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Thought you are done with Tour de France's doping, now even royalty's sport, equestrian is into the doping. This might not make to the news headlines, but oh well, the horse will suffer, the jockey will become the champion because of the medical advances. There are of course fixed winnings for betting horses in the races. The following below is the description of the banned substance, capsaicin.
"A lotion or paste, capsaicin is derived from the chilli pepper plant that when applied can have an hypersensitising effect, increasing a reaction to something, or act as a pain relief.
In both cases it can improve the performance of the horse.
If applied to the animal's front legs it would jump higher to avoid hitting a fence.
Capsaicin is also the main ingredient in Equi-Block, a pain reliever which is used for the temporary care of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, backache, strains and sprains."- Press Association
News information about the horse doping.
Horse doping may cause Norway medal
State of the art horse doping test
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