Quality Road to Pletcher..

[-BT-]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I thought Jimmy Jerkens was a MEGA trainer. Maybe not in the way of number of horses but certainly in ability.
Jerkens is a very old school type trainer. He would be considered to some hard on his horses...He works them very fast, etc. ( im not knocking the guy, Id put him in my top 5 for all trainers.)
I read an interview with him. Last year I think in the Bloodhorse, 'he said dad taught him to train his horses hard and the good ones would respond'.

he's a good trainer don't get me wrong, but you don't hear owners switching to him with big time horses, like baffert, Ass, Pletcher, dutrow. Just my 2 cents. I guess evans thinks pletcher can better campaign a horse like QR for the future, but the guy has soo much stock like ass, how much time can he really spend with the horse


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[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by -BT-

he's a good trainer don't get me wrong, but you don't hear owners switching to him with big time horses, like baffert, Ass, Pletcher, dutrow. Just my 2 cents. I guess evans thinks pletcher can better campaign a horse like QR for the future, but the guy has soo much stock like ass, how much time can he really spend with the horse


-bt-

I agree.

Jerkens also stated in that interview, that i cant seem to find online, that he would never have a large stable. He said he is pushing it with 45 horses.

[Bobby Fischer]

they have it up in DRF now as done


Mr Obvious says: Evans is big with breeding, and a lot of times when a breeding deal is all but finalized the big operations want to have "their" trainers train the horse out.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

they have it up in DRF now as done


Mr Obvious says: Evans is big with breeding, and a lot of times when a breeding deal is all but finalized the big operations want to have "their" trainers train the horse out.

Then why tansfer the fillies??

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

Then why tansfer the fillies??

interesting. Apparently there was a major decision to transfer stock

I wish Mr. Obvious would stop using my account

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

that should help is injurys..

[Bobby Fischer]

it's a lot more prestigious to retire a 3yo under Pletcher than Jerkens