Pletcher to have no horses in the Travers

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

It is pretty humorous that all of the people who criticized the Street Sense team for skipping the Belmont has been pretty quiet in regards to Pletcher skipping, Curlin not going and Hard Spun looking like he is going in the King's Bishop. I know we are some time off still, but it seems hypocritical to me.

Great point. My take was that most would be outspoken critics of Street Sense and his connections, most would jump to criticize Curlin and his connections, but Pletcher would get a pass on being criticized here.

Personally, I thought it was BS and ludicrous to criticize Nafzger and Taffel for passing on the Belmont, but that's neither here nor there. I also think Curlin didn't throw anywhere near his best in NJ and passing on the Travers is a call Assmusen should and did make. As far as Pletcher passing, OK, I don't have a problem with it. He can and will manage his horses the way he thinks is best, and he is more qualified than me to do so. I think he is also more qualified than anyone else when it comes to his horses, but that too is neither here nor there as well.

Eric