Tony, you make some good points and I think that there’s a lot of misunderstanding in what we’re trying to communicate to each other. It’s late now but I will try to clear things up tomorrow.
Briefly, I do not object to bettors taking into account trainers’ illegal drugging patterns in their handicapping. My objection is when the drug problem is characterized as “not important” and the poster goes on to brag about he happy he is to have such a rotten situation to profit from, rather than bemoan what he has to do to not lose money given the way things are. For the record, I enjoy the company of so-called “degenerates” whenever I go to the track. I say so-called because wearing a ridiculous tie or smoking a funny cigar those not fit my definition of a degenerate. I reserve that definition for those that drug horses and find it troubling that some not only deny it is a problem but find delight in the situation because they’ve found a way to profit from it.

Bob