Steroid use

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Two-time horse of the year Cigar shocked the racing world today with his admission that he used performance-enhancing steroids during most of his illustrious racing career.  \"With all the controversy swirling around steroid use in baseball, I thought it was about time I come clean\", said Cigar thru the use of an equine translator.  

\"I was a so-so horse until a vet came to me and suggested I try them.  Next thing you know I\'ve put together a record string of victories and become a national celebrity.  But then came the repercussions,\" he continued.  \"My infertility was highly publicized, but not given much explanation.  It\'s pretty clear to see that it came as a result of the steroid use.\"

Cigar went on to allege that as many as 50% of horses racing today use some kind of steroid treatment.  \"And some trainers, it\'s 100% of their horses, I bet you might be able to guess who they are,\" he added.

A hall-of-fame trainer who asked to remain nameless agreed with Cigar.  \"Yeah, it\'s a big problem.  Trainers try to downplay and cover-up all the time.  I first became aware of rampant use in our sport when I noticed that Serena\'s Song had grown a mustache.\"  When asked about Cigar\'s record he added, \"I always thought that bastard was cheating somehow.\"

Cigar closed him comments by suggesting that moisture calculations should be a large part of performance figure making and that track surfaces vary greatly from race to race during the same day.