[Danzig]

second, my biggest gripe is that a trainer has a horse break down and everyone says rip...but lukas has one break down, and he's villified. as if he's the only one to ever have one go down. what about horatio nelson? how many have screamed about an evidently stiff horse going to post, and then breaking down and losing his life? um, NONE. why? because he's trained by obrien, who apparently can do no wrong. why does he get a pass? what does he do differently? well, apparently other trainers get a pass for the simple reason that they AREN'T dwl. lukas has put up numbers unheard of, has been on top of the game for years. trained not one, but two of the top earning distaffers in the history of the sport. countless champs, how many tc winners- including the record for tc wins in a row--six i believe. winners of how many bc races? how many graded stakes? how much purse money? trained how many other top trainers?

you know, i just read something interesting about woody stephens. he's treated as a demi god for his wins, including running conquistador cielo back in the belmont only five days after his met mile score....but do you know that pre-race, everyone begged for him not to run, including CC's owner! ah, but he was right, wasn't he? if dwl tried something like that, he'd be run out of town on a rail. people bitch about going wild...what were the odds on charismatic in the derby? how about giacomo? you know, sometimes longshots win! go figure. dwl ran a longshot horse in the derby. yeah, cause he obviously doesn't know jack about how to win that race, right?
do you know that spain paid over $100 to win in her bc distaff....good thing he didn't listen to the naysayers regarding her and that race!