No wonder the races at Sam Houston are all but impossible to handicap...

EPO threatens the very foundation of the racing game. This is no ordinary drug that appears in a post race sample at slightly elevated levels, but is otherwise permitted.

Any trainer who administers this drug is clearly willing to engage in a premeditated conspiracy to defraud the wagering public and his/her opponents on the racetrack. To say nothing of the health risks to the horse.

This is exactly why the Europeans do not allow the use of any type of drugs...Give 'em an inch and they take a mile.