Pletcher gets a maiden

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Owners get lured into his brand just like they did with Lukas. There are some other trainers who I think would be at least as successful with his same stock and ownership support. They just don't have the brand that sucks in owners.

Branding suckers a lot of people into thinking a product is a lot better than it is. See: Kendall-Jackson wines, Grey Goose vodka, and Ruth's Chris steaks.

[Immanuel Kant]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Branding suckers a lot of people into thinking a product is a lot better than it is. See: Kendall-Jackson wines, Grey Goose vodka, and Ruth's Chris steaks.

Over-rated:

Kendall-Jackson wines----yes!
Ruth's Chris steaks-------yes!
Grey Goose vodka-------oh NO!

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Cardus

What happened to Timber Country?

He won the first Preakness Stakes that I attended, and I thought that he was going to be a pretty good horse.

I recall reading an article in which Lukas said that he was going to miss the Belmont Stakes with a "fever", but he never ran again.

He doesn't come up very often, so I had forgotten about him.

That was a very underrated horse.

His dam was awesome too. For those not familiar with Fall Aspen, check her out on PQ.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Cardus

What happened to Timber Country?

He won the first Preakness Stakes that I attended, and I thought that he was going to be a pretty good horse.

I recall reading an article in which Lukas said that he was going to miss the Belmont Stakes with a "fever", but he never ran again.

He doesn't come up very often, so I had forgotten about him.

The fever was restricted to one of his legs.

He injured a tendon training a couple of months after the Belmont.