Letter to the Editor: Existential Crisis. No Hyperbole

There have been several stories recently in the TDN about Computer Assisted Wagering (CAW), and many of them have contained accurate and useful information. But what those articles have failed to do is convey what CAW really is and does, why it matters, and most of all, how dire and urgent the situation they have [...]

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On Lasix: Letter to the Editor from Jerry Brown

I've known Bill Finley a long time, and consider him a friend. But the comments he made about Lasix recently are misguided, and dangerous for our industry. I wrote an Op-Ed for TDN a while back which went into some of the many reasons why banning Lasix is a very bad idea, but in light [...]

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An Immodest Proposal

In comments in the TDN this week, both Dr. Larry Bramlage and Arthur Hancock took the position that Lasix needs to be banned because bettors want that to happen, and handle will suffer if we don't (click here). Those gentlemen are certainly qualified to comment as professionals about veterinary medicine and breeding, but when it [...]

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THIS ONE'S FOR CHARLIE

Recently, it has become very trendy to offer opinions as to how to solve the drug problem in our industry (note that I did not say sport). As someone who has been fighting this fight since long before most of those who are now offering opinions even knew there was a problem, who worked with [...]

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