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Originally Posted by MaTH716
John Veitch, chief steward for the state of Kentucky, said neither Velazquez nor trainer Todd Pletcher notified the state veterinarians about any concerns over Life At Ten prior to the race. He said the protocol is for the veterinarian to be notified and that he or she will in turn notify the stewards.
If this is indeed the truth, I think that it was very foolish on the connections part.
Maybe Chuck can answer this, but are there any visable symptons from the Salix that the Vet would have been able to see to justify scratching the horse from the race?
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The salix thing is a longshot theory. A horse acting sluggish would be tough to scratch as the 2nd choice in a 3 million dollar race. Even had Velasquez notified the vets I dont know that they would have scrathced the horse unless it appeared lame. Why JV didnt at least say anything to the vets is the biggest mystery.