Va Derby

Originally Posted by boldruler

The VA Derby and the Travers was definitely the original plan. Tagg is arguably the most impossible trainer to figure out in the world because he is very conservative. The horse just made him $60K, which is good money for him, so if Tagg wants more space between races who am I to question the guy. No knock on you Oracle, but anyone who thinks KD is in the league with Showing Up probably should stay out of the horse buying business. Not only is SU a much better horse, but he cost hundreds of thousands less than KD cost. Tagg got Showing Up for 60K.

Oh I see. Would you like me to pull up some of his other buys as yearlings the last few years and see what they add up to? How about that expensive Thunder Gulch who broke her maiden for 50 and then got killed in the allowance race? How about Nice Nellie? Please spare me. Buying yearlings is buying a dream. What IEAh does is try and find proven candidates and then pay a premium due to the fact that you won't buy so many 6 figure disasters searching for a good one.