Originally Posted by
danno
i have no intention to revisit an old arguement jamie, as it never got resolved and won't either, however, under the current rules ( or any other for that matter) there must be a line in the sand somewhere....long may we argue where that line is....but if the line is there, and it's there for all to see..ridiculous in your opinion, but realistic in the opinions of some others, then you play within the rules and yes, you give yourself a safety factor, and if you don't and get done? Blame yourself imo, don't blame the rules!
[vvv] in light of advances in detection capabilities the rules as they are written have become obselete bullshit dan. That's the problem.
there's no escaping the fact developments in testing for a range of substances has well and truly outstripped the...for want of better terminolgy...'the wording and intention' of the rules as they are currently written, detection having been developed to the point where infinitely minute non-pharmacologically active amounts (1 billionth of a gram) can be detected in a urine sample from a 350-400kg horse. Trainers are currently at the mercy of 21st century technology working hand in hand with 20th century regulations.
if we continue to bury our heads in the sand & use 'but those are the rules' as a justification for this unjust state of affairs then nothing will ever improve dan, the pressure for change will never be brought to bear. the stone cold fact is 'the testing/regulatory emperor has no clothes'...and it's gotten well past the point where this should have been pointed out.
trainers getting 12 months on the sidelines for 1 billionth of 1 gram of anything in a sample is sheer bloody mindedness.
how can you blame the rules if everyone else is playing within those rules and you get busted for stretching them??
[vvv] dan, as things stand at present if you were to pick the right substances & apply a rigourous enough testing regime for those substancesto enough horses i guarantee that you'd see dozens & dozens of trainers following barry lew to the sidelines.
the rules are always up for amendment, but we need to play within the rules of the day on the day, otherwise we can be accused of cheating, ask lance, although, maybe don't 'cos i get the impression he still doesn't actually get it.
[vvv] rules will never change until such time as there is widespread agitation for change.
cheers,
dan
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