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Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

to me the problem in as far as ness and dutrow and involved. the sport has no reciprocal Jurisdiction in these matters.get caught..no biggie ill appeal..and still run, still win. owners dont care hes winning. why should the reporters ie drf ect keep raising the question and over and over again nothing is done.until we have a commissioner in racing that has absolute power in regards to drug positives that carrys over in all tracks in the us we will never have a level playing field.yes we can achieve this.a standardized testing procedure would have to be set up.imo starting a racehorse should be privilege not a right. especialy when people are gambling on them..

my 2c

states generally reciprocate tho. if you're suspended in one, typically other states consider you suspended as well.
the one thing i don't care for is the endless appeals process. then there are court stays, etc. or those who defend a trainer when he gets caught, again. 'but he's a nice guy' they say. yeah, not all bad guys have bad attitudes. roger goodell isn't well-liked in my house right now (hubby is po'd at him, tony's a saints fan) but just think if we had a commish? especially one with some cajones. just think...no, patrick biancone, you're not welcome here any more. assman-yeah, you're done...etc, etc.
have some rules with real teeth, real sentences, fines, suspensions (not vacations)....run the cheaters out. owners can still own, and you might draw more of them in because they'd feel they had a level playing field. and they'd have to hire a clean trainer! who loses in that situation? just the cheaters.
ah, one can dream....