Hallelujah HP!!! I have long held that ”juicers” should be prosecuted as the animal abusers they are. You are definitely not alone in your feelings on this.
First of all it would be another way of getting to these cheats when the tracks will not. Furthermore ignoring this aspect of drug use plays right into the hands of the anti-racing people who contend that the racing establishment heartlessly views horses as mere betting icons – in the words of Bill Maher. It also happens to be he right thing to do.
I personally feel that every horse who suffers a catastrophic breakdown in a race should be tested and the trainer charged if it comes back positive.

The excuse that someone else must have snuck in and injected the horse has never stood up in the courts when trainers with positives (Pletcher) have used it as a defense. The good reason for this is that the trainer who collects fees for taking control of the horse must also assume responsibility for the animal. The buck stops with the guy in charge.

Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2007 01:18AM by bobphilo.