[quote=seconditis]Asmussen, Pletcher and others have just as many horses and 1/10th of the amount of horses breaking down as D.Wayne has over the years.
I agree with the Lukas "doubters" on this thread. I would not however use Pletcher as the poster child. I am a So Fla. local who has been going to Gulfstream Park 10x per meet for the past 15 years. When he first "separated" from Lukas he had a "significant" number of horses break down his 1st couple years training at Gulfstream. I can honestly say that I have seen more TP horses break down live than any other trainer (including the 5K claiming garbage I get at Calder the rest of the year). That being said for the most recentl years, I would say his record has been pretty astounding (for not destroying horses that is). Maybe he has wisened over the years (and is taking strides to be more conservative with his stock than his prior boss).
I am a data guy and unfortunately don't have any data to back the TP historical statements above up. Take them as you will.
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