Dale was on Steve's show today, the last half hour. Radio gold as stated and well worth a listen for a good chuckle. Someone should "ghost" write a book packed with all those gems, most everyone else is too PC/corporate in this era.
He explains the Ellis race and talks about the horse in full detail. He also noted that the last horse to break it's maiden at 2 on the dirt at Saratoga then go on to win the Derby was...... a female (Winning Colors). Big Brown did but on the turf without the fanfare of these 2 year old MSW packed with juicy pedigrees.
Most wealthy owners want to see their horses run there win or lose, it's the price of admission to the club. His owners weren't in that group and they are plotting either the Hopeful for Grade 1 now or Dale's preference of the Kentucky Jockey Club as a prep into the Breeders Cup limited the number of starts for a horse that they think will get the classic distances.