DRf.com says detention barns will be in operation when Belmont opens May 4. Horses will be detained 6- 8 hours before they race(nowhere near enough to catch cheaters, IMO)

"Richard Dutrow, Jr. says he 'gets aggravated' when his horses get beaten by horses trained by people he thinks 'aren't playing the game the right way' ". No comment from this corner, though I would love to know
which trainers he percieves have an edge over him.

Kiaran McLaughlin makes the point that it is disruptive to some horses to remove them from familiar surroundings for even a short period of time, which nobody can deny. Unfortunately, it will affect some animals more than others, and we as handicappers/ bettors will have no way of knowing which animals are adversely affected. For this reason, although I believe Detention is necessary, our game may have become just a bit more difficult.