Originally Posted by Danzig188

no one stays on top forever, no athlete, no trainer, no jock, no horse. everyone knows that. why lukas gets singled out is beyond me--altho there is a share of baffert bashers around as well.
lukas hit it big, and stayed big for a while. maybe that has something to do with it. his success speaks for itself. his legacy lives on in the trainers he taught, including pletcher. to dig at a man who is past his prime is ridiculous. it happens to ALL of us, only not all of us have to slide downhill in the public eye.
as for a half million dollar purchase running in a claimer, lots of high price horses do squat. ap indy is an incredible rarity, having earned more in purse money than they spent on him. do you know how seldom that happens?

lukas is arguably one of the BEST trainers of all time. tc wins, eclipses, bc wins. everyone would like to do half as well, that would be quite an accomplishment.

as for antley, he was a POS. timing, shmiming. he ditched an expectant wife, he sure as hell didn't care about timing!! chose drugs over his own soon to be born child. no tears lost for that guy.