Silver:

Thank you for the informative link. A couple of observations on my part.

Yes, innocent until proven guilty. One asterisk here-- Patrick Biancone has
already been banned from participating in racing in Hong Kong.

The article notes that 3 of the substances are considered Class 1 performance
enhancing substances which can not currently be detected by testing. That's
quite a problem in itself, that substances can be identified as performance
enhancing, but not tested for.

Where is the shock and outrage over the fact that Biancone, who has won
millions of dollars in purses in graded races, increasing the residual value
of many of his runners by more millions of dollars, has likely done so by
utilizing "designer" drugs? As I have said before, do not expect to see
anything other than straight reporting in DRF, basically the industry house
organ, which, unfortunately, lacks a strong editorial voice. Ditto the Blood
Horse, the advertising revenues of which come strictly from the industry.

TGJB and Barry Irwin also must temper their reaction to cheating for business
reasons,so once again I feel it necessary to appreciate the fact that TGJB,
while he must sometimes mute his own voice, provides a forum where we can all
raise ours. And we should.

A final word. John Veitch is the Chief Kentucky Steward. John Veitch was tossed
out of Calumet Farm by JT Lundy, who knew only greed. Veitch trained many
champions for Calumet, including Before Dawn and Alydar, who were world beaters
(but couldn't beat Laz Barrera's Its in the Air and Affirmed). Veitch then went
on to train for Darby Dan Farms, where he saddled Proud Truth to a Breeder's
Cup win in 1985.

Between Sunshine Forever's brilliant turf campaign in 1988 and Veitch being
named Kentucky Chief Steward in 2003, Hall of Fame trainer and third generation
horseman John Veitch cast about without having much impact on the racing game.
People like the Markeys and the Wolfsons and the Galbreaths were replaced by a
different breed of horse owner, who apparently brought into the game a
different breed of trainer, and there was less call for a trainer of Veitch's
dignity and respect for the game.

If Biancone is given a long suspension, or a lifetime ban, in some ways it will
be a reaffirmation of the game the way it used to be played, when John Veitch
was playing it as well as anyone.