National Pride

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Originally Posted by Scav

I don't even know what happened with Peace Rules, but I do know that there are a couple trainers that try and claim off of Contessa and Dutrow and they don't improve at all. It is like trying to claim off of Catalano around here, I have seen someone successful at it maybe twice in the last three years. Just don't even bother

Claiming horses and prospective 2yo's are completely different animals...Peace Rules ran well for Frankel, I don't know what came of him other than I believe I saw some of his weanlings going through the sales this year. To BTW's point - he has sold other 2yo's (actually 3yo's) that never panned out - Sunshine Alpine comes to mind, as well as Harborage...Don't know what that has to do with Contessa as a trainer...They were both raced well into their 3yo campaign....He has a large stable because he doesn't get near the stock that the big boys get, and has a whale of an eye for value at the sales

I'll recuse myself from any further comment - he's an acomplished trainer, a teriffic horseman and a good friend. I won't speak to innuendo and refuse to draw a cooralation between he and R. Dutrow. It's an ignorant comparison.