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Old 10-25-2012, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gate Dancer View Post
Agreed............my comment was 'tongue in cheek'.............

But I am curious about Riot's speculation of taking 1-2 lengths off......
Horses tend to improve generally 1-2 lengths (depending upon distance of race, speed, etc - more pronounced shorter races under a mile) running with lasix than without. Not talking "1st time lasix", but talking general improvement from not having occult EIPH vs bleeding.

You can read this, here: http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=20732
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