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I'm no fan of Burke. Unless it's some exotic, designer drug that has no place on the racetrack/farm, I have no problem with a trainer appealing a suspension. There MUST be uniform, universal standard rules that apply everywhere and have reciprocity. If you don't have that, your model is a joke. I also have no problem on a first offense taking the days when it's convenient. Forcing a trainer to take a suspension when he has a horse in a stakes race is not the answer in my mind. Too much potential collateral damage. Second offense, force the trainer to take the days during the meet where the positive occured and have every state honor it. Third offense, immediate suspension. Any penalty is deferred during an appeal, but lengthened if found guilty. Something along these lines.However, this is going to be very difficult and will cost more than current to inforce. Backstretch and farms. Even if horses are coming from authorized, governed training centers, it's hard to police and govern them. But the industry must. I admire Gural for everything he's done. However, I don't think he played fair when it came to Burke, and possibly another of his trainers. I want to see the details before I say he was wrong. I don't buy into the race office needs so and so to fill the entry box. I also don't buy into nobody wants to go against so and so because he'll boycott your overnight races. People said the same thing about David Brooks and the market would fall apart if he sold all his horses. People are saying similar things about Howard Taylor. There is no one owner, not even Burke and his partners, who are bigger than the business or the sport. If someone ever does become bigger, then you no longer have a sport of a business.
Easy, my friend. It’s been a while since he posted this, but look at the first sentence from Grandstand:
I have the guy/gal/whomever on ignore. I guess now the claim is something along the lines of me being the President of the Burke fan club. Amusing. The only people who will believe that are his/her bitches. Thanks though.
Thanks Dingus. While I make it a policy to have stupidity and bitterness on ignore, I am still grateful both are not contagious. With a a few posters here, both attributes still redefine bottom, virtually daily here. Not surprising. Viscerality can be a byproduct of mental illness. Regardless, now I see "their" claim-----and I use the term "their" loosely as it's probably one or two people, at most who post under these profiles-----is that I claim I am a journalist. Fascinating.
You're a fucking nobody.
Mike C You have really gone down the shitter since you took Sweet under your wings.Everyone has a right to their opinions here. You don't like it scroll on by. But you're taking the Sweet way out with your comments. You can do better! You are better! Don't get sucked into their miserable world of vulgar and foul living!Ok..Lets have it! Just like a Sweet response. I bet he beats you to it!
