Uniform Security - by Eric Mitchell

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Karlin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:32:56 GMT

Blood Horse's Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments #37 cites an August 5, 1933 editorial in the magazine: A horse is just as clean as its occupants make. Why live in filth? You might consider running all or part of that editorial for today's readers. I'm afraid the filth runs beyond the drugging of horses and owners, trainers and jockeys lack the courage to stop activities "which they should never have permitted".

re: Uniform Security - by Eric Mitchell

AngelaInAbilene — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:33:50 GMT

pgpg57 People like who?

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Needler in Virginia — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:29:57 GMT

Nothing further needs to be said, Eric, because you nailed it in one: ..."the focus should be on implementing a consistent, reliable system for all tracks, all horses, and all races 365 days a year. " We can either PRETEND racing really is secure by implementing periodic, reactionary and often absurd measures, or we can approach this exactly as you have suggested.

BLAH to all who think security is excessive; BLAH to anyone who doesn't think racing is in trouble; double BLAH to those resistant to drug testing AT ALL levels, for ALL races and ALL horses. And I personally think Mr Dutrow's ten year suspension is just about right, considering how long he's been fined, cautioned and ignoring the rules.

Cheers to almost everyone.

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John from Baltimore — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:15:48 GMT

It's the same reason the Jockey Club only wanted to ban lasix from stakes races. Money. Thier breeding directors wanted to sell horses to the europe. It's the same reason you didn't hear any trainers complaining about not being able to run on lasix in Dubai. Money. Ten million dollar purse. Racing can't seem to figure out all that matters is what the customer wants. When it does maybe the money will start to flow in.

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Your Only Friend — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:03:59 GMT

Matz is correct....all race tracks should have same procedures.....but probably like the US Congress....no one can agree on anything.....everyone has agenda.

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pgpg57 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:11:51 GMT

People like you are part of the problem in horse racing. The sport is corrupt to the bone and every time the tracks try to do something about it there's always somebody like you criticizing it. More often than not the person doing the criticizing is somebody who is in the business (trainer, owner, groom, etc) who wants the scam to continue. The bettors have been robbed by the insiders in this sport for too long.

Personally, I wish the FBI would take an interest in the crime and thievery that is going on in horse racing.

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AngelaInAbilene — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:25:30 GMT

"If integrity is the goal, then forget 72 hours of security versus six hours. Instead the focus should be on implementing a consistent, reliable system for all tracks, all horses, and all races 365 days a year."

EXACTLY!