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Old 04-12-2008, 12:24 PM
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dream rush ?
WPTB sold Dream Rush last fall... Injured currently and still with Violette.
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Old 04-12-2008, 12:47 PM
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Took them too long
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Old 04-12-2008, 04:52 PM
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Took them too long
why is that ?
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Old 04-12-2008, 05:12 PM
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why is that ?
Because Violette doesn't win.
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Old 04-12-2008, 07:26 PM
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Because Violette doesn't win.
i dont have his stats in front of me, but i am pretty sure whenever i am looking at a form or any pp's the guy is normaly around 23 percent, thats not winning ?
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Old 04-12-2008, 07:55 PM
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WP has one more trainer change they need to make to be successful. This was a good move. Took them far too long

No JCC, he never wins when hes supposed. He has good horses and consistantly chokes. He basically sucks
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Old 04-12-2008, 07:58 PM
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He is about 15% this year.
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Old 04-12-2008, 11:03 PM
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WP has one more trainer change they need to make to be successful. This was a good move. Took them far too long

No JCC, he never wins when hes supposed. He has good horses and consistantly chokes. He basically sucks
i am drawing a blank on who jcc is ?
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Old 04-13-2008, 08:52 PM
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Because Violette doesn't win.
Compared to whom? If memory serves me, he won two grade one's (Dream Rush) and a grade two (High Finance) for these connections last year. I don't have statistics in front of me, but Violette's strike rate over the past few years has consistently been between 15-20%. It's comments like these that reinforce the erroneous perception that there are only a handful of trainers that know what to do with a decent horse.
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Old 04-13-2008, 09:00 PM
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I for one am a HUGE supporter of Violette. It seems that he has taught all his horses the art of the SUCKUP. Yeah, being able to suckup, while taking alot of money, and still not winning as many of these races as the SUCKUP might indicate, is a sign of a very good trainer.

I might be wrong but I believe he still has Klaravich on board. I mean, Klaravich has to be just about the worst at picking horses out there. They buy 'em, Violette teaches them how to suckup, while sucking up the public's money, and they still can't win. But they're all hyped.

Could you image Lear's Princess in this dude's hands? Enough said.
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Old 04-13-2008, 09:06 PM
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Could you image Lear's Princess in this dude's hands? Enough said.
Hasn't Lear's Princess run last in two of her last three starts in McLaughlin's hands? He couldn't do any worse, I suppose.
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