Pletcher to have no horses in the Travers

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by ELA

I've been told the same thing, and I believe it. I currently have a horse -- at best he's a 16 claimer -- with a trainer who has 200 horses. I bumped into him while the horse was in his barn and he told when when he worked, what equiptment he wore (changes that were made), the problems he had when he got there, what he did to address them, when the horse was going to race, where, the race and more!

We heard all throughout the Triple Crown season that the reason that Pletcher and Asmussen are successful is their tremendous attention to detail and how they know everything going on with every horse in their respective barns. Whether we believe this or not, the thing that bugs me is that when these guys get nailed for medication violations, they say, "I've got 200 horses spread all over the place, how am I supposed to know?" They can't have it both ways. Either take responsibility for what happens or downsize the stable to a more manageable size.