Re: pletcher (489 Views)
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Date: July 11, 2005 10:55AM
HP,
"How do you define illegal performance enhancer vs. legal performance enhancer? Pletcher is using the illegal ones, that's how. "
I'm not talking about isolated positives in a multi-state operation with dozens of horses that are allowed to be treated with banned substances between races. Those are the obvious cases that need to be investigated to see what and why it happened. Fines and punishments are usually handed out for these when appropriate.
I also wasn't being specific to Pletcher in this case.
I am talking about the kinds of accusations that are leveled against some trainers because almost their entire barn is running so well - though obviously Pletcher falls into that category.
You obviously believe that TP is using all sorts of performance enhancers.
Do you have a list of everything he is using?
Are you sure they are all on the list of banned substances?
I think perhaps many trainers are using things that haven't even been identified yet let alone put on a list of banned substances! That's why the default has to be everything is illegal except X, Y, Z..... There will always be some people that are a little sharper and have greater resources than others. They will get ahead of the general learning curve when it comes to nutrition, medications, vet procedures etc.... Until you say it is illegal, it is legal.