Why the NYRA nasal strip ban?

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I am frequently amazed how many people seem to think I am not allowed any vacation days. Every single time I have been off in the last four years, people have asked if I was fired.

isn't 40 days of Saratoga enough vacation ? gimme a break. Why don't you speak up on the issue. You know its a bullchit ruling. Say so. The only problem with those strips is they give you acne, which doesn't really matter with the steeds.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

isn't 40 days of Saratoga enough vacation ? gimme a break. Why don't you speak up on the issue. You know its a bullchit ruling. Say so. The only problem with those strips is they give you acne, which doesn't really matter with the steeds.

Can't you see that it's an obvious conflict of intrest?

Also like Hossy said, O'Neill doesn't care. So if it's a non-issue with him, why is everyone else making a stink?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Can't you see that it's an obvious conflict of intrest?

Also like Hossy said, O'Neill doesn't care. So if it's a non-issue with him, why is everyone else making a stink?

Maybe because the rule just became known and it seems a silly one?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Maybe because the rule just became known and it seems a silly one?

The rule has been there, so where has everyone and their outrage been all this time?

[richard]

I am sure there are more than a few trainers and owners in NY that would like to use nasal strips. This incident opens up an avenue for expression that has not been available in a decade.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

The rule has been there, so where has everyone and their outrage been all this time?

Like i said earlier in the thread, i never knew this was their rule. I bet im not the only one just finding out. Not sure about others, but im far from outraged. Slightly surprised, otherwise ambivalent is how i feel about it.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Can't you see that it's an obvious conflict of intrest?

Also like Hossy said, O'Neill doesn't care. So if it's a non-issue with him, why is everyone else making a stink?

i meant to speak up to them in house, kind of like an 2nd opinion. I know a ton of peeps respect his opinion, I know that I do. His bosses must too, or they wouldn't have hired him.