What works in PARX works in NY now.

Mr. Buff and his eye popping AQU fig get the acid test today. Pulling 4lbs. and 12-1 in small but competitive field.

My bad

GPX Race 1 PP11 Field Bet

Looks like NYRA’s gone back to the old formula of juicing the track to yield some exciting times. Wonder how the horses will come back in their next starts.

I believe the tracks have at their disposal the right to bar anyone from their racetrack that, in their opinion, poses a threat to the integrity of the sport and their business.

Revoke their licenses. Kick them where it hurts. That’ll get their attention.

Lifetime ban from the sport is good enough for me. These people don’t have a second act unless it’s on the lab side.

Cardoc, no foul on your part. It’s just semantics. But I feel, as I imagine you do too, that the most pertinent information regarding a horses ability is undisclosed. Is he turbocharged today or not?

Why the f do I care about how much coverage this gets? Horse racing in its totality is a blip on the screen for the general public.

For us, we want a clean sport. One where horses run true to form. Not one where magical trainers with magic potions turn rinky dink claimers into graded stakes winners. This shit’s gotten so far out of hand that the winningest trainers are most likely running the most crooked barns. How many people on this board believe Bob Baffert runs a clean operation? No implication Bob. Just a question. What did happen with all of those juvenile cardiacs? Freaky, wasn’t it?

I’m more than skeptical that we are in the cusp of a thoroughbred racing renaissance.

“Servis and Navarro are known cheats” and have been operating successful training operations for years even though most of us knew there was something fishy about their success rate.

How can I play a race with any confidence knowing there is the probability that some pertinent information regarding drug usage is unknown to me? Only with play money. This is a gambling venue where it’s best to check your wallet at the door.

JB, the big money is always on the side of the guys with the edge. The authorities come second. Yes, eventually the cheaters will get caught. They may be banned for life.  But the crowd looking for the edge, no matter how fleeting, will always be there. That’s why people still have locks on their doors.

I play south Florida. I know about Navarro. There are others. Now that there appears to be evidence of doping, how confident should I feel when I have to decide whether a move up trainer is using today or not? These are usually horses that take a lot of money. There’s just no room in my wagering strategy to accommodate for that variable.

Do you really think the use of PEDs is just going to stop? When we reach a point where the punishment is as severe for all as it was for Dutrow, then I will return to the church.