Pletcher ... Same Old Story

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Steve B. went off on this subject [ very well I thought ] on Mondays show.

If Todd belives in the ""system""... well he should also belive in..."" If it aint broke dont fix it ""... So his ""system"" has produced How many derby winners ?.... Maybe its time to fix the system ? Its funny that when he's with Johnny V. @ the spa... all his horses are going off @ 8-5... as they should be..since he wins... Maybe im from the old school and belive that todays horses dont run enought. If a horse needs a 8 week layoff.. Thats fine..but your going to send him to the KD ? The crime is the betting public who put hard earned $$'s on a horse that wasnt ready to run ? Belive Me I know NOTHING about training a horse, I know Todd does, but is it in the best interest of the horse & betting public ?

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I agree with a good deal of what you are saying, but honestly, if you bet CQ off a 8 week layoff in the Derby, you sort of have to blame yourself and not Todd. Let's remember he is at the mercy of his owners sometimes.

I didnt have any $$$ on CQ.... only AGS did put in my exacta's... but I do thank Todd for BlueGrass Cat last year and collected the $ 594.00 exacta with barbarbo.... He can win races, but I only wonder when these barns get sooooooo large, does the ""hands on "' training suffer ?