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Originally Posted by cj
I don't really think this an apples to apples comparison. If I lose 10 pounds but carry 10 extra running a 100 meters, will my time be the same as before, faster, or slower? I don't know the answer but I highly doubt it is a one to one relationship.
I think trainers think the performance enhancing effect of Lasix (be it from weight loss or whatever) is greater than any advantage gained by carrying less weight in the saddle, and I tend to agree with them. This is why nobody tried it last year, and probably won't this year. I also suspect this is why 95% of the horses in this country run with the drug.
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It may not be a true one to one relationship.
But on the other hand, it probably isn't anywhere close to a four to one relationship (28 pounds less water weight vs. a 7 pound lower weight assignment.)
The fact that no trainer has opted to forgo lasix in order to get 7 pounds off should be telling us something.
-jp
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