drug law with TEETH
 

clicked on a link at equidaily about six standardbred horses testing positive for epo...


..http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horse...j-doping_N.htm

take note of the length of the suspension.

OUCH...10-year license suspension and $50,000 fine

hand a few of those out, and you'd see some straightening up and flying right...dontcha think?

Man..it would sure make me think twice and make me be twice as careful...

This would solve 50% of the problems in racing. The problem is the most successful trainers and owners are often the best cheaters. They aren't going to allow it.

No that won't solve anything. Until the owners can be criminally prosecuted and have their assets frozen and eventually taken away for fraud, nothing will change. Trainers are expendable.

I applaud NJ for their actions and their system to catch the cheaters. It can be done, they've shown that. Now a meaningful suspension sytem for enforcement of infractions is the next step.

very, very good point...

I believe that those penalties will not stick. NJ had a similar case a year or so ago and the guys wound up with much lesser penalties