Have you ever ridden a warm blooded thoroughbred or even a quarterhorse trained for barrel racing? They love to run, my man. They are animals bred specifically to run and trained to do nothing but run. They even like the competition. Trust me, hop on one (I suggest knowing how to ride first), and tap them lightly to move and let them make their own pace. It won't be slow. They are quite incredible animals. TCEL helps rebuild damaged tissue to let these animals do what they love to do. Some animals may have horrible trainers and push them harder than they should, but that is not what the point of TCEL is. Most racehorses are very well cared for and pampered incredibly, because they must be to race. They are still proud (especially stallions- real peacocks), intelligent creatures and the old way of "sacking out" a horse isn't common practice anymore. Horses perform better through personal relations with their riders and trainers. So, no, that is not typically what horse racing is about when "exposed". They are not chronically drugged, obviously, because they are tested. I am not sure where you would even draw these conclusions.