Who says racing doesn't attract big names...

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The idea that eliminating Lasix would solve the supposed problems it causes is not only unfounded but absolutely wrong. Just as the steroid ban has done absolutely nothing to alter the course of American racing (same guys winning, same guy losing, handle down, horses injured at same rate, etc...) eliminating Lasix would not help either. But a lot more horses would bleed, more would require extensive time off costing owners more money and making it harder for tracks to fill races as well as causing more unusual form reversal.

Chuck - I agree, eliminating Lasix would do all those things you talk about, but I believe that is because of the fundamental differences in the general status of the American thoroughbred breed and the rest of the world. Same body, different internal processing mechanisms, as adapted by their human handlers. It is possible to run six times in six weeks and do it consistently well, without Lasix, in field sizes routinely between 12 and 14. While the Dubai model doesn't fit American racing, I don't think an expansive Wal Mart-like strategy is exactly helping racing in this country.