Pletchers Demise

Thank you, pointg5 and rupert, for your input.
I was up on the incident when it happened, but so much has gone on since then.

Actually, a very nice 2yo stakes filly was one of the victims, a highly regarded 3yo sprinter(who had just run out of his skin in a toga allowance race) was another, and there MIGHT have been one more. During this time, LEFT BANK emerged from being a very tough short/mid-distance sprinter type to being untouchable in graded stakes at any distance. LEFT BANK did colic, and might have had prior trouble, which became seriously aggravated.

As for EPO, I didn't mention it.
Obviously some here know about it's use and after-effects.
Many subscribe to the possibility that these runners were all given something which un-intentionally(of course--no one thought differently) led to their quick demise.

I always thought possibly Baffert was one of the first to use it, and the Pletcher situation was almost textbook.
But--nothing was proven through testing(which also leads to the possible conclusion), and no other explanation was ever given other than the ridiculous "patch of grass" theory.

Draw your own conclusion.

The fact that this Oracle fellow had to quickly turn to cheap name-calling makes me wonder what he is all about. Pretty weak rebuttal, imo.