Tood Pletcher positive test...7 day suspension

[Grandstand Handicapper]

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pletcher-accepts-seven-day-suspension-for-betamethasone-positive/

I guess Bob Baffert has a different judge and jury. LOL.

[Papillon]

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

[Stan durbread]

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

[seen2much]

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.

[rainman2]

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!!

[Harness racer]

Exactly.  Harness racing is corrupt from the top down!

[Stan durbread]

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