Bob,

Surely you are aware that most outfits use meds BETWEEN starts that are prohibited in a horses system on race day.If not the entry boxes would be half full.There is a substantial difference between maintenance purpose vs use to blantantly cheat. It is difficult to distinguish between the two uses and no one has ever won an appeal on a challenged violation.Didn't some US trainer recently get "stuck up" in Dubai for 700K on a positive technicality?

The rules on trainer responsibility are very clear yet sometimes unfair when common sense is brought into the picture.Lucas, Baffert, Zito, Pletcher and a few others have ridiculous positives on their record.They may be the biggest cheats in racing but look into certain of their violations if you would like a good laugh.

Mike



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/2006 06:17PM by miff.