Why, why, why, do all in horse racing that must know better skirt the real issue? Or don't they know what it is? Either nobody knows anything about their horses any more or everyone is dishonest. I'm disgusted. I was a new fan. I don't think I'm a fan anymore. I'm a fan of the horse racing of yesteryear.
The very notion of "therapeutic medication" is the problem. Lasix was brought in to cover that fact up. Yes, only 5% or less of healthy, sound, horses bleed - but most horses running are not healthy and sound. That's why they require banamine and bute and all the other crap they are given to mask pain of injury or soreness. But the pain killers and other drugs can't mask the bleeding - because a SORE HORSE WILL BLEED. A sore horse on MEDS will bleed even more. Lasix stops the bleeding that comes from a sore horse running or the bleeding that comes from the NSAIDs and corticosteroids. But it won't stop a REAL bleeder from bleeding. That's why so many scientific studies say it is ineffective - because the real scientists are testing it on real bleeders.
I'm so done. I've wasted so much time that could be my daughter's time with me discussing the problems in this sport. None of you really want change. If you did, you would talk about the real problems instead of just making yourselves look busy by not having idle hands. Click click click goes the keyboard but it won't stop the tick tick ticking of the clock that shows how the time is running out on this here sport of kingpins.
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