Re: King Leatherbury: from Len to Jerry... (391 Views)
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dlf (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2005 05:30PM
David: Beyer definitely was implying "move-up" as we use it today. The choice of words was my own paraphrasing, not a direct quote. I believe Beyer was mentioning a few trainers whose horses would sometimes "wake up" for no apparent reason....he's clearly referring to juice, stimulants, etc. Another of the trainers he includes in this group was none other than A.Dutrow Sr! The nut doesn't fall far from the tree, apparently. I will bring the book to work tomorrow and provide an exact quote.
Jerry: When you say "he wasn't that sophisticated early on", do you mean Andy or King?