5/6 ATR: McGaughey, Pletcher, Amoss, Byrne, more..

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Kasept

McGaughey addresses the situation and the timeline to the decision in the second half of his visit today.

Derby & Orb connection acknowledgements by Shug runs 9:40-9:57.

Hymm Book, Tokyo Time, Hungry Island, Point of Entry and Preakness talk 10:00-10:15.

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Geez Shug gave you the kitchen sink... I couldnt be happier for you both

[Calzone Lord]

Shug comes off as easy to like as they get.

In one of his TV interviews, he said didn't want to run Orb in the Fountain of Youth, but only ran in that spot because an allowance race for him wouldn't fill "anywhere in the area" ... which that wording sure sounded like he would have even preferred running Orb in an N2X allowance at Tampa rather than the Fountain of Youth. Payson Park is about 3 hours from Tampa.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Shug comes off as easy to like as they get.

In one of his TV interviews, he said didn't want to run Orb in the Fountain of Youth, but only ran in that spot because an allowance race for him wouldn't fill "anywhere in the area" ... which that wording sure sounded like he would have even preferred running Orb in an N2X allowance at Tampa rather than the Fountain of Youth. Payson Park is about 3 hours from Tampa.

He also said he would have run him in NY vs older horses, but it never filled.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Geez Shug gave you the kitchen sink... I couldnt be happier for you both

Thanks Freddy. I do think he's been the trainer I've had on the show the most these past 7 years. It was a real honor for me to have the opportunity for that conversation today.