Pletchers Demise

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by jackofhearts

If you took time to watch the race, you would notice CHACE CITY took it to this field from pillar to post. He was clearly the best horse, and has been in all of his races.

As for Asmussen, we will see.
Tell me, Oracle80--what caused those Pletcher runners to die in such a short time period, just after all of them upped their highest speed #s by double digits? I don't believe there ever was a real explanation.
Coincidence or bad luck, I'm sure.

Wasn't all of this about the same time LEFT BANK turned from a nice sprinter to a top handicap distance runner?

What ever happened to LEFT BANK?

EPO is known to weaken the immune system severley so that a horse can die even from a minor illness. I don't think any thoroughbred trainers in the USA have been caught using EPO, but it is pretty obvious that guys are using it. It is very hard to test for it. They are currently developing tests to detect antibodies for it. I heard that with a brand new test that was just developed, they caught a guy in Canada and he got a $100,000 fine and a 10 year suspension.

I'm not saying that Pletcher uses erythropoietin. Some people may suspect him of using it but that doesn't prove anything.