Rachel Houlihan

A legal note here. Over the course of this podcast, you're going to hear a number of allegations made against Viagard Acumetrix and its employees. When asked, company owner Harvey Tenenbaum said he stands by the test and that any errors were caused by customers during sample collection. Bad Results is written and reported by Jorge Barrera and me, Rachel Houlihan. Mixing and producing by A.C. Rowe.

A legal note here. Over the course of this podcast, you're going to hear a number of allegations made against Viagard Acumetrix and its employees. When asked, company owner Harvey Tenenbaum said he stands by the test and that any errors were caused by customers during sample collection. Bad Results is written and reported by Jorge Barrera and me, Rachel Houlihan. Mixing and producing by A.C. Rowe.

Jessica Lindsay is our showrunner and Carla Hilton is our executive producer. Special thanks to the folks at CBC Podcasts for their support. Karen Burgess is managing editor for CBC News Podcasts.

Jessica Lindsay is our showrunner and Carla Hilton is our executive producer. Special thanks to the folks at CBC Podcasts for their support. Karen Burgess is managing editor for CBC News Podcasts.

And that plan is going to take me a little out of my comfort zone. I've got a hidden camera and I'm taking our questions directly to Harvey. Yeah, the stakes seem pretty high.

And that plan is going to take me a little out of my comfort zone. I've got a hidden camera and I'm taking our questions directly to Harvey. Yeah, the stakes seem pretty high.

Yeah, I can't imagine that.

Yeah, I can't imagine that.

And then I get a surprise call.

And then I get a surprise call.

That's next time on Bad Results.

That's next time on Bad Results.

Jim McElhaney knows Harvey Tenenbaum, but that's not who he's describing.

Jim McElhaney knows Harvey Tenenbaum, but that's not who he's describing.

Second spot is Judas Wildrush. Jim's a retired jockey, and he rode Harvey's top-performing stallion to victory.

Second spot is Judas Wildrush. Jim's a retired jockey, and he rode Harvey's top-performing stallion to victory.

Judith's Wild Rush. That's the horse, named after Harvey's wife, Judith. It was a moneymaker. He only paid $7,500 for it. But in its six years of racing, it earned Harvey about a million bucks.

Judith's Wild Rush. That's the horse, named after Harvey's wife, Judith. It was a moneymaker. He only paid $7,500 for it. But in its six years of racing, it earned Harvey about a million bucks.

Yet despite all the prizes and the pageantry, as a jockey, Jim only really interacted with Harvey in the paddock right before the race.

Yet despite all the prizes and the pageantry, as a jockey, Jim only really interacted with Harvey in the paddock right before the race.