In Horse Racing, Test of Beefed-Up Champions

[alm]

I don\'t know whether Allen Jerkens uses steroids or not and really don\'t care.  He doesn\'t have any problem getting owners to buy quality horses because of his rep and his ability.

But for God\'s sake, the stuff is LEGAL in most places.  When they declare it illegal, great, there will be a level playing field.  But to include this in posts on the \'drug\' issue is assinine.

Steroids have been on the track a long, long time.  IMHO they are most dangerous when used on immature horses; less dangerous on older stock.  It\'s about creating too much body mass for immature bones.  Still, when the industry pours the biggest purse money and fame and glory into races for babies, what do you expect?

[Halo Fire]

Alm,

Maybe I\'m misunderstanding you. Are you saying steroids are not part of the \"drug\" problem because they are legal? Probably not, because in the very next paragraph your writing about how \"dangerous\" steroids are with younger horses.

Don\'t know about you, but anything that\'s dangerous to a horse is a problem.