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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Not to defend Dutrow, but there are tons of trainer out there who are just as bad as he is. Most of the top trainers cheat. Both Pletcher and Asmussen got caught blocking their horses with mepivicaine. That is about as unethical and immoral as you can get. That is making it so that the horse can't feel anything. Do you know how dangerous that is?
Not to mention Biancone who was using snake venom for the same purpose.
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Not to defend Pletcher but his mepivicaine positive was a very low level that would not be considered a positive in the majority of racing states. I guess that is a defense but what I am saying is all positives are not equal though in the public's eyes they are. the other guy got a positive that by all accounts was not a trace level and was not a mistake hence the more severe punishment.