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The KTA conceded that the lone member who has broken the ranks has caused a bit of embarrassment but has made little impact on its stand point. The final entries for next week's races close at 10.00 a.m tomorrow. Procedurally, the Club has no option but to declare the advertised races void if there are no entries. If racing were to go ahead then the races will have to be re-framed, fresh entries called for. Given the time constraints, this is the kind of a piquant situation neither the club nor other components of the industry are too happy with. It is apparent that the main players in this row are well aware of the dire consequences of a race day or two going waste. None want the crisis to reach a flash point of races being called off. But at the same time, the three sides, the Club, trainers and Owners, are sticking to their corners. When the Stewards meet the trainers, it is obvious that the issue of reporting levels for therapeutic drugs will figure high on the agenda along with the trainers demand that all medication rules violations pertaining to class four drugs be penalised with fines and not suspensions. Then there is the more contentious issue raised by the KTA that a suspended trainer be allowed inside the premises of the Bangalore Turf Club during the period of suspension as has been done in the Royal Western India Turf Club. Since this is one major issue which can not be dealt with unilaterally by the Bangalore Turf Club, It almost certainly calls for the Turf Authorities of India's intervention. It is common knowledge that the managing committee is quite stubborn in its opposition to reporting levels being set for therapeutic drugs. But it is highly likely that the Committee will accept the trainers' argument on offences relating to therapeutic drug use being penalised with fines instead of suspensions. Interestingly, this leeway will most certainly dilute the significance of reporting levels for these drugs. If this line of thought goes well with the trainers, a major breakthrough could be achieved in terms of dissolving the crisis. One plausible solution to the problem involving the Owners could be to programme two extra days in Bangalore and ensure that at least 285 races (including the Mysore component) are run during the current season, notwithstanding the number of races that might go void. The experience of the last two seasons indicate that on an average 20 races go void. It may not be an attractive proposition on the face of it but it is a workable one, as KROA puts it. But the catch line is that the KROA wants any BTC initiative to be in writing. That leads to a nagging question. Will the BTC comply? If the answer is yes, then there may be a breakthrough tomorrow. If it is no then racing here has to live with a clutch of migrainal factors and periods of uncertainty. Somehow the feeling among owners and trainers is that the ball has been played back to the BTC court!
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