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Originally Posted by rkmsuf
High as opposed to what? Europe? Other eras of racing? Where is this data?
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Most other countries have much tighter restrictions on medications, though I believe there are also a few where they take an 'anything goes' attitude. Germany, for example, doesn't allow lasix to be used during races. They believe that it weakens the gene pool as horses become dependant on it to keep them from bleeding during a race. Furthermore, if a nice horse from Germany comes over here for a big race and uses lasix, he won't be allowed to stand at stud upon going back to Germany. There was a horse a few years ago who came over here and won the Arlington Million and did so without the aid of lasix.