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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
So what do you think the motives are of Jack Van Berg, Barry Irwin, Ray Paulick and people like that?
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Van Berg comes off as a bitter old man who blames his lack of success on the track on everything but his own failure to adapt to changing times. Irwin's goals are almost assuredly purely profit motivated and Paulick's insistence that vets are motivated by profits to back lasix shows a distinct lack of understanding of the issue. Like most things in this business (and a really distinct reason why it is in the situation it is in) is that people dont educate themselves, dont think critically about situations and are far too willing to believe something that fits the model of what they want it to be. We ignored/abused bettors till enough of them left that finally something had to be done to address the situation (though we have a long way to go in that area). We have ignored/abused owners till enough of them have left that the foal crop is at record low levels and tracks that give away ridiclous amounts of purse money have empty stalls and short fields. We have ignored the fate of horses until modern media has exposed the industry as having a woeful record in that regard.
Where have all these industry leaders been? The same people who are acting indignant about medication are the ones that have driven this ship to the brink of disaster. They complain about medication yet so many use trainers that use the vet the most and in some cases are serial violators. Do as I say, not as I do.