Cigar was the best horse in the last 30 years

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I know we've been at this before.

Whenever I've said that synthetic surfaces are a band-aid for the real problem - the overuse of medications and the chemically gifted move-up trainers who play the game on the edge - you've always disputed this.

Take a look at the 3-year-old filly who fatally broke down in the first race ever run over the highly-touted (from a safety standpoint) Tapeta surface.



After Scott Lake claimed this filly, laid her off and did God knows what with her, she comes back and runs six consecutive races with a figure 14-to-20 lengths faster each time.

Anytime a guy claims a 2 year old off of a nice race and promptly gives in 7 months off there is obviously something amiss. Actually this is a horse who didn't have large gaps in her races sinc her layoff, often racing back on short rest and excelling.

However, I don't follow your logic on this. I never said that drugs weren't a issue in the game. But to blame legal medications like Lasix or bute for diluting the breed is not only silly it is without merit or evidence that is not completely circumstancial.

BTW- I'm sure that Lasix, bute or steroids were not the key to the improvement to this horse.