Re: Phipps Stable and the Derby (492 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 12, 2007 07:54PM
I have a very strong feeling that the Phipps would Treasure a Derby winner. They however do right by their horses. The loss last year of Pine Island was a very tragic event for a Family that cares about the well being of the animals they race and their obligation to the breed.
The Phipps have run a number of horses in the Derby during my betting years.
Seeking the Gold
Easy Goer
Awe Inspiring
Accellerator
Easy Goer was not a Churchill slop horse and the connections underestimated Sunday Silence, but Easy Goer was as good a horse as has ever started in the Derby.
imallin Wrote:
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> I don't think it has a lot to do with the quality
> of the animal, its about the philosophy of the
> stable.
>
> Basically, the entire world is fascinated by the
> Ky Derby. Everyone wants to win it, some are just
> willing to go to greater lengths to do so.
>
> For whatever reason, the Phipps' must feel the
> Derby isn't all that important. If they held that
> race in as high as regard as everyone else, they'r
> probably be running if they had ANY chance
> whatsoever.
>
> Unfortunately, Churchill Downs feels the need to
> 'taint' their signature race by attaching a
> corporate sponsor to the race. To me, that
> cheapens the race for the fans. Its a sellout
> basically. Its like when you were growing up in
> the 1980's listening to John Mellencamp sing Jack
> and Diane and you loved his music and felt that
> his songs 'meant something' to the era in which
> you grew up, you'd be upset that he's writing
> songs and selling his 'heart' to Chevrolet just to
> make a dollar that he doesn't need.
>
> If Churchill doesn't care all that much about the
> prestige and the 'race of all races' title and
> they'll sell out to make a dollar thru advertising
> (and btw, that dollar doesn't go back into YOUR
> pocket in any way shape or form) than why should
> the Phipps' care about it either?
>
> It goes to show you nothing is sacred anymore,
> pretty soon we'll have the pope selling his robe
> on E Bay.
