PLETCHER = COVID positive

[RUFFIAN]

Seven-time Eclipse Award winner and recently inducted Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and will be away from his stable until Aug. 19.

By text, Pletcher said he thought he was dealing with allergies until he received the positive test results.

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"I don't feel that bad," Pletcher said.

At least one other co-worker at Pletcher's barn has been diagnosed with COVID-19, which prompted the 14-time leading trainer at Saratoga Race Course to be tested. Pletcher was vaccinated earlier in the year.

[JolyB]

"away from his stable until August 19"

That's a mighty short quarantine period [today is the 18th] or else the news of his diagnosis is somewhat dated.

[RUFFIAN]

It came in my BLOODHORSE daily newsletter
but I think it was dated from Sunday as far as the report