I don't think it's far as non professional vets for either of us to assume what was or what not the cause of his death
I'm just commenting on the stacking issue more so than anything that gets under my skin. i wasn't suggesting that this is the reason that the pletcher horse died.
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valjoe wrote:If you ever wondered why really good horses in Europe suddenly appear in the US to race.... one of those reasons had been (90% of the time) because they bled. Not always, but for twenty or more years it was a given that a bleeder in Europe could not only race in the US, but should he win a few graded races, he'd even wind up at stud where he could pass along those lovely traits
Hi Tappiano,
I totally agree with you, yet this is another legit reason to ban the use of Lasix
Ditto that, although I'd offer that an immediate, across-the-board, ban is probably not in the best interest of the welfare of some percentage of horses currently racing where Lasix is permitted and a phase-in designed to completely elimate its use as soon as reasonably possible would be better.
The longer jurisdictions permitting the use of Lasix and other agents/methods used to mask inherent traits detrimental to racing fitness procrastinate about eliminating use of them the worse the 'fallout' will be if and when that happens. Indefinite postponement is the surest way to destroy, sooner or later, one way or another, the fitness and value of the North American-bred TB. Just my $.02.
This should insure the integrity of racing. This guy was/is? a drug dealer and shot a cop in his foot 3 years ago. Do you think a multiple convicted trainer on probation wouldn't take a chance to win a bet with the best equine designer drugs available? Hard to believe they keep bringing up the integrity of racing then the VA. Commission officials allow this guy a license, because a couple favorites of the commission vouch for the guy. TJ
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