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Originally Posted by cmorioles
Two things...first, I don't think many really believe the Baffert horses died because of the thyroid stuff. It is just a convenient excuse. Two, I have no doubt horses are being given stuff they don't need way more often than they should. There is plenty of training via chemistry going on, and it is going to blow up in the sport's face eventually.
As for the horses with 17 shots, explained or not, that is never going to sound good to the public. Like it or not we need to worry about image as much as reality, and that image sucks.
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The training via chemistry has nothing to do with banamine or vitamin B1 and calcium shots. It is like cracking down on crime by lowering speed limits.
I dont think that the public is ever going to believe the game is on the up and up. We more or less took steroid usage out of the game and it not only didnt make a dent it never even gets a mention. There is never going to be a 100% clean situation and the USADA and its tactics will assure that the perception survives. As long as any horses break down and trainers get positive tests or even short priced favorites lose or longshots come in the public will believe what they believe.