Big Day For Pletcher/O'Neill
 

If you were playing the "needle" angle today enjoy your "hard-earned" winnings. Horse racing should take a page from body-building and allow "clean" horses to race against "clean" horses and let the others have their own division. On a "positive" note, Pletcher and O'Neill look like they are going to have mutliple entries in the Derby this year. I think I know who I will be betting on.

Just for the record, the boys at Thorograph are considering putting the vets name next to each horse. Charting vets might be a nice little angle....Been talked about on that board a number of times. I think its a great idea, but I'm willing to say the industry would balk.

I guess Barry Bonds, any WWE wrestler (present or dead) & the Steelers trainer would agree with the top two statements.

Randall, the more transparent they make horse racing, the better off the entire industry will be. The level of suspicion for this sport is on par with track and field and weightlifting. The only difference being there is a hell of a lot more money in this industry than those. I really do feel sorry for the trainers that bust their asses on a daily basis and play by all of the rules. They are probably costing themselves many thousands of dollars on a monthly basis.

Exactly, it tarnishes all trainers which is unfair. Super tests all around. Cameras 24 hours a day. Shippers come in a day early. Detention barns, I don't care what it takes....This is in general by the way, not related to Pletcher or anybody else.