Chuckles,

Previously, you asked if "good horses" were "eluding" Dickinson.

If "good horses" are "eluding" him, maybe it has to do with the idea that Dickinson doesn't run his horses enough to please impatient, or even pretty darn patient, owners. Apparently the stars, the moon and the sun have to be aligned just right for him to run one. [For example, the horse has to be 3-5 morning line at Philly Park in a four horse field in order for him to run one, and not be a late scratch!] After the initial delight of having him train for them, hoping he'll take them to The Promised Land, thinking he is some kind of "Mad Genius" his reputation says he is, you soon realize that he's just another steroid trainer... and things change. Maybe months pass with setbacks and inactivity. [Gee. Even with Tapeta footings: inactivity and setbacks! Hmnph!] The clock ticks and owners lose money, lose joy and they get frustrated to the point where they remove their horses with him. [What to do? Give them to the Bruce Levines of the world!]