I don't think it is very pleasant for the hoss. there should be a more negative term associated with the practice. It sounds like a treat they gave the hoss before the race. Man if i owned or ran a track and caught you cheating, I would duct tape you to the sixteenth pole, film the tune up, and play a loop in the track kitchen.....just so there was no confusion on how cheaters would be dealt with. Kind of like in what happened to cheaters in the old days in Vegas, though I bet it still happens.
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