Re: Drugs and Modern Sports (637 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: September 19, 2006 06:05PM
Rich,
Don't want to open a thread that goes on forever. I am close to several non-super trainers that have wealthy owners. These trainers have carte blanche regarding expenditure for the things you mention.They also have good quality/bred stock. They are very good experienced horsemen(1 Hall of Famer)
They have not been able to accomplish anything close to Ricks results perennially, all things considered. I have no idea what Rick does to be as successful as he is but I would wager all that I own that it is not ONLY the very important things you have listed.
I'm not even hinting that you are naive.I have observed the move ups of horses visually and with TG.On the east coast,Dutrow is peerless.Pletcher has an annual replenishment of top quality babies and I do not find his results to be abnormal given that fact.Frankel, same as Pletcher, to an extent.
I do not think that Pletcher or Frankel are in Dutrows league, all things made equal.I do not consider Dutrows stock to be quite in the same league with many other trainers.Only recently, Dutrow has begun to have some expensive stock sent to him.
Unless he is caught, you are correct to assume that his methodology is superior to all others except that I know others do the same things with much less success.How can that be?
Mike