Buck, I\'m actually very new to the \"juice issue\", but I\'ve looked into it to the best of my ability and if i\'m wrong someone will be sure to correct me:
Uncle Buck wrote:
> Can somebody with first hand knowledge of \"the juice syndrome\"
> come forward and explain to me the following points:
>
> 1. What defines Juice? I want to know what drug or combination
> of drugs is used to constitue \"juice\"
Any performance enhancing substance on the prohibited list, or not, which is administered to a horse with the intended effect of gettin the animal to run faster than he would without it.
> 2. What affect does it have on the animal? (Obviously they
> perform better but what is the medical estimate of how it
> affects the horse)
The current theory is that it either:
a.) increases oxygenation of the animal to stave off fatigue
or
b.) prevents the build up of muscle tiring \"lactic acid\" to slow down the process of fatigue.
> 3. How and when is it administered?
Snaking a tube down the horses nose immediately pre race in some cases;
Probable injections in others
> I am not being funny here. I here \"juice\" talk all thne time by
> experts like TGJB and Beyer and would like it explained in
> layman\'s terms.
>
> I see the end result of the alleged juicing and completely
> agree that juice is playing a huge roll in the industry. Dutrow
> to me seemks the worst offender. In the Oaks coverage I could
> have puked every time he said \"We didn;t really do anything
> with her - she\'s doing it all on her own\"
>
> I also have an observation to share. I think Bellamy Road and
> Point Given share an aweful lot of similarities in their paths.
There are some similarities and dissimilarities. They both fell victim to a fast pace in the Derby. They both came to the Derby on two foundational races.
However, Point Given was an honest pace horse, not a need the lead type. When Point Given was headed, he rarely caved. Point Given had a top flight 2YO campaign, Point Given didnt have to face the physical consequences of running a Negative 5 as a young 3YO and Point Given was bred sufficiently more stoutly also.
> I would expect a race like Point Given\'s Preakness out of BR
> should he run at Pimlico...
>
> Thanks in advance for your explanations
>
>
Post Edited (05-09-05 21:59)
