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Old 11-13-2006, 01:56 PM
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Default One more reason why the Phipps family is good for racing

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36358

We need more owners making a commitment to try to breed sound horses to sound horses and try to identify those studs that ran on drugs (legal or otherwise) and not breed to them. Kudos to this family for their efforts.
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Old 11-13-2006, 01:59 PM
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We need more owners making a commitment to try to breed sound horses to sound horses and try to identify those studs that ran on drugs (legal or otherwise) and not breed to them. Kudos to this family for their efforts.
I agree 100%. They exemplify old school excellence.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:08 PM
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We need more owners making a commitment to try to breed sound horses to sound horses and try to identify those studs that ran on drugs (legal or otherwise) and not breed to them. Kudos to this family for their efforts.
The last comment from him is interesting to me. He says they try to look for stallions that were more drug-free than others. Won't that lead him to breeding to more stallions that had really short careers on the track and thus were less proven as racehorses? I'm thinking that as a general rule, the longer u were on the track and the more u raced, the more chance that u were on some kind of drugs.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:13 PM
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The last comment from him is interesting to me. He says they try to look for stallions that were more drug-free than others. Won't that lead him to breeding to more stallions that had really short careers on the track and thus were less proven as racehorses? I'm thinking that as a general rule, the longer u were on the track and the more u raced, the more chance that u were on some kind of drugs.
maybe...
but one could also argue that a more sound animal wouldn't need drugs to run...who know's really...but IMO steroids etc are not a great addition to the industry and if he can find horses that didn't receive them while racing (not sure that's possible) and that horse was any good at all...well since they breed to race and not to sell then he can afford to make that gamble and breed to said stud.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:15 PM
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One of the reasons I have such respect for Mineshaft being trained by Howard who I have a lot of respect for as a clean guy.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:19 PM
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One of the reasons I have such respect for Mineshaft being trained by Howard who I have a lot of respect for as a clean guy.
I also respect the trainer and the horse.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:20 PM
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I'm thrilled to see the Phipps story getting some play here. I just read it on Blood-horse... his operation personifies what we need more of in horse racing.
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Old 11-13-2006, 03:22 PM
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I'm thrilled to see the Phipps story getting some play here. I just read it on Blood-horse... his operation personifies what we need more of in horse racing.
Billionaires that like to race dont grow on trees.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:20 PM
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One of the reasons I have such respect for Mineshaft being trained by Howard who I have a lot of respect for as a clean guy.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a nicer guy on the backside.
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Old 11-13-2006, 02:23 PM
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a nicer guy on the backside.
ohhhhhhh my!
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a nicer guy on the backside.
Yeah, the grizzly bear is a good dude...need more horsemen like him.
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