Pletcher - Barn Virus?

[pointman]

Horses come out of races with infections and virus' often where the vets and trainer don't know about it until they run so poorly without an apparent excuse that they scope the horse after the race to find the problem. That has been going on forever.

[ADJMK]

Originally Posted by pointman

Horses come out of races with infections and virus' often where the vets and trainer don't know about it until they run so poorly without an apparent excuse that they scope the horse after the race to find the problem. That has been going on forever.

Absolutely. The point is that we the bettor should be informed and not after the horse's next race when there is a huge turn around that only insiders can cash on.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by ADJMK

Absolutely. The point is that we the bettor should be informed and not after the horse's next race when there is a huge turn around that only insiders can cash on.

I agree. Your point is well taken. There should be a public vet's list for any horse that is given medication that describes the medication, the dates they were administered and the conditions they were administered to treat. In this day and age of technology there really is no reason why this can't be done.

[tywizard]

Originally Posted by pointman

I agree. Your point is well taken. There should be a public vet's list for any horse that is given medication that describes the medication, the dates they were administered and the conditions they were administered to treat. In this day and age of technology there really is no reason why this can't be done.

Valid point.

It's worth noting that between his four runners in the Manhattan and Belmont they beat a combined 2 horses from other barns. Those happen to have the stringent testing/security unlike others.

So a specific example. Does General A Rod not like turf? Was he sick? Was it testing? Lots of questions. So let's assume he ends up in another turf race against slightly weaker with no additional testing...what do you do?