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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
I was looking at drf.com's from the Monday standings which was only updated through Friday. Desormeaux was in 3rd at the time. I knew that a couple of the guys behind him had won a few and passed him. That's why I said top 5. Even with the upated standings, Desormeaux is still doing better in New York than either of the other two guys are doing in California. What evidence do you have that Desormeaux's problems in Southern California were a result of politics? Are you in the business? Maybe you can enlighten me about the politics out here. I've only been in the business out here for over 20 years. It wasn't politics. There were just a lot of riders that were better than him.
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Okay, you know someone is grasping pretty hard when they have to flaunt their resume' to give credence to a weak argument.
If you want me to google every article ever written about why trainers weren't giving Kent mounts I could do that. Or you can just admit what every informed person knows: that kent had pissed off most of the top trainers and some of the owners and they were tired of giving him second chances.
As someone in the business you should know that Kent was notorious for not riding to instructions. He was notorious for a while for not riding out to the wire. He was notorious for not working hard in the mornings. He would refuse many mounts that he felt had little chance and he was not shy in telling people that their horses werent so good. Trainers, even the ones that liked him, were tired of dealing with him. Of course, you being a big timer in the business and all should know this. Do you want me to produce articles or will you just take my word for it?