Richard Freedman during the Dead Set Legends program on TripleM Radio Sydney this morning categorically claims that people are joking if they think that drug testing alone will catch or stop drug cheats in any sport. He then goes on to say that it's a big problem in horse racing and he's on many occasions tried to get the authorities to do more. Richard and the Freedman brothers have won many Group1 races in Horse Racing.
Do you believe that Harness Racing is an exception and a level playing field? If Richard Freedman is right then we can do all the testing in the world and it won't make a difference. Training stables with the money behind them will be able to afford research and undetectable drugs and stay ahead of the game. Do the authorities need greater powers or do we need different people in the authority to get a level playing field? Maybe it's easier to get the public and members to think that we are doing a lot through all this testing. I'd be interested to hear what trainers think.