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It's only fair, We inject the pools, they inject the horses...er, except on the days when they don't.
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SoCal, FWIW, I like your question. Watching replays of his two races prior, it's hard to tell the level of effort. To me, it raises a paradoxical issue of "hidden form" in races which he won?
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Loved the narrative. There's an old story about throwing a frog in boiling water, he will jump out without getting burned. Put same frog in tepid water and slowly bring to boil and he'll cook before knowing to jump. Life's "heat" is insidious,especially in this game. Zayat is at full boil. Refreshing to read that you are "uncooked". Keep 'em coming.
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If I ever name a thoroughbred, I will be bound to use a phrase from a favorite uncle whenever he discussed a race outcome, "M.Crookedsonsa..."
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Your post reminded me of Dickens, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Thanks for sharing your view. Good luck with the race and, regarding the flight, maybe if you offer to place a small wager for the pilots and crew...
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Socal, so does Brereton.
Taken from Horse Races Now site:
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Sadly,reality is no less conflicted down here on the bottom.
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Difficult to draw any conclusion from this set of 3 races since the first one, r2, was won by a Cannizzo, the second, r5, by Jacobsen (his entry finished 1-3, both run today), and the third by RR. Regardless of the condition of the dirt, there was "magic" in the air.
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Doesn't logic suggest that when the drug protocols tighten, the horses will go back? Derby numbers seem to me to have gotten uniformly slower since 2007. Again, it seems, just on the face of it, that changes in PEDs monitoring may allow more error to slip into numbers which rely more heavily on projection methodology (what a horse has done in the past with perhaps lesser drug monitoring).
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Thank you for dressing our demon in such elegance.. However, "if" I believe you are correct, "then" I "should" have to give up some of my favorite "head noise" dogma. No way!
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I did take the survey, and I liked it. I have not seen the results, nor had I read Ken's post until you mentioned it. I don't think Ken uses either product so I doubt if further comment would be of use.
No poll is perfectly free of bias. Therefore all polls are vulnerable to criticism, whether informed or not. A quick read of the write-up Ken cited reeks of the uniformed naysayer
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Thank you. I remember the Maloney story. I look forward to more from your research.
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Rocky,
Has your analysis allowed you to form an opinion about the integrity of the pools you observe?
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Correction, I should have said, "presumably eligible to train again in April,2014." I can't find anything on him more recent than this 2009 article, he may no longer be around.
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This guy single-handedly took Oaklawn Park and Louisianna Downs out of play for me. He won 6 training titles at OP, nine at the latter. Following his release from prison in 2009 for manslaughter, he went to work for Michael Gill( whose trainers also removed another bunch of races from play). At the time 2000-2006, the same naysayers were defending the game as clean. To his credit, apparently
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Good article. Scherf has been around a long time. Very credible guy, IMO.
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Mike,
A request for "enlightenment" should begin with condescension? Who is the "us" group you are representing?
Asking in this way, your question seems more like an invitation to a pizzing match rather than a genuine inquiry. No thanks if that's the case.
Regarding what I suspect to be the substance of your request, are you taking the position that 100% of races
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Me, too. Even if it turns out to be nothing else, it was a good venting opportunity-therapeutic. The questions are specific, and very pointed, as though someone is knowledgeable and serious about change. Love that the question of naming the vet made it. I would like to have seen the question, "what percent of races on an average 9 race card do find unplayable due to medication/PEDs?
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Well said. Interesting comments about the "knees" of human athletes and the comparative risk tolerance.
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I fear it may all fall victim to Mendel's Defacatory Principle.
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Excellent article-series of articles, so glad this issue is getting airtime. Love Dr.Scollay, I regard her as a great hope for the sport. I am also very impressed with how credible the sources are in the article. I liked the reference to the "glacial" speed at which we seem to be grasping at icicles among the 38 racing jurisdictions. It would be so difficult to know who to target as
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I wondered about Screenplay,too. Looked like he would have won that going away but no hole in deep stretch.
All the best to you tomorrow.
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Thank you for the summary. Sorry about the union stuff-they were probably concerned about under-age handicappers working too many hours... If you and magicknight believe they are seriously listening, it might be a good time for me and others to reinforce the issues raised through e-mails to their site?
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Great news! Thank you so much for not only asking the question but the follow-up here. Publishing the vet name where the owner/trainer names are given was what I envisioned, but anywhere would be fine.
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You sure were right about Albertrani. Best number, bad beat. Cost me, too. Let's hope he runs big here.
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Magicnight, if you get the opportunity, and aren't overwhelmed with requests, I would also suggest publishing vet names.
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What are the chances someone will request publication of testing protocols?
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