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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
Congrats for giving us an article from 17 years ago.
Lasix is the only drug currently allowed to be administered on race day.
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It's not the age of the article it's the point the article is making.
Here is a newer one:
https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/201...-strong-clues/
"In California, horses are not permitted to have more than one anti-inflammatory in their system during a race."
An anti-inflammatory drug plus Lasix makes
two drugs that are allowed on race day. Everyone knows Lasix can mask drugs in a horse's system and according to the article NSAIDs can also mask other drugs. I am not so naïve to believe trainers do not take advantage of the rule of allowing two masking drugs on race day so that they can mask other drugs in a horse's system.
So much for only allowing only Lasix on race day.
