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Originally Posted by thespaah
The scenarios you presented are so rare, they are statistically near impossible to repeat.
"There are plenty of things wrong with horse racing that are more important to bettors than drugs."
On that we will have to agree to disagree.
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I wish they were rare. They unfortunately are not. They happen regularly. But that is not the point. The point is that one trainer stained with a Class 1 violation because of clear cross contamination is one too many.
On the last point I guarantee you have lost far more money because of the high takeout rates, arbitrary stewards decisions, and bad rides than you ever will from horses beating your horse because of PEDs.
Check out the DRF survey on racing. For experienced horseplayers, drugs, including Lasix, are low on the list of problems.
In addition, the survey results showed that bettors overwhelmingly believe that horsemen are getting away with using illicit drugs that affect horses’ performances on race day despite little evidence that cheating is widespread in racing, such as a glut of positive drug tests for illicit drugs or the seizure of illegal substances at racetracks or training centers.
http://www.drf.com/news/survey-lasix...d-low-priority
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.
