>Perhaps his greatest legacy will be the horsemen he trained.

His second greatest legacy.

Golfer Frank Beard once produced a book written by the late Dick Schapp where he stated that for every $ he earned he felt he owed 10% of it to Arnold Palmer. Palmer made Golf into a TV sport with his swashbuckling style and smiling charisma. Hence the purses shot up and the reasoning behind Beards stance.

When the Breeders cup arrived Lukas who was the real "Superpower" of racing split the entire focus of his operation between the Triple Crown events and the Breeders Cup. He gave the event instant credibility, does the same on Ky Cup Day and others. With his far flung operation of days gone by he pretty much sent the message you put on a big race with a big purse and we will be there. Big money races with good fields are now everywhere.

Baffert, Zito and all the rest of these guys should feel the same way Beard did. The big money purses they compete for, the plethera of big Breeders Cup type days are successful because the guy with the biggest barn and the most clout made sure it worked well before they came along.

A simple 5% is probably fair.......