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Originally Posted by King Glorious
But wouldn't it seem reasonable that if Borel has those feelings of loyalty to people he knows like that, they would be reasonable with him and understand that he's not just picking any horse over theirs but he's picking the Derby winner? If they are putting him in the position of having to chose them now or losing mounts from them later and not even understanding the special situation he's in, why would he even want to ride for them? It would seem like that's a very one-sided relationship where he's doing something for them out of friendship and loyalty but they can't reciprocate.
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i think you're overstating the need to cater only to the derby winner. he's one horse, borel is trying to make moves to help his career. mine that birds derby win helped him, but it won't continue to help him if he makes all his future moves based on where one horse may go. he's got a multi-race deal set up now-he's supposed to give up several races because of the wva derby? his commitment means nothing if he can say 'nevermind' just because it's mine that bird. he won't have commitments for long if everything is based on 'yeah, i'll ride as long as MTB is off that day'. woolly is new mexico-borel hasn't got a future with that trainer.
as for friendship and loyalty-explain that to hal wiggins. this is a business first and foremost. borels agent busts his hump to get his guy rides-that's the point in multi-race deals. he's guaranteed several starts now, which may parlay into further business down the road.
borel did woolly a favor-both sides benefitted. but i think it's a reach to assume every further move by borel and his agent has to be predicated on one horse-especially one based in new mexico.