Re: Cole Norman the latest trainer suspended -? (721 Views)
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miff (IP Logged)
Date: December 06, 2006 09:31AM
Mchmura Re Pletcher:
"Pletcher was asked about the use of medication in racing, and said he felt the only way to cure matters is to have nationwide uniform testing. The trainer noted that he has spent the better part of two years fighting a 45-day suspension resulting from a 1.6 nanogram positive test for the nerve-blocking drug mepivacaine found in one of his horses.
"That's positive (test) there in New York, but no where else," said Pletcher, who claims the test was a result of accidental contamination. "As a trainer, we are hanging our heads out there every day. It's an imperfect system. Not everyone is trying to cheat. There are guys out there working hard every day, trying to win the right way."
Mike