Sad to admit that this was my first thought. .... Was he loaded up?
This sport will not ever grow....I'm sorry but it will not. Those who can clean it up refuse to do so, and this BloodHorse piece is a perfect case in point as to why.
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Originally Posted by Andy Asaro
Could be just a heart attack and bad luck but we all know who the "Move'm Up Guys" are.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...sting-proposal
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"We have limited ability to prosecute out-of-competition testing with current regulations. ... In reality, horse racing does not have a robust anti-doping program," Arthur said. "It can be best described as a medication control program. Medication control is very important and necessary. We not only need to test for performance-enhancing drugs, as is the focus in human sport testing, but for drugs that impact horse welfare and horse and jockey safety. ... Horse racing must also deal with performance-hindering drugs that could be used to stop a horse from its best performance, which is not generally considered a problem in human sport.
Arthur continued to point out the need for out-of-competition testing because "races are won in training," where he said doping is most effective. |
