General Quarters

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

In reality, it's a bad story. McCarthy is a prick and a phony. He's cheated everybody involved with the horse, especially Mark Miller whom he has refused to pay his 10% share from the Sam Davis. He also stiffs the barn help and regular exercise rider. The horse himself is a very cool animal that's come a long way thanks to Miller, but McCarthy is not what some have portrayed.

too bad that some of the better horses are owned by unsavory hard to root for characters.

sometimes good things happen to bad people-and vice versa.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Danzig

too bad that some of the better horses are owned by unsavory hard to root for characters.

sometimes good things happen to bad people-and vice versa.

It's just a microcosm of life. The racetrack is not perceptively different from any other business.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

McCarthy's career training record is now 14-for-237 with most of those wins coming at Turfway Park.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

McCarthy's career training record is now 14-for-237 with most of those wins coming at Turfway Park.

What's his ROI?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

$1.24 on every $2 - that includes the Blue Grass win.

I bet very few trainers have ever had their 14th career training victory come in the Blue Grass Stakes.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

$1.24 on every $2 - that includes the Blue Grass win.

I bet very few trainers have ever had their 14th career training victory come in the Blue Grass Stakes.

If Jean Cruget can win the Triple Crown then anything is possible in this game.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

If Jean Cruget can win the Triple Crown then anything is possible in this game.

Was he as bad as Ron Franklin?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It's just a microcosm of life. The racetrack is not perceptively different from any other business.

true. but none of us tune in to watch bill gates in action or cheer on the cfo of coca cola. we like to like our rooting interests.

altho, i do still root for the redskins, dan snyder notwithstanding.