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[Terry Bjork via Derby]

Chuck wrote:

>>  Racing needs a governing body, a lab for testing and 
harsh penalties for the cheaters. Universal, for the I don't how many 
times I have typed. I believe it will show the sport in a new light. <<

I think what this big investigation and all the subsequent indictments 
and convictions shows is the need for the involvement of law enforcement 
investigators, and willing prosecutors to make the cases.

Whoever dropped the dime initially, however this thing got started at 
the Pennsylvania casino tracks and spread out from there, and whoever it 
was convinced law enforcement to get involved, much more of that is 
what's needed. All the racinos should be actively narcing out any 
cheating horsemen - they are stinking up the reputation for integrity of 
the entire operation.

There's been testing labs in racing forever, and supposedly harsh 
penalties, but they can only catch what they know about. Even then those 
were almost appealed and thus became toothless, so business went on as 
usual. Tests get get tossed for "contamination" or "the groom" or 
whatever, and penalties thrown out for violations of "due process" etc. 
Like judges everywhere just don't give a flying fig if race horses are 
all drugged up, and have no respect at all for racing authorities.

Law enforcement throwing guys in stir for a few years to think about 
their crimes may make a difference. And the difference here was the hard 
evidence of conspiracy uncovered by the investigations. not merely some 
"Gosh I honestly don't know, probably a groom in the stall and he had a 
prescription!" drug test.


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