Re: pletcher (757 Views)
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Date: June 30, 2005 10:32AM
HP,
Very interesting stuff.
I think Lukas takes more heat than most trainers partly because of his past success and partly because he has run a handful of VERY HIGH PROFILE horses well past the point where even casual fans understood that the horse was done and should be retired. He also has had at least one very high profile horse that was rumored to have problems before an important race that broke down in that race.
IMO, there's another high profile west coast trainer that breaks down a lot more horses with potential than Lukas ever did because of his aggressive super fast workout style. It's tough to link WOs with physical problems though. It's just an opinion (mine).
When you run a horse into the ground people notice.
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