Sight-- \"I realize, from experience, that some of the things that people worry about (Winstrol, some dietary milkshaking, lasix hiding other drugs etc.) do not do much of anything to affect performance\".
Really.
1-- How do you know that, exactly? How are you measuring performance? And how can you tell which things are the ones moving up horses when they do jump, measurably?
2-- Weren\'t you the one that originally posted Rick Arthur\'s study, showing the effects of TCO2 levels BELOW the threshold for a positive, on finish position?
3-- How do you know that Dutrow is only giving Winstrol once a month? Because he says so?
4-- How do you feel about raceday Clenbuterol? Right now the only place testing for that is California. When they started doing that a few months ago, and cracking down on milkshakes, certain trainers\' winning percentages went down almost 50%.
I agree with much of the rest of what you wrote. But I\'m also among a group of people in the industry that recognizes that current testing is not even putting a dent in the problem, and is taking steps to try to change things. It is like trying to turn around an aircraft carrier-- and having people minimize the issue by saying \"no positive, no problem\" does not help.
By the way, VERY few states are doing EPO testing, unless something has changed in the last few weeks. It\'s expensive, and they don\'t want to spend money.
