Re: Here We Go -- Skippin' the Cup (499 Views)
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HP (IP Logged)
Date: October 13, 2004 01:14PM
Usually I get upset when people start making allegations...but this article is incredible, especially after reading some of the posts here lately about guys who will skip the BC.
There is nothing...wrong...with the horse...but he just...isn't right. The article talks about how he "didn't spike a fever" or "didn't miss an oat." He doesn't say that the horse wouldn't be competitive or over his head, and he can't give ONE specific problem with the horse, and he spends time detailing the fact that the horse is in training and not suffering any soundness problem. Sounds like a guy who's trying to have it both ways: he wants to bail on the BC (and the scrutiny there) without damaging the long term value of the horse or the public's perception of his abilities.
So after the BC, instead of having to talk about bad feet or a virus, he can just say, "he didn't seem quite right but now he's ready to go!" and make it seem like skipping the BC was "just one of those things." If Dutrow wants to use these quotes for the post-BC interviews I hope he'll pay my royalty fee.
HP