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Old 03-08-2011, 11:16 AM
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Don't know what to tell you. There's as many racing fans taking the opposite view from you that the 2yo earnings shouldn't be weighted as heavily toward the Derby gate as 3yo earnings. I don't like the racing office accomodation trend at all, as I said to Mike Welsch Friday, but you chided trainers that are considering every opportunity to build earnings for their horse. You make it out like every trainer that's waiting and watching had a horse as ready for stakes as a 2yo as they may be now.

Those trainers who you don't feel sorry for generally have exactly ONE horse and ONE chance to get to the Derby, as opposed to 'Team Todd'. Pletcher, not 'those trainers', is more the root cause of the scenario at hand. But don't worry... one year soon Pletcher will have every single 3yo in the country and we won't have to feel sorry for the trainers trying to get their one horse to the Derby. Because there won't be any.
Maybe they need fifteen slots determined by graded earnings and a handfull by invite only. A good second to UM is now a feather in your cap but still not a sure thing. Might be just the ticket to get more horses to the starting gate.
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Old 03-08-2011, 01:31 PM
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All of this plotting and planning will be nebulized if Mother Nature rears up!
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Old 03-08-2011, 01:49 PM
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All of this plotting and planning will be nebulized if Mother Nature rears up!
Nebulized?

That's an interesting way of putting it.
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Old 03-08-2011, 02:46 PM
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I understand about Mo needing a race however I have no idea why all these owners/trainers who are considering the KY Derby for the horse(Free Entry) would put the horse in a NON Graded Stakes race instead of one that pays.

Also seems like Pletcher wants to make sure he does not upset Winstar.


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I kind of am guessing Byk means Bring Your Kippah.


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