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Originally Posted by philcski

This too, for sure. Some, like Vaders or Beatties (pick one) are universally reviled, others like Asmussen, Dutrow, and Pletcher are polarized, and a select few are placed above like McLaughlin and Frankel despite their errors in judgement.

Makes the select few who DON'T cheat, like Mandella and Shirreffs, look even better.

I agree, but I also don't think you can simply "lump" all of these people into the same category of "cheater" so to speak. This discussion can turn into a discussion of semantics in the blink of an eye.

Eric