For me it's the human connections. It's hard to root for Dutrow. Period! In regards to the owners, the problem I have is with how they bought their way into the horse. If it were the sheiks, people would be batshit over it. I just feel differently about a situation like this where these guys are throwing money around after a horse has proven himself on the racetrack than I do for a homebred or an auction purchase. Not alot of effort goes into seeing BB air at Saratoga and then going to buy him.
Remember, these are the same geniuses that bought the mighty Lawrence the Roman last year trying to buy a Derby horse (Laugh). I'll still never understand how they got their money back after that brilliant move.
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