Second O'Neill horse tests positive

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

But isn't the sport condoning them first as trainers, by not barring and banning them from tracks for serious offenses? If the sport did the right thing as far as cheaters go, then owners would be forced to move their horses to other barns. But as long as these guys are in buisness, they will attract horses with their gaudy stats and big races under their belts.

they should have far harsher penalties, with loss of licenses after a certain amount of infractions. the shame is that you have trainers, such as biancone or asmussen, that serve lengthy suspensions, and come right back and pretty much pick up where they left off-or even add more business because of their violations. i guess the 'what, you think i'm stupid' defense really must work. it might help if a many-times over offender had to pay a ton of money to re-license. hell, look how hard pval had it getting back to riding, and he was only drugging himself! he has to submit to regular testing (and rightfully so), why shouldn't a repeat offending trainer? tracks don't need the trainers, they need the owners and bettors. what good does it do the sport to play pattycake with cheating trainers?

[Danzig]

just read this, on doug o'neill....and btw, he does indeed use the 'am i stupid' defense.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep...imers-20100909

one excerpt:

...Arthur going on to name the top five trainers in the game, not one of them cited for such a violation the last five years.

"Compare that to the present situation," Arthur says, knowing O'Neill has been cited four times in the last three years.

[clyde]

^^^^ Tested positive for silicone.

[Danzig]

^^^^^bitter that he tested negative for exposure to silicon.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Danzig

^^^^^bitter that he tested negative for exposure to silicon.

^^^^ Bittah because...............oh I quit.



What are yout talking about!!??

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Danzig

they should have far harsher penalties, with loss of licenses after a certain amount of infractions. the shame is that you have trainers, such as biancone or asmussen, that serve lengthy suspensions, and come right back and pretty much pick up where they left off-or even add more business because of their violations. i guess the 'what, you think i'm stupid' defense really must work. it might help if a many-times over offender had to pay a ton of money to re-license. hell, look how hard pval had it getting back to riding, and he was only drugging himself! he has to submit to regular testing (and rightfully so), why shouldn't a repeat offending trainer? tracks don't need the trainers, they need the owners and bettors. what good does it do the sport to play pattycake with cheating trainers?

Field size. He has a lot of horses. That's why he gets away without much punishment. What happened to the field sizes when his barn didn't run horses at the end of the HWD meet?