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Dont even get me started...It has always pissed me off that owners and drivers get off scott free while trainers bear the brunt only. I once stood 2 feet from George Brennan and heard him tell an owner about Lou Pena, "If they ever find out what he's using, I'm all done"What about Napolitano driving all those Oakes gassed up rockets right off the screen at Pocono. As if he doesn't know......
IMHO!Spend more time on pre and post race testing.Pre race draw blood on every horse every race.Pre race blood gas every horse every race.Triple and/or quadruple fines and days.Suspend horse 60 days and must requalify.Just asking/I If you draw blood prerace on every horse, would you still have to draw blood post race on the winner?How many remember when going to the spit box really ment the horse's spit?
You have to remember a lot, if not the vast majority of owners are truly unaware of what the trainer is enhancing their horse with. So really it is a trainer, vet. issue. Owners simply get the bills at the end of the month.
The vast majority of owners that use those trainers may not know the exact name of there drugs gut they know the trainers are using them
Yes, and No, I think if its a breeder, with a training stable possibly yes, (Definitely in the case of an NY breeder, that used Oakes, Surick, Navarro and Servus, who will remain unnamed). But casual owners most likely not.