It takes a while to work the drugs "responsibly" into the horses system. A little too much and you get a "Left Bank" or "Rags to Riches" result. They have very sensitive systems.

Saratoga can play quick and its not coincidental that the track record Left Bank held is now owned by Lawyer Ron.

I'm not sure what an isolated Whitney win really does for a stud fee. My guess is it will do as much for Lawyer Ron as it has done for Commentator.

Lawyer Ron ran a substantial schedule at 2 and 3, but he ran clean. Now that his 'training" has changed, expect the end for him very shortly now.

If you want to considering doping "out-training" thats your prerogative, but the folks that I know who run horses would never involve themselves with Todd Pletcher.

What I consider "sick" are those that say one thing and do another. Those that turn a blind eye to both legality and humanity because there are dollars to be collected by going along. Iraq is like that and unfortunately those that take advantage won't limit themselves to manipulating humans. Your stud fee comment let this board know whats important to you.

Pletch needs to follow Frankels lead and dump the dope.


Barry Irwin Wrote:
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> Because Chuckles is such a sick puppy, I hesitate
> to respond to him, because like all dumb animals
> he will only be encouraged to continue to behave
> irresponsibly.
>
> But I am going to indluge him this one time.
>
> Lawyer Ron, when trained by Bob Holthus, was a run
> off in the mornings and lots of times in the
> afternoon. He was ridden by an inadequate exercise
> rider. I like Bob, but he can be a stubborn old
> guy and, although warned about this, he continued
> to use the same person.
>
> The reason it has taken Todd Pletcher so long to
> get Lawyer ron to respond as he did on Saturday,
> is that it has been a long, tedious process to get
> the colt to become kind enough to use his enormous
> talent.
>
> When I bought Lawyer Ron for his current vast
> majority owner, the guy wanted him to stand at
> stud this year. I advised against it and told him
> to give Pletcher enough time to work with the
> colt, because I felt he would achieve the results
> he did last weekend. The colt probably triple or
> quadrupled his stud fee in that one race.