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Originally Posted by oracle80
BB you are being too hard on the Chapmans. He definitely had major issues after the Belmont. Definitely.
Chapman turned down a blank check for him before the Derby, and when agents called on the horse after his debut, at least one agent anyway, they were told nicely by his trainer that he wasn't for sale, and never would be at any price.
Noone was lying, he had issues that made it impossible for him to race again at that level.
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Is this first-hand knowledge on your part ... or are you accepting someone's word for it?
I find it hard to believe that Smarty Jones could not have returned sound as a 4YO.
If I were Chappy ... I definitely would have grabbed the dough ... but I don't think I would have tried to spin the racing public about it. Nothing wrong with saying, "We need the money ... so we're retiring and syndicating our horse."