Arlington Park stewards have disqualified Upperline from her win in the
$100,000 Arlington Oaks (G3) on July 3 and suspended her trainer Mike
Stidham after she tested positive for etodolac, a prohibited
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Stidham trains the
three-year-old Maria’s Mon filly for a partnership that includes
himself, John Adger, Stone Farm, and Oakcrest Farm. The Arlington Oaks
was her first start since finishing fifth in the Central Bank Ashland
Stakes (G1) on April 3 at Keeneland, and she has not raced since
finishing first in the Arlington Oaks by six lengths
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