Any attempt to connect the use of Lasix to the problem with the racing surface is simply DEFLECTION on the part of Santa Anita management. These are two separate issues. No cause and effect relationship has ever been shown connecting Lasix use with breakdowns. The great majority of American trainers feel denying Lasix to bleeders is inhumane. The breakdown situation is 3-fold. 1- structural problems with the track; 2- unusual weather conditions; 3- pressure from racing secretary to fill races. Until they move the meet to Los Al and dig up the surface, I don’t feel there’s an end in sight.
