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02-20-2009, 03:14 PM
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02-20-2009, 03:42 PM
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02-21-2009, 02:31 AM
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This is implied when you say "why the purchase interest from "straight arrows" like the Jacksons and Tagg?" in post 16. "Yeah. I imagine 70yo Tagg to be quite a rube." Again, from you, in post 18. And the one from Smuthg in post 26, quoting you from post 16. "agreed... seems to me that Mr. Tagg has a fairly decent eye for talent." If these posts aren't saying that Tagg played a large part in this deal, then fine, that's my mistake, but I just don't read them that way at all. To answer your question (the better one that is), I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Tagg had minimal input on this. Just out of curiosity, how many horses has Tagg trained for them? I don't need an exact number, it's just that I can't recall any and am wondering if this is a new partnership.
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02-21-2009, 02:52 AM
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Tagg trained Showing Up for the Jacksons.
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02-21-2009, 03:22 AM
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Any others of note?
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02-21-2009, 08:22 AM
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my princess jess. she's one of several fillies/mares they've purchased from others after they had begun racing, and she moved barns to tagg...imo they're just looking for horses they feel are a good fit for them that can also be a good broodmare for their operation once they retire. i can't remember the last big purchase they made of a racing colt, only fillies such as precious kitten(she remained with frankel), MPJ and now this filly. they'll race her a bit, and then breed her.
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02-21-2009, 09:42 AM
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I think there's one angle that is being missed or dismissed here. And that is some trainers do better with some horses.
You see it all the time in professional sports, tennis & golf especially. All of a sudden a average player shows great improvement when they change their coach. Sometimes it's a better match, some times the coach see things or stresses things the last coach didn't. Some times the player is just happier. Can horses be happier? Why not. I'm not a horse man, but I would think if you listed all the things trainers do or can do, it would be a mighty long list, legal things that is. My guess is horses that move forward, for the majority, are simply just that.
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02-21-2009, 09:46 AM
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There's also the nice sprinter Rollers.. They ran a maiden named Cozy Lion together that I noticed last week.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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