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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Wouldn't this be far more applicable if the extent of the public distaste for Dutrow stemmed JUST from his supposed steroid use on his horses? The whole steroid debate was ridiculous because the average sports fan equates equine steroid usage to human and they couldn't be more different.
The public perception of Rick Dutrow is awful. There's no reason for it not to be either. Motion is a far more embraceable figure than Dutrow, and whether that's right or not, it is a fact.
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You are absolutely correct that Motion is a far more palatable winner than Dutrow. But what gets me is the idea that somehow this horse is proof that the anti-medication people are right. It is though he was playing by different rules than others when he most certainly wasn't.
The point could be made that the current rules aren't evil and Motion is proof that if you are careful and don't push the envelope and stay within the limits our medication rules are fine. The biggest problem in regards to medication is the lack of penalty for repeat offenders and finding a solution to the 40% trainer issue.