MY LETTER FROM JEFF GURAL

[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]

You make it sound like I am the only one who believes Lasix affects bone density. People smarter than I and undoubtedly smarter than you believe it too.

DUMBCON 1                    What an asswipe.   

[Poker King]

You make it sound like I am the only one who believes Lasix affects bone density. People smarter than I and undoubtedly smarter than you believe it too.

Well how about this.... heparin prevents blood clots, omeprazole helps GERD, methotrexate for cancer along with chemotherapy drugs and furosemide for heart and kidney failure. There’s many more but with that being said the above mentioned drugs are used by humans on a daily basis and one of the side affects is a bone density issue but without those drugs they’ll probably die anyway.  On the other side horses use lasix aka furosemide once a week. What’s worse the horse hemorrhaging?? causing infection, fungus or worse yet scar tissue in his lungs. The majority of studies show the only adverse side affect is dehydration and electrolyte loss. I’ll take that any day over hemorrhage.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Good points but everywhere else in the world, lasix is not used for racing and their horses are doing fine. Perhaps they are treating horses with something else but facts are facts and the fact is if they can race without it, why can't North America?

Have you considered the thought that there are bleeders over there that are not racing because anti bleeding medicatuons such as lasix are not permitted?

[Pull the Pocket]

Good points but everywhere else in the world, lasix is not used for racing and their horses are doing fine. Perhaps they are treating horses with something else but facts are facts and the fact is if they can race without it, why can't North America?

For a simple reason, horses across the pond, don't race every week. At most they race twice a month, their best race 8-10 times a year, so the wear and tear factor is not as great as it is over here

Have you considered the thought that there are bleeders over there that are not racing because anti bleeding medicatuons such as lasix are not permitted?

[VicD]

IN HIS EMAIL HE STATES THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULD WORK TOGETHER AND NOT FIGHT,
MAYBE HE SHOULD JUST DROP ALL THIS NONSENSE ABOUT LASIX AND LEAVE IT TO
COMMISSION AND VETERINARIANS WHO KNOW WAY MORE THAN HIM AND LEAVE THIS
ONE ALONE, MAYBE HE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER WITH SBOA AND NOT FIGHT THEM.

If the new building turned into a giant sportsbook building, it's doubtful that Jeff would care at all.
The numbers speak for themselves and given the current climate, they could take  the horses away for good and he wouldn't care.
The horse have only remained  as a foil for sports betting, nothing more.
Nothing but under 30 year old and under guys betting sports, and none of them can find their way to the racetrack or any of the horse betting machines.
When my friends and I go, the horses will follow.