CTC:

Frankel signed the agreement for testing and milkshakes for the current SA meeting without any quibbling. It was last year (SA winter meet & HP spring)that he and Mullins threatened to take their "toys" and leave.

I've always thought that the performance enhancing medication used by Mullins, Avila, Mitchell, & Becerra was different from whatever the Allday trainers used (assuming anyone is using anything - don't want to get sued here!). The typical "treated" Mullins horse would either look like Man o' War coming around the far turn and maintain a sustained drive for as much as 1/4 mile; or re-break at the 1/8th pole when it looked like the whole field would pass him.

Horses trained by Frankel, Pletcher & Romans who ran to or above their tops always looked the part from the paddock to the starting gate and throughout the race. This could be the result of just the difference between claiming v. stakes horses, or perhaps Allday is keeping the horses at a "level" 3 or 4 weeks prior to the race with a little bit every day. And Mullins (et al)just give their horses the booster shot on race day.

Don't know - but until the rulemakers find out what it is that is being used and can identify it and test for it, the best chemists will continue to win.



Post Edited (02-25-05 14:17)

Delmar Deb