What percentage of trainers cheat

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If you are racing with allowable levels of legal medication how are you cheating? Since when is hay, oats and water the only "non-cheating" level?

Chuck, that's my point. It's very simple. The results people see are dictating the opinion. First, if the standard is allowable levels of medication, that's great. However, second, with most people not understanding the rules, and knowing enough about that side of the game, few positive tests dictate that most people will believe that a very small % of trainers "cheat" so to speak. As a side note -- as I've said numerous times, this is also not just about trainers. It's about far more people on the food chain, but we don't have to open that discussion again.

Also, about the hay, oats and water -- I very clearly said that was not the standard. So, are you telling me that the % of trainers who race exclusively with allowable medications is extremely low?

The real problem is that people who want to play the game the right way -- they are often at a competitive disadvantage. It's a shame.

Eric