The Cuscuna comment appears to fall squarely within the don't believe everything you read category. One gets the impression that he started with $50k & ended up winning almost $1.5 million, but I am told that what he actually said was that his $50k generated $1.5 million in handle.

Given your location, perhaps you have heard or read something relating to what a horseman told me happened recently at Bay Meadows. For no apparent reason, one day last week trainers noticed that workout times seemed much faster than usual, the most dramatic example being a 46 & change work by a horse named Carthage, which was approx 2 seconds faster than any since the meet started. The trainers approached the track super for an explanation, & were told that he forgot to advise them that a "stabilizer" had been added to the dirt surface to reduce cuppiness. Even if you've not heard or read anything, does the story make sense based on what you've seen recently?