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Old 03-03-2015, 01:07 PM
Rupert Pupkin Rupert Pupkin is offline
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...apa?source=rss

why just a five year ban? why are repeat violators not just shown the door?! the sport doesn't need them!!
I think the truth of the matter is that the use of buzzers is so common that it's not even considered a big deal. The authorities have to act like it's a big deal but I don't think they truly think it's a big deal. How widespread is the use of buzzers? Since the year 2000, there have been 53 guys caught. I bet guys are caught less than 1% of the time, so there are probably thousands of instances of guys doing it. I had no idea that the use was still so widespread until seeing that statistic that there have been 53 cases since the year 2000.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/sp...cing.html?_r=1
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