Crist: "It also would be a lot easier to accept the supposed scorn of the international racing community if a single one of the powerful international stables that sends horses to the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup declined to use Lasix as a matter of principle once they get here. Instead, virtually all of them use it [my addition - when they race in the US] while continuing to criticize American racing for allowing them to do so."
As if thousands of Lasix-free races overseas wasn't enough proof...
International trainers are on record as saying they use Lasix when they get here because they believe it puts their horses on the same playing field, they believe it gives THEM an edge. When in Rome...
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