' said Ms Doyle. ''The issue is that they

are human anti-psychotic drugs.

''To be honest, we would be expecting only a small amount to turn up

in a blood sample.

''We are still in the middle of the process, even though we are

disappointed that any amount turned up in the blood. I have to say

that.''

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. Cian would be

the first to realise that

IEF president

Avril Doyle

Although there were only those small amounts found in the blood it

will be up to the judicial committee to make judgment.

A decision on whether O'Connor should be stripped of Ireland's only

gold medal at the Athens Olympics will apparently not be made until

2005.

Even when the FEI does issue a final ruling, a rider has 30 days in

which to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

''The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. I have to say Cian

would be the first to realise that,'' said Ms Doyle.

O'Connor recently accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him

after a series of bizarre twists.

First, the horse's B urine test sample was stolen in strange

circumstances en route from Paris to Cambridgeshire.

Then relevant documents relating to O'Connor's horses were stolen

from the Equestion Feeation of Ireland offices in Kill, Co Kildare.

O'Connor's other mount ABC Landliebe also tested positive for banned

sedatives at an event in Rome earlier this year which could have a

bearing on the severity of any punishment that may be handed down.