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Old 05-14-2012, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Powderfinger View Post
What if they banned not only lasix but "bleeders" from racing? Say that after every race, the track vet examines the contestants and anyone with more that level 2 bleeding, or whatever, is disqualified from purse money. This certainly would change the picture, wouldn't it? Trainers would not only have to be concerned with how fast the horse is running but whether the horse is hurting himself or not.

Why is the horse's lungs bleeding? Because he's doing something he shouldn't. We've bred this animal to win and try at all costs. If I had an animal act where poodles jumped through a hoop 1000 times a second but , darn, their lungs bleed at the end, I'd be arrested for animal cruelty.
This is what Arthur Hancock and George Strawbridge have created with their inane scorched earth policy. A entire group of clueless people who suddenly think they have answers when they dont even know what the question is.
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