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Jump trainers Luc Gabeur and Jean-Laurent Dubord and a third person whose name has not been revealed have been indicted in the French doping investigation which kicked off with raids Tuesday morning, according to the Jour de Galop. Four other people appeared before the investigating judge Friday, and a warrant for the arrest of a fifth person has been issued.

The JDG also reported that among the products seized in the raid were Hemo-15 and DMSO. Hemo-15, also sold in the U.S., is marketed as a blood builder by its manufacturer, Vetoquinol N.-A. in Canada, as such: “This injectable compound is a unique combination of amino acids, vitamins, iron, copper, and other minerals. Hemo-15 is a blood builder routinely use it in fluids(“jugs”) as a recovery treatment and post training. An injectable hematin is the fastest way to improve a horse's blood quality. This treatment is essential when managing iron deficiencies in performance horses, including nutrition and related sports.”

But the JDG quotes an unnamed veterinarian as saying that one of the “other minerals” in the substances is Cobalt.

“Compared to similar products which are authorized in France, Hemo 15 is very highly dosed in cobalt. The administration of cobalt in such doses is believe to stimulate erythropoiesis, i.e. the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow.” Why DMSO was being used is less clear, the vet told the JDG. “It is an active ingredient that can be obtained legally. It is prescribed quite rarely, in cases of severe sore throats, but in that case, the cough is so sever that the horse is unable to run. Its use in the improvement of performance makes me wonder. We can imagine an analgesic effect, even if nothing is scientifically proven.”

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Two more people have been detained in the French doping case which began Tuesday morning with coordinated stable raids throughout the country, according to the Jour de Galop. In Thursday's edition, the JDG reports that one of the two new individuals was connected to steeplechase trainer Luc Gabeur, and the other in the Ile de France region which encompasses Paris. Two other individuals have been released.

Tuesday morning, raids were carried out throughout the country, with 21 arrested in France, one additional person in Italy and one in Spain. In Thursday's JDG, Piallat confirmed that two veterinarians, Diego Uson of Spain, and Bertrand Franquet were among those detained. The paper said that according to their sources, raids were carried out Tuesday morning at the stables of David Cottin in Lamorlaye, just outside Chantilly, and in La Teste in Luc Gabeur's stables, which were very similar in nature. Workers were asked to wait in the break room, their mobile phones confiscated, while the searches were carried out, the JDG said.

Wednesday morning, the horses returned to training as usual.

“We are trying to establish the roles of one to another, their relationships and their level of responsibility,” Stephane Piallate, the head of the central service of racing and gaming, told the JDG. “Some people have been revealed to probably have a more important role than we thought at the start, serving as some sort of regional relays distributing these doping products. We are at the heart of an important process of identifying and verifying the elements of proof. Working in connection with the expertise of horse racing laboratories, we are waiting for the results of the analyses.”

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