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If I'm not mistaken, HISA was against any drugs in a horses bloodstream. There are some drugs that are a necessary evil, Altrenogest (Regumate), Omeprazole (Gastrogard), Sucralfate, Furosemide (Lasix). These drugs are good for the horse, and the betting public. I hate betting on mares that are showing heat!
Allow me to let you all in on a little secret. Everything we've seen here over the past five years is all self inflicted and more than deserved. For the most part there are two sides to it. The criminals who are in control of the industry, and the majority of horsemen who play mostly by the rules and are too scared to speak out. I don't care what anyone says, it's too late. You have a dead industry that the public will never support, it only survives by subsidy and welfare, then the last nail in the coffin will be government oversight. It's actually embarrassing. And for the most part everyone in the game knew it was coming and let it all happen. It will never fully evaporate, but it's shrinking every year. There's a few states that have figured out a new business model that somewhat works, but again they also are heavily backed by the states. As for others, you're seeing reality. You all just saw another track in NJ have the plug pulled just like that. Your leadership knew for years. Most of you were in the dark. What does that tell you??? Good post and i agree,,,,,,,,
I don't think the Southern California thoroughbred tracks are, in spite of their handle. Their maiden special weight only goes for $54,000 which is nothing compared to other tracks which handle their kind of money, especially with the high cost of living out there. In fact, in recent years, purses for most of their stake races have been cut to make up for an overpayment in purses.
