Z Humor in the Fountain of Youth

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Originally Posted by monipenny

I agree there are other spots to run him. Most notably would be the derby preps at Oaklawn like the Rebel and then Arkansas Derby, but the FOY came up in his own backyard and you don't have to ship out of state. You certainly will never persuade me that this horse is worse for the wear by running this weekend by what transpired last weekend. Mott has lost clients before when he told clients to F off- he doesn't need the money that badly- he got a ton from Paulson when Cigar was retired and also fringe breeding rights to Theatrical. Shakespeare was a horse that Mott trained that bowed who had tremendous potential and accomplished some great things but he lost the horse and KM got him only to break down a few races later. Ahmad Zayat is not the only owner in this game ya know?

I think you are missing the point that he has enough earnings to get into the derby. He does not have to ship to run in a prep race, he can run in any allowance race on the grounds to stay fit.