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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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perhaps tho it would finally provoke the ones who can do something about the misuse of drugs to finally accept there is a problem and do far more about it then what has been done in the past. because right now, the drug rules are far from consistent from one jurisdiction to another, there is no lasting consequence for cheating, and for the most part, it's a slap on the wrist, don't do it again, wink wink atmosphere. and now the stench of cheating, inc has reached the highest levels of the sport. but we're supposed to hope that business can run as usual, by hoping that nothing happens on racings bigger days?
to be honest, i'm surprised that nothing has been found since dancer's image. luck, or turning a blind eye?