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Title: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on March 06, 2025, 08:57:08 AM
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pletcher-accepts-seven-day-suspension-for-betamethasone-positive/

I guess Bob Baffert has a different judge and jury. LOL.
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: Papillon on March 06, 2025, 09:35:40 AM
if he didn't take the 7 days now, he would have had to serve more days in late May and early June

The Preakness and Belmont are much more important than 1 week in early March

it has absolutely nothing to do with Baffert or lawyers

this is old news announced a few days ago
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: Stan durbread on March 06, 2025, 10:23:35 AM
No difference in this and any other minor infraction in real life. You plead no contest and always get a lesser penalty than someone that ties things up in court wasting taxpayer dollars
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: seen2much on March 06, 2025, 03:46:53 PM
No difference in this and any other minor infraction in real life. You plead no contest and always get a lesser penalty than someone that ties things up in court wasting taxpayer dollars
That is not true. How many times has Burke waited years to serve suspensions & got reduced time? Holloway, Engblom, & many others have/had suspensions delayed for years too.
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: rainman2 on March 06, 2025, 03:58:20 PM
That is not true. How many times has Burke waited years to serve suspensions & got reduced time? Holloway, Engblom, & many others have/had suspensions delayed for years too.

Harness racing is different than thoroughbred racing and the real world!!
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: Harness racer on March 07, 2025, 09:08:58 AM
Exactly.  Harness racing is corrupt from the top down!
Title: Re: Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension
Post by: Stan durbread on March 07, 2025, 11:04:50 AM
That is not true. How many times has Burke waited years to serve suspensions & got reduced time? Holloway, Engblom, & many others have/had suspensions delayed for years too.
The point is that is the difference in Baffert and Pletcher in this case. I have never understood why some racing commissions will lower the fine if appeal is dropped after a year. That ain’t only for the big guys. See it all the time
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