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09-19-2011, 08:32 PM
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I'm going to show my complete ignorance here and probably make a total ass out of myself but that's fine.
Either you're all stupid or I am. Now I know, I know it's probably me. 99 percent it's me BUT... Huh? This is a great thing! You can't buy this kind of PR! The point is not the return. Can't you guys see that? If this were my horse and I had a little bit of money to play around with? Are you kidding... I would advertise and hit up any and every business I could think of... anything to do with cats and the name Ben. No one wants to approach Purina (I think Nestles owns them)? Ben and Jerry's? Hell Caterpillar? Any of the companies that make kitty sand or toys or any of it.... Uncle Ben's... WHY NOT??!! You get one or two companies and make it like Ben's Cat is the official representative of Laurel and really... you guys think that with a few features on tv, in print and online it wouldn't pay for itself AND be fun AND just be awesome PR AND maybe as an added bonus a few people here and there who might never have heard of the Breeder's Cup will be interested? What Golfer said about passing the plate at laurel... why not? If you donate 50 bucks you get a hat and a certificate of partial ownership haha... Why not? This could so work. It's not about the return or - at least- it doesn't have to be. 
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#2
09-19-2011, 08:50 PM
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A horse sponsored by dog food. . . what flavor? Ferdinand?
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09-19-2011, 08:57 PM
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That's cool.
I think you guys are missing the big picture but what do I know.
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09-19-2011, 09:12 PM
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Yeah okay well I'm not ready to stop here...
 Ben’s Cat had to recover from a broken pelvis before he made his maiden debut at age 4, and then began his career with eight consecutive victories. So what if that's part of it... matching funds or something..... once the goal is reached or if he wins or X percentage raised... some of it goes to horsie health charities. How about that? Think of the most unlikely person you can who could put up that kind of money and hit them up. I mean why not go for it? Hell there are owners who have quite a bit of cash who might see the irony (and publicity!) in helping out a horse who they don't own. I mean right or it it time for the loony bin?
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#5
09-20-2011, 12:01 AM
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I'm trying to figure out why he wouldn't just sell a piece or pieces of the horse? He just won a $350k race and surely a horse that has won 12 of 17 would interest someone?
The guy is 78 years old, not getting many more chances. Offer 49% of the horse for 100k. It will be done by the end of the week. Hell FreddyMo might do it.
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#6
10-25-2011, 07:23 PM
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#8
10-26-2011, 05:07 AM
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I know nothing about how one goes about making his horse BC eligible, but it's not like this horse came out of nowhere THIS year. He was quite good last year also. So the King definitely missed the boat.
As has been established, supplementing was a terrible financial risk, BUT, how many BC opportunities has he had? and how many more is he going to have? Someone needs to tell King he can't take it with him.
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