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Originally Posted by Coach Pants
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The doubters are the disgruntled fans you were referring to.
I just don't understand why a thread about an owner hating on other owners has to include a captain obvious moment to remind everyone "well...well some of the fans are bad too!"
Are they as bad as the trainers who break the rules repeatedly?
Which is more important in the grand scheme of things...getting the bad apples out of the training profession or getting the disgruntled fans out?
I'd really like to know your and any other owner or trainers opinion.
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And, I agree with much of the commentary about pots and kettles. What I find more troubling is how successfully defense is put forward and accepted. Pletcher's positive was OK to many, but Asmussen's was not -- because his was a billion times more than Pletcher's or the legal limit. OK, I'll buy that. But like I've always said, it's not black and white and for those who think it is they are very mistaken.
No, I don't think there is credibility in Barry's arguement. Of course he does. And while I think something must be done about various aspects of Rick Dutrow, throwing him out of the business for clenbuterol positives is not one that I am in support of. Because after Dutrow, it's then one of the good guys who plays the game the right way, still succeeds, and someone else wants them gone.
Go to zero tolerence, take away ALL bute, clenbuterol, legal drugs, etc. -- and I think you will see the "real" cheaters have an even bigger edge.
Eric