Wish I could be there in person.

I can tell you whatever testing they were doing at the recently concluded Hollywood Park meet was either ineffective or non-existent, and,interestingly, certain smoking-hot trainers at the Hollywood Park meet have gone ice cold -- perhaps it's just a coincidence???

My guess is they must have already stepped up the testing at Santa Anita because I've seen far fewer (but still a few) "suspicious" races.

Your suggestions mentioned in your post would be an excellent start.

I hope someone at the meeting mentions the plight of gamblers who wager large sums of money on a regular basis and their growing discontent at the obvious cheating going on. If they keep this up, they are going to lose us to other racing circuits.