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Originally Posted by The_Turf_Monster
It could be as simple as starting tomorrow by importing bloodstock from Europe or Australia from lines that are known to not bleed. The alternative is to run lasix-free for an extended period here and identify our own lines that don’t bleed
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This is where it gets messy.
Some people have already paid millions of dollars for stallions and/or their offspring with an eye towards hopefully breeding them too.
If someone can demonstrate statistically that certain lines are more prone to bleeding and successfully argue they should be excluded, a lot of those investments will be damaged or go up in flames. So there isn't much incentive for owners and breeders to want to run without Lasix and potentially expose their horses and money to negative information.
