In article <725174873.AA07222@urchin.fidonet.org> Stovall@f88.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Stovall) writes:
>(deleted discussion on drugs in racing)
>
>JLI> I cant argue with you on what the "mild stimulants" were because
>JLI>neither do I remember, nor would I know what they were if I did.
>The
>JLI>program guides for that particular day of racing used abbreviations
>JLI>codes for the different "mild stimulants" each horse was using...
>
>Josh, I hate to labor the point, but understand this: there is no
>such thing as a legal stimulant, mild or otherwise, in any racing
>jurisdiction. You are confusing mild pain killers and bleeder
>medications with stimulants.
>
>In some jurisdictions, all drugs are forbidden. This practice seems,
>to be the most logical in terms of maintaining the integrity of
>racing with the public. (If you are not on intimate terms with the
>DRF or the track program, it's easy to get confused about the various
>kinds of medications a horse can legally receive.) Running horses drug
>free seems to work very well. New York has, arguably, the best
>racing in the world...with no drugs.
>
I'd like to add my two cents here. The ability to control drugs in competition is strictly controlled by two factors. The first is the honesty of the competitors, the second is the ability of the authorities to detect the drugs
being illegally used. As a chemist I can assure you that it is easier to
create new drugs than it is to detect them. I agree that drugs should not be used, but as long as there is lots of money involved, and as long as it is
virtually impossible to detect most of the drugs being used, the drugs will
be used. IMHO that is the state of racing today. The drugs are being used
and there is little anyone can do about it.
>Tom Stovall
>
>AFA Journeyman Farrier
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