Pletchers Demise

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Burnout is inevitable for trainers handling huge stables and putting in the hours demanded by competing at that level. Pletcher is still young and achieved his success at an age before most of the others. Considering his record in the Triple Crown and Breeders Cup, I think there is still a lot of desire in him to keep going at the current pace, but it is just about impossible to maintain for the long haul.

I dont see how some of these guys can run such large stables so competitively. You have to have a lot of good people under you and eventually they are gonna break out on their own. I am partial to trainers with small powerful stables. I think this is the way to go, if I was an owner anyways. How Pletcher manages so many horses at a top level is a CEO feat. ANd not some lazy azz CEO. Pletcher has to be a good judge of other's character and work ethic. You have to be able to delegate with a stable this large. Assmussen is a guy who has taken quantity over quality. Too large, bad service. I should not have said this as I do not have a horse with Assmussen. Im sorry. But Ill keep it up anyway.