Re: Asmussen gets 6 months (632 Views)
Posted by:
manning (IP Logged)
Date: June 27, 2006 02:13PM
TGJB Wrote:
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> Manning-- if you knew they were going to test for
> it, would you try to get away with it? And, only
> once? Doesn't figure.
>
I believe these guys know they are going to test for it, and try to get away with it - all the time. I also believe they usually do get away with it. Just because he got caught this time (and in the past) doesn't mean it was an honest mistake.
You're 100% correct in that there is a lot more that can & should be done. But nerve-blocking racehorses is serious in it's own right, and is not a throw-away offense.