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Old 06-23-2008, 12:56 PM
Danzig Danzig is offline
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You think Jess Jackson had a friggin clue about one of 100 horses he owns... Totally unfair...What is suppose to do find a nice home for the colt instead of trying to get him back to racing at some level..
why should he, or any owner, get a pass for this? it's crap like this 'oh, too many horses-can't keep track' mindset that has caused a lot of the issues that racing and its' fans are facing today. if he can't pay attention to his stock, then he shouldn't have any! whether he paid $10 or $10 million, if the horse had no business on the track, he shouldn't have been there. the horse was thrown away basically--but since it's owned by curlin's owner, it's ok?!?! bullsh!t.
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:27 PM
Rupert Pupkin Rupert Pupkin is offline
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why should he, or any owner, get a pass for this? it's crap like this 'oh, too many horses-can't keep track' mindset that has caused a lot of the issues that racing and its' fans are facing today. if he can't pay attention to his stock, then he shouldn't have any! whether he paid $10 or $10 million, if the horse had no business on the track, he shouldn't have been there. the horse was thrown away basically--but since it's owned by curlin's owner, it's ok?!?! bullsh!t.
The truth of the matter is that the majority of owners don't know what is going on with their horses. They trust their trainer and let him make the decisions. The trainer may not even tell the owner if the horse has a problem

That's not always the case. There are some owners who are very actively involved. There are some trainers that tell their owners everything. They will tell their owners exactly what is wrong with their horse. If a horse comes back from a work with a slightly puffy ankle, they will tell their owners immediately.

I don't know the relationship between Jackson and Asmussen and I don't know how actively Jackson is involved. I don't know if Asmussen tells Jackson when a horse has a problem.

But I would say that in general, when you have one of these big-time, smooth talking trainers working for a really rich guy that doesn't know much about horses, the owner will usually know very little about what is going on physically with his horses.
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