Trainers Suspension

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by oracle80

great idea truly, and put the cash from these fines into testing!!!!

Put it into the pick six pool instead.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Put it into the pick six pool instead.

LOL!!!!!
Imagine that!!! Tom Durkin saying "Good afternoon and welcome to Aqueduct!! Temperatures will be in the 50's, we have partly sunny skies, and the track is fast. There is a carryover today in the pik-6 of 140,000 dollars thanks to trainers "a,b,c,and d"!! Now for today's changes"

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by oracle80

LOL!!!!!
Imagine that!!! Tom Durkin saying "Good afternoon and welcome to Aqueduct!! Temperatures will be in the 50's, we have partly sunny skies, and the track is fast. There is a carryover today in the pik-6 of 140,000 dollars thanks to trainers "a,b,c,and d"!! Now for today's changes"

It would be better off in the hands of the players.

Hey Cannon....as a trainer what would you like to see happen? Are you at liberty to voice your opinion on this?

Also, I love the idea of the fine money going into the pick 6. That would be sweet.

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Hey Cannon....as a trainer what would you like to see happen? Are you at liberty to voice your opinion on this?

Also, I love the idea of the fine money going into the pick 6. That would be sweet.

Man would that be great or what?
Get those damn cheaters and pump up the pools too!!!!
This may be the greatest idea I ever heard.

Originally Posted by oracle80

Man would that be great or what?
Get those damn cheaters and pump up the pools too!!!!
This may be the greatest idea I ever heard.

Then the fined trainers would have a horse as part of the pick 6 and you just know to include that horse in your ticket.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Man would that be great or what?
Get those damn cheaters and pump up the pools too!!!!
This may be the greatest idea I ever heard.

Further boost the pool by auctioning off the opportunity for someone to beat the offending trainer with a stick in the winner's circle.

In fact, they should do this after each race.

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Further boost the pool by auctioning off the opportunity for someone to beat the offending trainer with a stick in the winner's circle.

In fact, they should do this after each race.

Stud this idea could raise enough money to feed an entire third world nation.
Its a great idea. Highets bidder gets a wiffleball bat and a trainer of his choice.
"Come here you incompetent little bastard!! I'll teach you to run a short horse"!!!!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Hey Cannon....as a trainer what would you like to see happen? Are you at liberty to voice your opinion on this?

Also, I love the idea of the fine money going into the pick 6. That would be sweet.

I want the entire system revamped so that we can make fair and equitable rules and penalties for breaking those rules. Currently the system is so screwed up that any fix is just a bandaid or PR attempt. But I do believe that if a trainer is found using EPO or another substance that only be used for enhancement they should be given a serious penalty, not a slap on the wrist. However almost every positive test that we hear about is an overage of a widely used and accepted medicine. Most of these positives have very little effect and many of them are only called positives based upon the rules of a particular state. Meaning that 2 nanograms of a particular medication may be found in a horses system, state A calls it a positive, state B does not. When you bet on the race in state A you feel cheated even though the SAME amount of medication is being run on in state B, where you have no problem.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I want the entire system revamped so that we can make fair and equitable rules and penalties for breaking those rules. Currently the system is so screwed up that any fix is just a bandaid or PR attempt. But I do believe that if a trainer is found using EPO or another substance that only be used for enhancement they should be given a serious penalty, not a slap on the wrist. However almost every positive test that we hear about is an overage of a widely used and accepted medicine. Most of these positives have very little effect and many of them are only called positives based upon the rules of a particular state. Meaning that 2 nanograms of a particular medication may be found in a horses system, state A calls it a positive, state B does not. When you bet on the race in state A you feel cheated even though the SAME amount of medication is being run on in state B, where you have no problem.

Great post!

Eric