Re: KING OF THE ROXY... (717 Views)
Posted by:
Lance (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2007 02:08PM
So here's the thing that has me scratching my head. For a long time, Mr. Irwin has been an outspoken opponent of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing. Check out this op-ed from 2002, in which he writes,” Are there knowledgeable horsemen who believe that high-profile trainers with outrageously high win percentages might be using EPO? Yes, and I am among them”:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleindex/article.asp?id=8879
And another, in which he writes, “A policy of hay, oats, and water would place everybody on a level playing field”: http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleindex/article.asp?id=16735
Did Mr. Irwin go over to the dark side – or does he truly believe that Todd Pletcher is the best trainer in the history of the game? Because let’s face it, none of the great conditioners – Whittingham, Jerkins, Ben Jones, etc. – ever approached the amazing winning percentages of super-trainers like TAP.
Just my take.