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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.

but we don't need to skip treating horses because people with no clue think that shots are a problem.
if racing really wanted to clean up, they'd quit letting repeat offenders stay in the game. change fine structures to percentage of money won, instead of a flat fee. there has to be consequences to make people stop doing what they're doing.
problem is, any time you find a test, someone comes up with a new drug that works til they get a new test.