Wow!

[derby1592]

NYRA to freeze samples!

http://www.drf.com/news/article/62368.html

Chris

[razzle]

Derby, good article to \"wake up to\", thanks for posting.  I may be coming out of my bozone...  raz

[Michael D.]

i don\'t know much about the science of this, but if they get it right, it is a GIANT step. may not prevent some of the shady characters from cheating (ie shuman), many of them just don\'t care about their reputations, and they won\'t get in much trouble anyway because some of the stuff they are using has not yet been banned. freezing, however, is a MAJOR deterrent to the top trainers in the game, trainers whose  reputation means something to them and their careers (no star in this game wants to deal with what giambi and bonds are dealing with now). having a vet who is always a step or two ahead of the regulators will no longer be a viable option for some of the top outfits.

[marcus]

Thanks for the link to the DRF NYRA article  , I followed a link to the Blood Horse story last week and along with Jerry\'s encouragement to do so , wrote in response , \"e-mail\" Letters  to the Editor  in both instances ( I couldn\'t find my jacket to leave the apartment ) . I\'m presently getting a vast majority  of my racing news and information from the T G site thanks to J B and Everyone out there posting with good information . Though news story\'s are encouaging , I don\'t really see right now where the whole thing is going and feel that some type of Equine watchdog group like U P F needs to be involved ( at all level\'s ) in the oversite of new policies & procedures department to provide Quality Assurence and evaluate the new programs etc .



Post Edited (01-30-05 12:56)