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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Pretty much we trainers are all scum
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Well, according to some of the message boards I've read this past weekend, yeah
Fans and gamblers: let be frank, most of us are people whose only contact with horses is watching them on TV at the OTB. We don't know what drugs are used, let alone what those drugs can or cannot do. We don't even know the names of those drugs, other than "lasix" and "steroids".
We have no idea how horses are trained, or what training can or can not do for a horse. We don't know the common drugs, or those necessary and used to keep horses sound and healthy and running in this sport daily, and how those drugs are tested for on race days (what levels of those drugs are permitted).
So all we are left with is .... guessing that the whole thing is crooked. That there are "drugs" bad trainers can give that move horses up to unexpected performances that take our money. That we can't find that magic drug, because we can't test for it.
Unfortunately, I think that's where the majority of the average fans are regarding their understanding of "drugs in racing". And that sure doesn't breed trust.