TDN OP-ED: Jerry Brown on missing Lasix discussion point

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Arletta

Is there any proof of this? That just sounds preposterous!

Preposterous that a drug could make horses run faster? Come on.

Like I said, Jerry Brown thinks so, and so do I. I don't know the exact reasons, I'm not a vet. I do know I run faster when I weigh 200 then when I weigh 225. We don't get the information on which horses bled and how severe so until that happens it is impossible to prove.

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Preposterous that a drug could make horses run faster? Come on.

Like I said, Jerry Brown thinks so, and so do I. I don't know the exact reasons, I'm not a vet. I do know I run faster when I weigh 200 then when I weigh 225. We don't get the information on which horses bled and how severe so until that happens it is impossible to prove.

So is there any proof to what your saying about Lasix.. not any other drug.. just lasix.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Arletta

So is there any proof to what your saying about Lasix.. not any other drug.. just lasix.

There has been at least one study posted on this site that say it does, yes. I'm sure you can find it.

I already said I can't prove it because the public isn't given that information. We don't know if horses that raced without Lasix are then given it because they bled or not.

It is a very complicated thing to study and somebody would have to be well versed in measuring racehorse speed and determining if horses bled and how much. It could be done, but I don't think either pro or anti Lasix people really know how to do it to be honest.

All I can say is I trust what I believe because I put money through the windows on those opinions. It works. I wish Lasix wasn't given as commonly now as it is because there aren't many opportunities, save foreign shippers and a few trainers that don't use it early in a horse's career.