Re: Paying Attention (507 Views)
Posted by:
imallin (IP Logged)
Date: August 11, 2007 09:55AM
I think if TAP has ever cheated, it was probably back in the day before he was established. Now, he has a lot to lose, and he has great horses, so i really would doubt there's hard core drugging going on with him currently. Maybe he's doing stuff to 'keep up with the joneses' but i doubt he's hitting the snake venom bottle or other morphine-strength drugs.
Has TAP ever cheated? I guess that's the 64 dollar question. I don't know, maybe he's snow white and just got to the top with hard work?
The one thing i wonder about all these very top of the line trainers is this. If its possible to get to the Pletcher level completely on oats and hay, that must mean cheating isn't really all that effective. Why risk drugging when TAP's oats and hay runners are blowing your doors off?