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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
I just heard some very interesting gossip from one of my trainers. He told me that Dutrow was not happy with the way the horse looked on Thursday and Friday and that he wanted to scratch the horse but that Iavarrone pretty much insisted on running.
I'm getting this information third-hand, so there is no guarantee that it is true. The info is from a good source. If I had to bet, I would bet that it's true but I can't guarantee it.
The guy who told my trainer on Friday night, told him that he was going to bet all kind of exotics and leave Big Brown out.
The reason I am just getting the information now is because the trainer that told me is a trainer that we only have one horse with and I only talk to him once a week at the most.
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This is the kind of talk that always comes out of situations like this. What's even more common is that at each level the story gets more and more distorted each time it's told -- like the game children play -- "Telephone".
I wouldn't completely dismiss it, but I certainly wouldn't give it tremendous credibility like you said. Personally, I am more interested in what people like John Nerud have to say. Having been in this business my entire adult life I have always found it interesting to hear what the real legends from our sport have to say.
In this case, there will never be any real answers unless something substantial comes up in the near future -- some sort of injury or the like. Of course I hope that's not the case. Regardless, this is the kind of thing our sport truly doesn't need.
Eric