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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
If you have a first-time starter that has already bled during training, that is a different story. You asked, "If you can prevent bleeding and lung issues before they become an issue, why wouldn't you?" I answered that in my last post. The reason I wouldn't want to use lasix for the first couple of races (assuming the horse has never bled in a workout), is because I would want to see how the horse runs without it. As I said, there is the rare horse that runs far worse with lasix. How would I know if my horse is one of those rare horses if I never ran him without lasix?
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thing is, if you wish not to run them on it, you have that choice. however, i don't think it's something that should be banned. i don't buy that it's a performance enhancer or a mask. if it was a masking agent, there sure are a lot of horses that stil pop in post-race testing...and if it is an enhancer, i'd think every horse would use it. that they aren't all on it belies that argument, doesn't it?