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Originally Posted by oracle80
The less known about horses the better?
You can't be ****ing serious.
Yeah, I think at least a minor knowledge about horses and what can be done to improve them should be a prerequisite before you write articles about "juicing" and "cheating".
Some of these guys think Gastrogard is a contraceptive.
Sorry, but you can't pass yourself off as having any true knowledge of the sport with at least knowing a bit about it.
Its true that "handicappers" require none and can be quite successful at what they do without it, but saying a writer doesn't need it doesn't wash with me if hes going to write about things other than handicapping and selections.
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I was making a point concerning the better writers in the game.
Your comments are dangerously close to the silly horsemen comments spewed when some trainer doesn't like hearing the truth. The common backstretch comment of " have you ever ridden or trained a horse " or the like are just frivolous cover-ups for " we don't like what yer writing ".
It would be a lot easier to respond specifically if you identified what writers and/or pieces you are referring to. Frankly, if some writer was putting out the kind of stuff you seem to be referring to he, and his publisher, would be embroiled in a lawsuit.