Steve Byk quote of the day

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

Well, I told you I didn't have time today. Small in quantity minority group? You mean like everywhere but North and South America?

I'm not sure why we have to prove anything, but I will. Most horses are given Lasix with no proof of bleeding.

I'm sorry - how does that prove that lasix is a performance enhancer that moves horses up lengths?

This is the problem: Everybody in American racing is against the use of illegal drugs, illegal performance enhancers. Nobody wants that.

Some in American racing want to also go to zero drugs used on race day, in an attempt to reach that goal.

The trouble is that the veterinary medical community has advised the racing community that eliminating race day lasix isn't in the best interests of the health and welfare of the race horse, and would be a bad thing.

The racing industry response, by some: attack and attempt to disparage and invalidate the professional opinion of the veterinary medical community, and lie about lasix and what it does.

Just because some of the rest of the world uses lasix in training fast works, but not on race day, doesn't mean our horses have to join that group and take a step backwards in equine sports medicine.