I expect you to miss the point. But I will make one more attempt to explain especially if you promise to show up online for the NBA draft next year.
The fact is that a very small number of trainers get a disportionate number of the best young horses. These trainers cant possibly run all their horses at Saratoga so they send them out of town or simply delay running them because they can only race so many horses in a given race. Then there is the factor of impressive maidens or winners being bought and given to these same few trainers. The competitive balance that used to exist, no longer exists because the few control the many. It isnt about what HAS happened at Saratoga, it is what HASNT happened.

Violette clearly has more 2yo debut wins at Saratoga over the course of this decade than two of the 3 trainers you mention.

He's also easily tops all trainers for best group of 2yo's unleashed so far this year with Worstcasescenerio, Bulls and Bears, Not Macho Any More, Capitalisim At Risk, and Fenway Faithful.

Again - you said that four or five guys get all the good 2yo's .. what you mean is that they get a high volume of choicy homebreds and expensive yearlings.

Just like Rick Violette dominates these 2yo races at Saratoga because he goes out and gets athletes without fancy pedigree and conformation.

You are having comprehension issues also but dont provide any oo the comedy that PG1985 does

I'm mostly messing with you - but who are the good Pletcher and McLaughlin 2-year-olds we have seen so far?

The Green Monkey ?

One guy that has totally fallen off of the radar that surprisingly isn't mentioned anymore is? He was a multiple Eclipse winning Trainer...

Frankel is very sick and turning horses down.

Any word if he is getting better?

Chuck this first sentence is NOT NICE.

I retract it. Please accept my deepest apologizes and promise to not mention the Miami Dolphins or Arizona Wildcats for the rest of the year.

I read that here a few weeks ago, though it wasn't substantiated. It makes sense, his profile has been drastically reduced the past few years. I remember vividly that one weekend he and Bailey won almost every stake on the shed at the Spa.

I promise, I will give you my all SPORT PICKS right now.

Mlb- Yankees-Rockies WS- Yankees win

NCAA Football- Florida cruises, Penn St might get there

NFL- Patriots-Eagles SB--- Patriots win..... Ravens and Vikings are both going to be REALLY GOOD.

NBA- Celtics-Spurs Finals- Celtics win, lakers and cavs clearly talented, I beleive the teams I picked both have 1 run left.

LOCK CITY this YEAR!!!

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Go Bears :)

I know your a Chicago guy, but they are a few parts away. No weapons.

Scavarino,

You're golden.

:tro:

Enroute to Vegas RIGHT NOW!! :)

I got into that Survivor thing, picked the Bears OPENING WEEK :)

The season is over two weeks away and I'm already sick of hearing about the Patsies.

Thanks for the help. Any thoughts on college basketball?

Not yet.... When are we going to meet?

If you meet him, don't let him tell you he's taking you to see Rock Hard Ten...it's a trap.

This would be an interesting time for Levine to get off the schnide with Rice in hot pursuit of the training title.

Wrong Trainer, but couldn't you almost smell that a mile away?

This is setting up for Levine to get off the schnide next weekend in the Forego with Driven by Success. I have no clue who else is in there but I know hes a definite. His last few havent been pretty but a horse with this kind of speed is always a consideration.

it's a bird , it's a plane , it's city sneakers, city sneaker by 5 , and another winner for Linda Rice

"I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black"

todd takes the lead by one as the red hot Linda Rice cools down from the 40% + win percentage

7 days to go

G Weaver continues to impress

Linda and Todd are in a tie again - Go Linda Go!

In the past 4 years I don't recall seeing but one or two horses dropped to claimers by Todd - is he really running that many more for a tag?

Wait till you see how many Linda's got entered Sunday. Maybe some of the girls can dig out their Rags to Riches 'Girl Power' T's. I do hope Linda Rice gets this. If I remember right Pletcher has 19 going in the next three days and Rice 15 (many who are coupled) Great 'side bar' regardless.

Too bad Linda couldn't get Gitchee Goomie and In Te Domine into different races.

Ms. Rice has a barb for of 5.5f turfers what is the difference?

If he is, it is because he can, because no one is claiming....

Hooray for Linda!!! :tro:

Nice read by Crist regarding Linda winning the training title and some interesting stats in involved.

http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...9&subs=0&arc=0

kev what is the jist of the story ? how bout next year NYRA puts her on the grounds

Crist is right, the condition booked played right into her training strengths. When you win the training title, but you are only 7th in $$ won for the event, that tells you a little something.

maybe so kev, but she won a lot of races on the dirt and also won some turf routes with impossible horses that had never stretched out ever before

Hater. :p

Marty, she won a total of 2 dirt races for the entire meet...and both of those were races that were taken off the turf. In races that were carded for the dirt, she was 0 for 12.

11 of her 20 winners were turf sprints (all 5 1/2 furlongs). So there is 13 of her 20 winners right there.

linda can silence all doubters next year by 1 simple move - keep her horses for the 6 weeks on nyra grounds , if she does that and repeats her effort i will be the 1st to say great job ....well see where she stables

Wait a second...are you saying that Linda is...:rolleyes: