Life at Ten

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You're talking about a trainer scratching a horse while 3/1 in a $2 million race beacuse she's quiet in the saddling area?

Pletcher leaves the discussion once Life At Ten hits the track. He doesn't even watch the warm-up or post parade - after he saddles the horse he goes to some room to watch the race.




Life At Ten is classy speed horse - she ran her opening quarter mile in 28.84 seconds - I haven't made my pace figures yet ... but she didn't run fast enough to have a heart attack.

The slowest horse on the backside of Penn National would have been in front of her.

I have to disagree with you. A GOOD trainer would be concerned if his horse wasn't acting normally and WOULD watch her warm up in the post parade.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

I have to disagree with you. A GOOD trainer would be concerned if his horse wasn't acting normally and WOULD watch her warm up in the post parade.

So, Pletcher isn't a "GOOD" trainer?

What's he going to do - sprint onto the racetrack and use his body as a human shield to prevent his horse from being able to load into stall #1??

If the blame is on anyone - it's on the jockey and or vet.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

So, Pletcher isn't a "GOOD" trainer?

What's he going to do - sprint onto the racetrack and use his body as a human shield to prevent his horse from being able to load into stall #1??

If the blame is on anyone - it's on the jockey and or vet.

A GOOD trainer would have given explicit instructions to his jockey that if the horse did not warm up well or didn't seem right to bring it to the vet's attention. This is not the first time this jockey has been on her. He knows how she warms up and he was obviously concerned about her.