Catching Cheats
Ed Fountaine has some ideas for stopping racetrack cheats: Increase surveillance and security, give trainers lie detector tests when they apply for licenses, hold vets accountable, reward whistleblowers, and call in the Feds. “Racing’s current method of punishing cheaters — fining and suspending them — only works when the punishment is severe enough to outweigh the risks. Usually, it isn’t. But suppose someone who juiced his horses faced federal prosecution for race-fixing. Then he’d be looking not at a six-month suspension, but rather six years in the slammer.” I’m down with the Feds and rewarding whistleblowers, but lie detector tests seem a little out there. (New York Post)
