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Dr. Gregory Skelton is one of 27 people charged in what prosecutors call the largest federal indictment in the history of horse racing. Skelton holds two veterinary licenses here in Indiana.
He is listed as the veterinarian at Skelton Equine Sports Medicine LLC. The address listed for the practice is for a home in Carmel.
I-Team 8 went to the address Tuesday morning to ask Skelton to further explain his portion of the indictment. According to the person who answered the door, Skelton wasn’t available.
Prosecutors say 27 people have been indicted in horse racing doping scheme. The 40-page indictment alleges that Skelton and another veterinarian manufactured, sold and customized performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs, for two horse trainers. One of those trainers was that of the disqualified winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby.
According to the indictment, Skelton supplied PEDs, analgesics and a joint block, which blocks pain to the horse during a race. The number of horses drugged and races affected is not noted in the indictment.
It is unclear if Skelton prepared the compounds at his office in Carmel. According to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, his veterinarian license gave him access to all veterinarian drugs with the exception of Schedule I drugs.