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He served 45 days for a banned substance he used up in Saratoga which is ironic.
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He served 45 days for a mepivicaine positive. That's is not a "banned" substance (as cobra venom is a banned substance), mepivicaine can be and is used commonly in horses, however it cannot be administered within 7 days of a race. The level of positive found in the case in question has subsequently been allowed by the jurisdiction in question. Meaning, the jursidiction has later changed their allowable levels of mepivicaine to include the level at which Pletcher's level was deemed a positive.
It was a positive, it was upheld, he took his days.
You wrote: "Pletcher, who has had his shares of problems and allegations".
So, in Pletcher's very long training career, considering the hundreds of horses that have passed through his various barns under his and his assistants hands, what other "shares of problems" has he had?
Or is the above the only one?
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Saratoga being where three horses died on him in the same meet including LEFT BANK.
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Allegations are a dime a dozen. Do you rank allegations as equal with found positives?