Quote Originally Posted by Triple V View Post
Punters want to be on Lance Armstrong...while participants don't wish to be racing againt him. Therein lies the difference mate. The Punters don't give two to the valley if every horse in the race is lit up like the Christmas Tree in Martin Place...just so long as they're lit up each & every time they step out and can be handicapped accordingly. The battle against drugs in Racing is an almost solely Participant driven vehicle.
The punters want to be on a certainty Jamie, and preferably at good odds!

Its an unfortunate truth that the punters are gunna lose their money at the end of the day, the odds are stacked against them. 86% of funds returned to the punter!!!

And it is also a fact that people tend to respond more emotionally rather than more rationally after they done their hard earned.

So I would like to think we should not rely on the punters for their guidance on what should be done about the abuse of horses through drugs in our sport.

It is a fact that our game relies on the confidence of punters in the integrity and consisitency of the racing product, but to say /infer they want them lit up like a chritsmas tree every time they go around is just bullshit mate.

The battle against performance enhancing drugs is about creating a level playing field, not one that gives an advantage to either punters or participants so it's hard to agree that it's being driven by participants alone.

we live in the land of "a fair go", one of the most egalitarian societies in the world!

How about we accept a fair go for what it is?