I read those transcripts as well. Dr. Casey was not as well informed of the standard NZ racing standard dosage / stand down times, as it is not common knowledge, as witnessed by a few other veterinarians in the court proceedings. That is why Mr. Rae took the initial fines and charges of the racing committee. The veterinary council were unhappy with some of the inconsistencies in Dr. Casey's statements with email responses on his "exams" of Faalcon, and the fact that a horse was disqualified from its 1rst place winnings and considered negligence in action, even though you had to have a separate handbook, in which most vets ignored. His largest mistake was the larger than normal dose given 81 hours in advance, rather than 72. He thought this would be okay, due to the usual half life of the drug of ketoprofen, in which he did not allow for possible differences in the animal's metabolism/physiology. Who can blame him, though, he got flown in to treat 5 race horses that day alone. So he is not disgraced. He made a mistake that got blown up because a horse that really had no business being in 1rst place anyways; with chronic carpitis and knee surgery to remove bone chips, it should be relaxing and maybe taking trail rides. I used to help train horses/riders for a horsemanship program with other disabled vets, so I think it might be happier taking it easy if those hard gallops kick the knee inflammations off. Read the transcripts carefully, though. He screwed up a bit, but it mostly stinks of some very bitter owners that are just mad that their underdog horse they acquired when the original owners couldn't pay the vet bills, isn't actually Seabiscuit. None of this affects the possible revolutionary effects of his other treatment ideas.
