I often wonder how many people would be selecting, considering, etc. names like Tagg (pre-Funny Cide), Matz (pre-Barbaro), Albertrani (pre-Bernardini), Servis (pre-Smarty Jones), and so on.

I am certain some would.

Eric

chuck simon any day...you have know idea how he cares for and has the skills to make a horse spotted right and run well

R. Mandella, Matz, Amoss, Aidan O'Brien

Motion

I would take Matz. Like him for his hunter/jumper background. :)

Me too, but that's pretty biased of me. I'll stick with Chuck.

Picked me twice....bigger discount!!

Perhaps I'll have Joel buy me a horse and I can actually take you up on that offer. :cool:

I guess I might want to let Joel know... haha.

Joel's all about the discount

I'm surprised that eajinabi was the only one to tout Mr Kairan Mcgaughlin....I would take him over Pletch any day..

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest bit. Ok... back on topic.

due to location I would take a shot with Chris Block with a grass horse. He's had a bit of a slump but then
so have I

but I look forward to making a trip to New Orleans

#1 PLETCHER :D

#2 Mandella

Oh please you wouldn't even be able to talk to him without fainting!

Yet she has no problem stalking him around the country and sticking a camera in his face while he's three feet away.

obviously im biased towards my trainer AE but other than him in chicago id definately go with christine janks, excellent at developing a young horse and has great help working for her which never hurts

I would have to go with chuck as well. Beyond he knows horses, he actually cares about pushing the sport of horse racing. Without him, the boards little endeavor would not have gotten off the ground. Anyone that is willing to train the horse for part of the purse winnings and deal with 50 owners is a solid trainer in my book.

I would sweat and stammer every time he called to give a report on my horse ;)

Well that part is easy! :p

solid trainer...and a bit crazed for doing this!! which is a good thing!! since he trains the only horse I have, I'll go with chuck too.

thought i saw some run last year scav, 2morrows 7th race has a chicago six colt in it, docs nephew

Bonus points for the elder Jerkens today. He has Miss Shop face the FM Turf favorite in her comeback last week and then wheels her back this week to take on the defending Distaff winner.

I do not like Miss Shop at all in that race.

Yeah, but at least someone is filling these stakes races.

D. Wayne Lukas is still the guy I'd go with.

Do you want your horse to be broken down? I'd rather have Candlin.

Lukas is not the only trainer that's ever had a horse break down. And even though he's had a bunch, he's also had a bunch of horses that have been successful as 3yo's. If I'm looking for 3yo success, Lukas is my guy. He pushes hard and those that make it, u have a good chance of doing well. If they can't survive the training, they don't deserve the success anyway. If I'm looking for older, probably Ron McAnally is my guy.

I'll just act like you didn't mean that and forget it. B/c that's very cold.

LOL, OOPS...Retire Round Pond. 2-5 here? Who are these people betting her at that price?

Miss Shop paid more to show than to place so she was way worse than 2-5 in the show pool.

Bridge Jumpers deserve to lose.

Well I'd want a guy where my horse isn't an aftertohught amongst the other 400 million dollar babies in the string. So that eliminates all the big names-

I'd also like to put a good trainer that's never had that "BIG" horse on the map: So for me I'd go with Jamie Ness who trains at Canterbury and at Tampa in the winter. He trains at a high percentage at both places, and could hold his own with any of the big-tymers if he had a string of horses of the same calibur.

But!If you put a gun to my head to pick a big name if I had soem Million $$$ babies: I'd pick Andre Fabre. I'd love to see what he could do with an American string of horse, and see what he could do with the dirt hories. Or maybe Biancone.