Re: Smarty Jones is the Next Secretariat (597 Views)
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cozzene (IP Logged)
Date: May 22, 2004 05:33PM
So, cheating is ok because everyone cheats? That logic is what is destroying our society. Oral sex isn't sex so I didn't have sex with Monica. Right.
Lasix is used to hide other drugs; to think otherwise is to be naive.
The accomplishments of every athlete in the last 15 years and maybe the last 25 are all tainted by illegal drugs.
Why do I care? Because handicapping decisions are affected by the use of drugs. Speed figures and pattern analysis become less revelant the more drugs are used. If I did not bet on horse racing I would not in any way be affected by this issue; I would not care; but because I risk considerable amounts of money when I do bet on the horses I want to increase MY advantage as much as possible. Hay, Oats, and Water, that is in my best interest; as well as the best interests of everyone else who reads, or posts on this board.
Torn biceps, detached triceps, hamstrings that never heal. I would bet my house that no one who reads this board has ever met anyone who is not a professional athlete that has ever had one of these injuries. And regarding Lance Armstrong, I personally know of 3 bodybuilders who have had testicle cancer; maybe the wonder of modern medicine is not that he survived testicle cancer but that he was stricken with it to begin with.
Ranting and Raving for sure, but other than horse racing I have very few pleasures in life and to think that drug dealers will destroy the game and take that pleasure from me is a very sad thought indeed.
Cozzene