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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
I'm no fan of Dutrow, and I'm as upset as anyone about Eight Belles today...
But you do realize that your plea to the Almighty would be just about the single worst thing that could happen to racing? The very short lived opportunity everyone would have to feel all good about themselves honoring Eight Belles after she passed would be completely overshadowed by the raging, swollen, irreparable black eye on the sport.
I hope you rethink your prayers on this one. Dutrow is a d-bag, for sure. And Brown is the real thing.
But if he came back positive, the very short-term benefits and righteous indignation towards Dutrow would feel great, sure, then three days later you'd realize what a shitstorm it had just caused in the world of anyone connected to racing.
I think you're coloring this with way too much emotion, and not enough hard thinking about what your dream scenario would really mean.
Begging for the Kentucky Derby winner to test positive for drugs is not even within my realm of thinking, or feeling, or emotion even after what happened today. I honestly don't understand how any racing fan or horseplayer could wish for that to happen.
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I agree 100% Brian, I understand the emotion but damn....! Dutrow is easily disliked by some, but I see a guy who has gone through great personal tragedy in his life, been completely down and out living in a stall at Aquaduct and yet...here he is! Call him what you want, he is a survivor and clearly loves his daughter...there are far worse folks in the world. I do believe in karma so perhaps he's been misjudged a bit?