Gotta love this broad

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I think one of the main reasons that some of these cheating trainers are doing so well is because they use nerve blocks to take away the pain. Biancone was doing it with snake venom. These other guys are using stuff like mepivicaine and lidocaine.

The question is how they are normally able to give mepivicaine without it showing up. They must have some method of masking it that works 99% of the time. Asmussen, Pletcher, Mullins, etc. have all been caught using it. I highly doubt that the times they got caught were the only times that they used it. I think the times they got caught were just the tip of the iceberg.

Let's look at Pletcher today. Runs two horses today that ran lights out great in Kentucky (where testing seems a bit lax compared to other places). They then both run horrendously /dead last today in NY. Coincidence? I think not. While Pletcher may be a "good guy" and pleasant on tv, it's beyond obvious since last summer at Saratoga that he has completely changed his ways in NY.

[hockey2315]

Pletcher's NY domination is definitely over. . . not sure why. . .

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Pletcher's NY domination is definitely over. . . not sure why. . .

I think Stonegassard may have hit the nail on the head as to the reason why.

But you never know. It could just be a short-term, random fluctuation. Time will tell.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Let's look at Pletcher today. Runs two horses today that ran lights out great in Kentucky (where testing seems a bit lax compared to other places). They then both run horrendously /dead last today in NY. Coincidence? I think not. While Pletcher may be a "good guy" and pleasant on tv, it's beyond obvious since last summer at Saratoga that he has completely changed his ways in NY.

I was actually thinking the same thing.