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Originally Posted by jackofhearts
Sorry about my timing, Mr.Oracle.
I said the Asmussen article would break Sunday, but it came out last night.
Any comment, other than name-calling?
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Hadn't Left Bank suffered from colic previous to that episode? I seem to recall that the horse had serious problems previously but I could be mistaken. Regarding this incident, I recall a bit about it but hadn't heard the "patch of grass" part. I continue to maintain that the ONLY way to get past all this stuff is to require every trainer to provide racing officials with every medication every horse is given, then, any positive for any other substance would be big trouble! Hopefully someday, the technology would allow a pre-race test that would sort out any positives and require the horse to be scratched thus eliminating the incentive to cheat! There are honest mistakes...a stable hand administering the wrong med or dosage etc, and investigation would have to eliminate outside tampering but any trainer found guilty after due process should be banned for life...period!! Then, we'd see less of this! I have no opinion on Mr Pletcher or this situation as I have no real knowledge of the details!