Phil,

I certainly never expect to get any decent odds on this horse in the near future and will probably never end up betting on him - I'm interested in him as a horse that appears to have a chance to be a great sprinter.

From a management standpoint, I have mixed feelings about running very fast horses through all their allowances. One group would say that this is the proper way to bring a horse along in his development. Another group, such as Lukas, would probably tell you that horse flesh is fragile and you better take a shot at the big races while you are healthy. Lukas appears to ruin a lot of high end horses but at the same time his strategy might benefit the owner financially. By getting a graded stakes win or two under the horse not only does the owner collect more purse money but the horse becomes valuable for breeding. If Greatness runs 4 0's to 2's and wins nothing but his maiden and allowance races his breeding stock worth will be less (I did not notice but I am assuming he is not a gelding)and the owner will have spent more in training and boarding to win less money than if the horse won a big stakes race or two and then was retired for breeding. Just a thought in a racing world where there don't seem to be many quality horses that last too long.