Asfufh,

I've been a racetrack guy for 40 years and I think that I have a pretty fair breath of knowledge of racing.I partnered (regretfullY) in about 10 horses and was around the barn area for many years at AQU,BEL, during the days of the greatest trainer who ever lived, OSCAR.Oscar never got caught officially, but his use of a super drug (suspected after time to be HEROIN)was the most phenominal occurence in all of racing. There wasn't anyone who didn't know he was using something illegal, but they couldn't prove it.I think that he knew he was close to being caught since he could not win a race, all of a sudden, after regularly moving horses up 5-10 lengths after claiming them.They were OSCARIZED after the claim.

To think that nutrition alone can move up a horse (like Oscar, Mullins et al) is very niave,IMO.There are outstanding horsemen across the country who can't come near the JUICE guys in producing winners.

Why I still bet the game is because I think there are still opportunities to stay away from the juicers or simply include them when I see fit.After all these years, I am convinced that only the LORD or drugs can consistantly move a horses performance that far up, not a trainer.



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