Big Brown and Winstrol....questions

[pgiaco]

In my time in the game I've had two horses, both fillies, treated with winstrol. Both were bad eaters and had trouble putting on weight after layoffs. While they were able to muscle up it certainly didn't make them any faster. Can't say I'd rush into using it routinely and I am in favor of just getting rid of them.

Also haven't seen anybody mention the death of Absolute Champion in Hong Kong. Haven't heard the hue and cry of the drugs/dirt track people piping up to explain this.......

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by pgiaco

In my time in the game I've had two horses, both fillies, treated with winstrol. Both were bad eaters and had trouble putting on weight after layoffs. While they were able to muscle up it certainly didn't make them any faster. Can't say I'd rush into using it routinely and I am in favor of just getting rid of them.

Also haven't seen anybody mention the death of Absolute Champion in Hong Kong. Haven't heard the hue and cry of the drugs/dirt track people piping up to explain this.......

it was covered in the international section, of course not as many people are aware of it, so the hue and cry is much less. also because its not our jurisdiction. something smells about that incident, and I think it needs investigating. miss storm cat knows much more about it. I think its more to do with whether the horse was sound to race or not.

[pgiaco]

AJ, my point is that it seems to some that the US is the only place horses break down because they are all drugged and running on dirt surfaces. A horse can break down under any circumstances and I think US racing takes a lot of crap from people who don't know squat about the game.