Crime and Punishment

[Wrongly]

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=55529&subsec=2

What a joke, Hal Wiggins gets caught for souping up Rapid Proof and only gets a $1,000 fine.  A $1,000 dollars hardly hurts a trainer and heck wasn\'t it worth cheating?  $300K stake versus $1,000 penalty.  Why can\'t racing commisions make the punishment fit the crime?

[bdhsheets]

Rapid Proof was a solid T-G play that day [thought he\'d be closer to 5,6-1 not 30-1; Michael D take a bow]. Though Wiggins is a move up trainer, how does dexamethasone improve/affect performance?

What I\'ve always wondered about: How do trainers/owners resolve a dq from purse money which is clearly the trainers fault? Somehow an \"I\'m sorry\" just doesn\'t work for me! LOL

[Wrongly]

bdhsheets, I have no idea how or if dexamethasone can improve performance but that\'s not my point.  Wiggins a questionable trainer, in my mind, he gets caught using a banned substance and only gets a $1,000 fine.  What a slap on the wrist.  Come on who are the racing commission trying to impress?

[SJU5]

Dex is a powerfull, but very common steroid (not anabolic) used to treat local inflammatory conditions. When your MD gives you a shot in your shoulder or knee to treat bursitis, tendonitis and any other inflammatory condition, that\'s what he\'s using. They usually combine it with a Xylocaine or Marcaine (numbing agent like a dentist would use) to enhance the action of the dex.