Allegations/Rumors of drugs and fractures

[Rupert Pupkin]

Here is another example of a problem in racing. There was recently a big-time trainer who couldn't win a race after the detention barn was implemented. So he simply went to another state where there was no detention barn. Did they hassle this trainer in this other state? Of course not. They were happy to have him and all of his horses. This would mean bigger fields. Bigger fields mean bigger pools and more money. This a perfect example of what is wrong with racing. This is really another example of the fox guarding the hen-house.
The way most of the racing commissions think is really short-sighted. Most of them just think about the bottom-line right now. They just want to make money for the state right now. They're not interested in doing anything that will cost money in the short-run but will pay big dividends over time. Some of the racing commissions are starting to think outside the box and are really doing a good job. They are making tough decisions that may be unpopular but that will be beneficial in the long-run. One of the main reasons that racing has gone downhill is beacuse the fans know that there is a ton of cheating going on. People are not going to bet a lot of money on something they think is crooked. Racing needs to do a much better job policing themselves, no matter what the dollar cost is. The funny thing is that there are several things that could be done that aren't even that expensive. I think they should have surveillance cameras in every barn.