Chuckles, this story is for you. When Lil ET was in the paddock for the Arkansas Derby, the trainer(cab driver) for Pine Bluff attempted to strech his horse's legs. The right front went ok, but the horse tried to step on the trainer's foot during the second attempt. The trainer clearly was afraid to try it again. I shouted that I'd be glad to help. He ordered the guards to throw me out of the track. Once again, he failed to complete the mission. History shows the exacta of Pine Bluff/Lil ET was good. After the race, Pat Day said he noticed something about Lil ET that would be corrected in the upcoming Kentucky Derby(a shadow roll), the rest is history. I'd have cashed the exacta but Pine Bluff bled.
The moral of this story is that Lil ET was very much a live horse.