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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Mighty hard criticism if you ask me...
Are we to assume that you actually read the book...or are you just revolting against the idea that the vast majority of trainers might be cheating?
You ask for "data"...
What sort of data would you be looking for; the same type of data that the horse racing industry routinely parades in front of us -- claiming that only a tiny percentage of the horses are "drugged up"?
When it comes to illegal drugs, there is no "data"...
Drug investigations often start with the solitary voice of a single "insider"...and it's not a simple matter to determine if he is telling the truth or not.
I am reminded of the MLB steroid scandal.
It was started by the ramblings of Jose Canseco...who was widely vilified and thoroughly discredited when the news came out.
Who was this embarrassing "has-been"...who was attempting to indict some of the biggest names in the game?
Canseco was right, of course...and his solitary voice shook an empire.
And that's why I don't think we should dismiss this book, without al least giving it some thought...
We've been down this road before...
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You really want to believe this don't you?
People who have reviewed it say there is no data to back up his claim.
The game is now cleaner than ever and much more clean than baseball or football.
