just read this, on doug o'neill....and btw, he does indeed use the 'am i stupid' defense.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep...imers-20100909
one excerpt:
...Arthur going on to name the top five trainers in the game, not one of them cited for such a violation the last five years.
"Compare that to the present situation," Arthur says, knowing O'Neill has been cited four times in the last three years.