In 2021, horse racing's most recognizable face - Hall of Fame
trainer Bob Baffert - had five horses that failed postrace drug
tests, including that year's Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit.
While the incident was a major scandal in the Thoroughbred racing
world, it was only the latest in a long string of drug-related
infractions among high-caliber athletes. Stories about systemic
rule-breaking and "doping culture" - both human and equine -have
put world-class athletes and their trainers under intense scrutiny.
Each newly discovered instance of abuse forces fans to question the
participants' integrity, and in the case of horse racing, their
humanity. In Unnatural Ability: The History of
Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Thoroughbred Racing, Milton C. Toby
addresses the historical and contemporary context of the
Thoroughbred industry's most pressing issue. While early attempts
at boosting racehorses' performance were admittedly crude,
widespread legal access to narcotics and stimulants has changed the
landscape of horse racing, along with athletic governing bodies'
ability to regulate it. With the sport at a critical turning point
in terms of doping restrictions and sports betting, Toby delivers a
comprehensive account of the practice of using
performance-enhancing drugs to influence the outcome of
Thoroughbred races since the late nineteenth century. Paying
special attention to Thoroughbred racing's purse structure and its
reliance on wagering to supplement a horse's winnings, Toby
discusses how horse doping poses a unique challenge for gambling
sports and what the industry and its players must do to survive the
pressure to get ahead.
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