Bit,

A good question and a puzzler.The scrutiny on certain trainers in NY is intense.Equally puzzling is that there are really no "secrets" on what one can legally do with a horse. The results achieved by a handful of trainers defy common sense and logic when measured against conventional horse racing results over many years.Over the years we've have seen the new boot,breathing nebulizers, hyperbolic (sp) chambers and on and on.Give me a break, nothing works so many times.The idea that a few trainers have found the "key" to training is absurd.The idea that no one has dropped a dime is also absurd, I agree.

A successful owner with a supertrainer told me that "time" was the key. He explained that his horses only ran when they were as "right" as could be and he never pressures his trainer to race his horses like other owners often do.He intimated that I would find that to be the case with most so called supertrainers then named Frankel, Pletcher, Mott?? and Dutrow.So, spacing is everything?

A Vet at the Spa defended the new supertrainers as both innovative and technologically more savvy than the old school guys.She proceeded to list things and equipment. The problem is that MANY trainers use those same aides and do not come close to achieving what the supertrainers do, with comparable stock. How come?

There is no doubt that some underachieving trainers use the drug thing to deflect criticism from their owners but when Hall of Fame guys whisper about juicing, I defer.I am no longer certain who is a good horseman. I now just concentrate on who wins and who don't.

Unless they catch people,those who argue that certain guys are just better trainers are right and I'm wrong.I could ramble on about this but it's not about the TG product so I won't.

Mike



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2006 10:09AM by miff.