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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

What do you mean "can be"? Therapeutic medications are already allowed on race day.

Type. Can continue to be

So your contention is that legal medications at the racetrack are used only in a therapeutic fashion?

Nope. Stop changing the subject. I gave the definition of therapeutic medication. Do you agree with therapeutic medication use on race day, or not?

There is a cadre of people that want all medication eliminated from race day use. That's great.

Unfortunately for some of these old, white, rich guys who run racing, the veterinary and scientific community dared to say back to them, "We agree, eliminate all adjuncts, all NSAIDS, all illegal drugs - but not lasix - it's a valuable therapeutic and beneficial and necessary for the health and welfare of the horse".

So now that cadre is pissed. They don't want to allow lasix on race days. They want all drugs eliminated. How dare the veterinary community tell them they are wrong on this.

So some are now outright lying about lasix, nitpicking sentences from science papers to misinform, doing anything to try and prove lasix isn't therapeutic and helpful, that the science community is wrong, that old white rich horse owners are right, and lasix deserves being banned.

"The science community is lying about the research". False.
"Vets want lasix use just for the money". False.
"Lasix masks other drugs". False.
"Lasix is a hop". False.
"Vets are lying about the amount of bleeding". False.

The plutocrats have attacked the messengers, and attacked and lied about the message. It goes on and on. It's beyond absurd.

I don't give a damn what someone elses' opinion is on race day medications, as long as it's formed from reality and not lies.

If we eliminate lasix on race day, we had better be prepared for the physical damage we will do to race horses.

The "eliminate all drugs" plutocrats better stop trying to slide out of that responsibility by making up lies about the drug and the veterinary community. Because we know better, and the public will, too.

We're not going to stand for silly old rich guys agreeing to harm race horses just so their egos and preconceived ideas are not threatened. No matter how often they call us liars and say we really don't put the horse first. Eff you, old rich white racing guys. Somebody is putting the horse first, and it certainly isn't you.