Hi Brad
Mark deleted the comment himself.
Brad, I was looking for that same post as it was a reply to a question I had and I wanted to say thank you to Mark.
Hi Brad
Mark deleted the comment himself.
Thanks Dallas
G'day Lee,
There's a significant difference between someone using an illegal substance that has no place ever being found in any horse(Meth, EPO etc) and getting a testing overage on a legal one that has an established, stated threshold. Further to that, there's plenty of argument in favour of the use of and establishment of thresholds for a whole range of therapeutic substances including but not limited to Bute, Ventolin (Sabutamol Sulphate, call it what you will) Clenbuterol and dare I say lest I incurr the wrath of those assembled...Lasix.
Don't sweat it Mark, in your own time is fine. BTW, I take VVV's point to a degree re why is Luke copping all the criticism while nought is being said about the meth and EPO positives, (even the salbutamol one which just blew me away), but its Lukes turn now. Most of us are adults on here (except Toohards young fella) and we all have an opinion, but because it doesn't fit into the way Triple is framing the discussion doesn't devalue how we think and feel about this latest headline personally. I am in 100% agreement with your sentiments on this subject (although 'raped' was a bit strong). You obviously feel very strongly about competing at a disadvantage from a first hand point of view. I think your statements tonight are balanced and under the circumstances well tempered considering. Surely we should all be in unison in congratulating HRNSW in fighting the good fight and supporting their intolerant stance against cheats, no matter who they are or what they are using. This corruption has been nothing less than white-anting of the industry from the inside out and the cheats were the only ones getting fat.
Ahuh. There's a significant difference to be had between offering up an alternative viewpoint and the framing of a discussion Brad...not unlike the significant difference between a Boldenone positive and one for Meth or EPO as it happens. That the level of discussion and/or outrage does not to me appear to fit the respective crimes must, I guess, remain one of life's great mysteries, at least as far as I'm concerned anyway.
Hey Jaimie I can see your frustration with the current restrictions on certain therapeutic substances and/or exceedence of acceptable thresholds. I reckon you have some majorly good ideas with either the relaxation or legalisation of their use and acceptance by the racing authoritys in the future. Frusomide especially. But I think that debate is for another day. Don't you think there are an awful lot of small operators out there now, who a) feel that a bit of justice has been done and b) got a bit more confidence in the fact that if people who are cheating are being caught, their own horses chances of winning a race are increasing all the time.
And for what its worth, what sort of person would use something like methamphetamine on their horse? What did the RSPCA think about that? That person should not be allowed near a horse.
And for what its worth, what sort of person would use something like methamphetamine on their horse? What did the RSPCA think about that? That person should not be allowed near a horse.[/QUOTE]
I agree wholeheartedly Brad . I can't understand why some of these cases are not handed over to the police . Any positive swab is also an act of cruelty .
Agree with you both, it is disgusting.