Why the NYRA nasal strip ban?
 

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...em-oneill-says

It feels like they've given the equivalent of "because we say so" but I'm not seeing the logic. Lasix is okay but nasal strips aren't when the strips reduce risk of bleeding and aren't a form of medication? They ban it in this one jurisdiction because the stewards don't feel like allowing it? The fear of the strips getting wet and coming off doesn't seem to bother any other racing jurisdictions or the International Olympics Committee.

Exactly: Everybody can use one, benefits the horse, no unfair, undisclosed advantage.

Hell, oaklawn just allowed cheek pieces...
Seems like nyra is always last to allow things.

What are cheek pieces? The nasal strip ban is puzzling.

Sheepskin that goes on either side of a bridle....sort of a blinker effect from them. Blocks some peripheral vision but not as much as blinkers.

Let me say something because this is how these things start....the Stewards said he couldn't wear the nasal strip. Not NYRA. One of the Stewards is a NYRA employee. The other two are not.

I don't have an opinion either way. I just thought maybe I could nip this one in the bud. NYRA did not ban the nasal strip.

The article said nyra banned them at the discretion of the stewards.

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse...cal-board.aspx

Haskin weighs in on the O'Neill suspension and nasal strip ban.

It's like a concerted effort to kill horse racing everywhere right now...

I thought this issue had been put to bed years ago.

Only in NY....

This has been in place since 1999. How exactly is this a concerted effort to kill racing now?

It was. It was put to bed in 1999, and I can't recall anyone ever complaining about it before now.

Only on message boards....

so, what, was cali supposed to not bother with the case since o'neill won the derby? surely you don't think things should be ignored because of the timing? he's a repeat offender, if it gives racing a bad name, perhaps they should re-consider the laxity of rules that allow repeat offenders to keep on doing what they do. does it suck for racing, absolutely. but whose fault is it?

He's 1000% correct. They couldn't wait another 2 weeks before dishing out the punishment? It was a charge on something that happened 2 years ago for crying out loud. No one is saying make it go away, but it surely didn't have to be addressed before the Belmont.

It seems to me that the arbitrary ban in NY on nasal strips should be lifted now. I am going to write my state senator and ask that the ban be lifted before the Belmont Stakes.

Here's the website for the NYSRB...contact info is on the right
http://www.racing.state.ny.us/

It was my understanding that this hearing was already scheduled pre-derby- if thats the case, they shouldnt have changed it just because he won.
Im more concerned that this has dragged on as long as it has.

NY is the only state to ban nasal strips but they allow it for standardbreds. This needs to be cleaned up before the Belmont Stakes.

Let us know how the letter goes.

You might want to stick a few grand in the envelope, otherwise your letter is certain to be placed in the circular file.

Don't you know that NYRA is responsible for every wrong in NY racing?

I dont see that happening before the belmont.

Do you always go this far out on a limb with your predictions?

No, not always.:rolleyes:

Nasal strips have been around for at least a decade and have not been make "legal" in NY for use on TB's. The decision is not NYRA's. As on other things NYRA is bound by the laws and regulations governing racing in the state. Those regulators have not seen fit to permit the strips and thus the NYRA cannot just allow their use.

I am still amazed at how many people who profess to follow racing in this state don't know the difference between the New York Racing Association (NYRA, which runs Belmont, Saratoga and Aqueduct) and the regulatory body, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. I work for Capital OTB and cannot tell you how often I field questions from customers about NYRA (and other tracks) that clearly indicate that the person asking doesn't know that we (Cap OTB) are NOT producing the broadcast from the tracks. Blackthroatedwind, you can rest assured than several Cap OTB patrons were concerned about your absence on Preakness weekend.

I am frequently amazed how many people seem to think I am not allowed any vacation days. Every single time I have been off in the last four years, people have asked if I was fired.

I can tell you right now. Nasal strips will be permitted just in time for IHA to win the triple crown. I feel it.

Really? You seem like such a cuddle bunny though.

Weird.

What's the early Vegas line on the nasal strips for the Belmont Stakes? Every state in the Union allows nasal strips for thoroughbreds except NY. NY allows nasal strips for standardbreds.

It's a lock, because of the standardbred argument you use.

Surely the politician your letter targets will understand this point and act immediately.

If the pol had half the sense that you do sir, there would be free nasal strips for all on the Belmont S. card.

And free Golden Missile money shot viewings for all.

It is a common misconception that politicians lack sense and intelligence.

The reality is as far from that as possible.

They are all self-serving asssholes that only care about themselves and their sponsors.

I hope you are not suggesting that FLAIR, the manufacturer for nasal strips, needs to make a "campaign contribution" to get their product to the NY thoroughbred market.

I wasn't, but yeah, that would work fastest.

That joke will seriously NEVER get old. Gotta love it.

it absolutely would. we all know what makes the politicians world go round.

.....sorry, i wish you didnt have any vacation days.

The strips have been banned at New York Racing Association tracks at the discretion of stewards under a one-sentence, catch-all equipment state regulation known as 4033.8 that states: Only equipment specifically approved by the stewards shall be worn or carried by a jockey or a horse in a race.

When the NYSRWB approved the strips in 1999 it was done so with the provision that they would be re-evaluated at the end of the year. The next month the NYRA’s then-president and chief executive officer, Terry Meyocks, announced the strips would be banned at NYRA tracks, according to Dr. Jim Chiapetta, a former practicing veterinarian and president of Flair LLC, which developed and produces the strips.


the above probably explains why folks are saying 'nyra'.

It actually doesn't accurately explain why people are blaming NYRA but it does give a stilted view of how someone COULD be confused.