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Originally Posted by cmorioles
Horses with Lasix run faster than horses without Lasix. Period. If you like the "drug them all" to make things even, go for it.
Since when are surgery and drugs the same thing? Terrible comparison.
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No, a horse running on Lasix may run faster than it would not running on Lasix (because it's not breathing in its own blood) but Lasix is not going to make a slow horse run faster than a fast horse. As has been pointed out, Smarty Jones ran the first seven (six?) races of his career not on Lasix. His competition was on Lasix. So, according to your statement, they should have beaten him because "horses with Lasix run faster than horses without Lasix. Period." But he beat them because he was the fastest horse in those races. His competition might have run better than they would have not on Lasix, but they still weren't faster than he was. Because they were not as talented as he was. Lasix limits EIPH; it doesn't confer talent.
Both corrective surgery and Lasix permit horses to run to the limit of their talent. It's an apt comparison.
I like a trainer having the option to reduce the chances a horse is going to bleed in the lungs during a race.