Re: A Maiden in the Derby (538 Views)
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bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: March 26, 2006 10:57AM
Perhaps his greatest legacy will be the horsemen he trained. He is a knowledgeable horseman, but that only compounds his mistreatment of his charges. It’s not like he’s some bozo that doesn’t realize what he’s doing.
In all fairness, he does run clean and is outspoken against juicers. Unfortunately he is also outspoken against raising jockeys weight allowances to something reasonable for modern humans. He said that jockeys are all a “bunch of crybabies that drive to work in Mercedes” and that it would be an undue burden on the horses. Sounds a bit hypocritical, considering the source. Don’t you think?
Bob