Mon. Misc.
Weather forecast: Clearing and colder. KC weather continues raw. Temp.at 1pm 28 degrees F/15 mph wind. Without rain. That's an improvement..
Lasix. Vet report on Paulick last week. Finally. Everybody that trains horses knows this already, although am wondering re European trainer attitudes on subject of EIPH. Maybe the grass racers decline concern over the Q since by experience horses seldom bleed running on grass. On dirt, different story. Need to treat and prevent unless you're Barry Irwin playing a numbers game. And today, Paulick's BC lasix report. My Q would be--is EIPH in horses a big enough medical problem to require lasix for the integrity of the game--that's how this should be approached since the totally obvious answer on USA dirt tracks is "yes". And, of course the economic Q of spending 50 grand on a horse + training costs and undergoing an almost 100% chance that it will turn into a bleeder at some point without lasix. Nobody deals with those Qs on the anti-lasix side. Nobody.
Lasix. Vet report on Paulick last week. Finally. Everybody that trains horses knows this already, although am wondering re European trainer attitudes on subject of EIPH. Maybe the grass racers decline concern over the Q since by experience horses seldom bleed running on grass. On dirt, different story. Need to treat and prevent unless you're Barry Irwin playing a numbers game. And today, Paulick's BC lasix report. My Q would be--is EIPH in horses a big enough medical problem to require lasix for the integrity of the game--that's how this should be approached since the totally obvious answer on USA dirt tracks is "yes". And, of course the economic Q of spending 50 grand on a horse + training costs and undergoing an almost 100% chance that it will turn into a bleeder at some point without lasix. Nobody deals with those Qs on the anti-lasix side. Nobody.
posted by rather rapid at
12:49 PM
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I watched races in Dubai over Tapeta go in first quarters of 26 and the first half in 51 for the past 2 months.
Compare a US race on dirt going in 23 and 47 and you see the much more impactful forces at play - US horses on dirt suffer 50% greater impact forces AND come home the final quarter slower than the first quarter.
These 2 factors are why US racing shouldnt disallow Lasix just because EU does. Allow use in cheap claimers, allow use in dirt ALW horses, but stop it there.
In summary: it's a drug and all drugs have negative unintended consequences (that are often not found for decades). We should limit its use, but not simply because the rest of the world does.
My 2 cents.
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