IHA's post time odds

[miff]

So the big show on extra security goes away after the Belmont?. Racing Execs/Administrators real idiots. What the message should be is that from now on, every single race will be scrutinzed in the same way to ensure the integrity of ALL races, not just the Belmont Stakes.


....morons will never get it!

[Footlick]

I agree, miff.

[Silver Charm]

Lotta dollars involved in that guys.

[miff]

True Silver, but NY racing awash in cash from slots.NY Politicians could easily increase NY State testing budget as has been requested by Dr. Maylin(head of testing for NY) for years.

Instead of giving loads of purse money to NY bred slow maiden claiming rats, they could re direct some of that money to advance NY testing.

Will never happen, makes too much sense.


Mike

[Bigredgoer]

At least make the effort to ensure that the horses involved in the other races
are at the very least, tested, and publicize that!  So typical with these guys, as stated previously, they never see the \"Whole picture.\"

IMO I would have liked to have seen UR training over the Belmont strip.  I know he won the Champagne @2yo, but that was a long time ago.

[magicnight]

The big question is, what is the true cost of NOT bringing your testing up to date?

And, in defense of NYRA\'s thinking here, I\'ve got to believe that - in addition to the window dressing - they are trying to remove all doubt as to the possibility of someone \"getting at\" IHA.

[TGJB]

That one is dead on, MIke. Thought the same thing when I saw the front page of the DRF-- put on a show when the circus is in town, but the hell with the every day horseplayer.

There\'s either a problem that requires security or there is not.

And by the way, they\'ve been putting the alkalyzing agents in feed for years now, not tubing, so unless they\'re checking feed this will not help in that area. Don\'t know how it will affect the Clenbuterol (and derivatives) stuff, which is probably the biggest thing right now.

[Silver Charm]

You bring up the \"Winning Point\" in the argument and perhaps a slice of that money here or there would add up to enough to staff and test. Kinda like TSA...

Where is Barry Irwin on this when you need him. I seem to remember him posting a story on the Bloodhorse a couple of years back about how the Big Money Players were leaving \"our game\" in droves because of the medication issues.