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Originally Posted by Danzig

why?
not one of those horses know who their mama is...let alone their daddy.

a famous trainer made mention of that when asked why he took a state bred horse to kentucky...he said the horse can't read his birth certificate and doesn't know where he's from.
the full quote escapes me...might have been charlie wittingham that said it.

Here's the excerpt from the book: Jack, From Grit to Glory (the story of Jack Van Berg)

In the buildup to the race, Jack recalls a point-blank, if not rude and ignorant question asked him by famed ABC television broadcaster Howard Cosell. “Jack,” Cosell said, “why would you bring a New Mexico-bred to the Kentucky Derby?” To which Jack replied, “Howard, he can’t read and he don’t know where he was bred, but he can damn sure run.”

A classic quote indeed!!