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Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas
Probably count on one hand the number that are just as successful.
Pletcher is the obvious 1st, as well as most of Lukas' protégées. A few year back one of Vienna's assistants Tim Yakteen looked like he was going to go someplace, but has sorta fizzled out since.
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I think you're thinking of Darrell Vienna's assistant Tim Pinfield, who's claim to fame was training the good sprinter Big Jag (whom he got off of Vienna). He had "financial" troubles a little while after and fled to train privately in Singapore. Had more trouble there and got booted out.
Of course, with ten years or so going by, his financial debts in CA are no longer much of an issue and sure enough, he was welcomed back with open arms recently in SoCal where he has a string of 10 or so horses. Not sure if he's started any yet.
Tim Yakteen is an ex-Whittingham and Baffert assistant who has done fairly well since going out on his own a couple of years ago.