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Old 09-22-2008, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CSC
I would like to make this point googling up Murray Johnston's training record, but I can't right now....however I do remember him being 0 - 44 at one point in the season while shipping Perfect Drift out west to run in a Gr.1 race. Perfect Drift ran second in that race, no slight accomplishment, now maybe if the Trainer was Dutrow like he would have won that race. Yes It's speculation, however the reality is maybe someone could have done better with him given the Trainer's low win %.
Perhaps you are right. I am not one to equate winning percentage with training accumen. There are so many factors involved it would seem especially in this age of medication.
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