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Old 04-18-2012, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell View Post
Of course the term performance enhancer in terms of drugs in racing has always referred to illegal drugs that gave the horse using it an unfair edge over the other competitors, not something that is reported to the public and regulated but you knew that. Declaring lasix a performance enhancer is simply an attempt to attach a morality issue to its use.

I dont recall saying that Battier was better but that his loss might be bigger to the team than when they lost Gay last year and did better without him.

As for lasix being banned in human competition what sport are you referring to? It isnt banned in boxing.
I didn't mean performance enhancer in that respect. I'm not sure why you think I did, but apparently I do. To me a performance enhancer is something that helps a horse run faster than he would without it EVEN if they don't need it. I think it does this for horses. It is tough to prove these days since nearly all horses get it, but there was a time when this could be tested and I did plenty of studies on it. Every one pointed to it being exactly what I describe. The way we are going, horses will start getting Lasix right after they are weaned. The fact it is now legal doesn't change anything in my opinion. If milkshaking or cobra venom or batteries were suddenly made legal, I'd still consider them performance enhancers too.

It is most definitely banned in Olympic sports, and I'm pretty sure that includes boxing. I don't know about pro boxing, but is that even a sport any longer?

Again, I think banning it will make it a harder game for bettors so I'm not all that anxious to see it happen, but I am as certain as can be that it is a performance enhancer.
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