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[damascus]

I couldn't agree more with you Pete!  i completely skipped not just Pimilco but the entire racing industry since the Derby.  I think like you, that my wagering action is of some significance and that with many of us horseplayers saying enough BS that sooner rather than later, some big wigs in the industry will clue in and realize hey racing is dying and will die a quick death if we allow the rampant cheating to go on unchecked.

TO my thinking the Ky Derby is forever stained with the stench of this cheating.  Look back and note that Baffy also got caught cheating with Justify but the dopes who run SA and CD kept it quiet until after the triple crown and then let him slide.

Any race baffert runs a horse in at this point will not get my wagering action until and unless he is given the same sort of punishment that others like Jason Servis got.  Its not going to fix the crappy derby reputation even if they merely disqualify Medina Spirit because he and his team altered the pace and running of the race.  take him and his drug aided front running effort out of the race and we have a whole different looking race.  That is the problem with allowing this crap to fester so long.

very disappointing to have seen this take place.