Sudden Deaths in Southern Cal

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Nothing at all. That doesn’t make it irrelevant though. Look at Todd just this last week. A champion and a Grade 1 winner this year. Both out extended periods of time with injuries. Would anyone be surprised if we don’t see either horse ever again?

If we didn't it would be more of a reflection of the value of the horses as breeding stock than because they are trained by Pletcher.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

If we didn't it would be more of a reflection of the value of the horses as breeding stock than because they are trained by Pletcher.

i wonder if he gets shares in all these horses-if so, i wonder if he's better off trying to bring them back from an injury or in being involved with them as a stud. i don't know if pletcher's is in the news more for a horse doing well, or a horse getting hurt/sick.

[Danzig]

paulick report has a new article, which says the CHRB says there has been no 'spike' in deaths:

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ra...equine-deaths/

one, i still have questions.
two, i doubt joe drape runs an article to update readers about the statistics.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i doubt joe drape runs an article to update readers about the statistics.

Oh I'm sure that's accurate, as I doubt he cares what the real statistics are. If he gets a number that sounds bad, it's probably true as far as he's concerned. The idea of a legitimate investigation into horse racing is just not gonna cross anybody's desk at the NY Times. When they run with the inevitable things that Joe Drape puts out, it causes people to circle the wagons when really we ought to both be on the same side, rooting out the problems. If they made less of a mess of things from a "journalistic" standpoint, making almost everyone look like villains, we might actually be able to get somewhere with transparency in the media.