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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
I heard something interesting several years ago. I can't confirm for a fact that this is true, but I would have no reason not to believe it. I heard that when the racing board finds a way to detect some new illegal drug, they will post a warning telling everyone that they are now able to detect this drug. In other words, they don't want people to cheat. They will try to stop people from cheating, but they would rather warn people and get them to stop, as oppose to sending out no warning and catching a bunch of people.
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I don't know that this is the case in every case, but it certainly is true in some cases. The Meadowlands in NJ announced in advance when the "black box" was going into effect -- it was on all the condition sheets/books, BB's, etc. I think the same might have been true to EPO, but I don't remember. I would think the motivation is to avoid 50 positive tests -- which really speaks to what % of people are not hay and water.
Wasn't this the case recently (in the last few years) in NY as well?
Eric