Richard Freedman is right . We have seen some 30 odd positive swabs since NSW has cracked down with pre race testing but what we don't read into this is that these are just the poor sods who , in desperation , have done something to try and match it with the "profesional" offenders . The money stables are sodomising the industry and I think that Dots 5 year plan to exit this industry is about 2 years too long . We also have a 5 year plan which we put into affect 2 years ago . I believe that most of our group races here and in New Zealand were won by cheats . You would not believe how many , and who , have come up to us at recent race meetings and are threatening to leave . We received calls from 3 different states from people who are wanting to form a "union" and take their greivances public . I recently spoke at length to Reid Sanders who assures me that they are doing everything they can but untill these cheats are living in fear of being caught then we have absolutely no hope of being on a level playing field . They have to start a continuous "out of race" testing regime . Reid Sanders has gone overseas , this week , for a seminar on gaining the latest information on drug testing . Lets hope Harness racing can get ahead of the cheats . Unfortunately there is a mind set amoungst alot of people that its not so bad if they cheat and that unless the're caught its ok . The racing industry seems to accept cheating as part of the industry . They name group 1 races after the worst offenders in the gallops . The gallops will survive anything though because the huge majority of punters have nothing to do with the industry . Its quite the opposite with harness racing . Most punters have a direct connection to the industry which makes them ,generally, alot wiser with regards to racing . They know when they are being dudded . I predict another disasterous year for breeders and more and more will continue to leave . It's such a shame .