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Originally Posted by ELA
I repeatedly asked why when Pletcher came up positive, it didn't become "public knowledge" for almost one year, however, when Dutrow comes up positive it's 24 hours and then it's all over AP.
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With regard to my presentation concluding that we leave things as status quo -- simply put, you are indeed very wrong. That is not my position at all. Many in this industry are in fact advocating zero drugs on a zero tolerence playing field. The Jockey Club addressed this as one point on a spectrum of possibilities. Opinions all are over the board. I was merely trying to portray that the one solution, and perhaps some others, will not bring about the desired result. That's all. On the other hand, if you think I am defending status quo, than you are guilty of selected reading and taking the comment you want to critisize out of context and neglecting the very large majority of my comments and positions.
Eric
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On the first part above, you make a very fair point on the delay in announcing the Pletcher positive.
On the second part, I know that you have not advocated for the status quo, but that's how the post I was responding to sounded.
As for the "bad apples," most ( I agree not all) of them are "unpopular," and I think we know the reasons why.