Bally:

Whether you want to throw the bouquet or not, you must be aware of the
following: The Phipps family going back to the 1930s (well before my time,
obviously), through the 50s with Bold Ruler, into the 60s with Buckpasser, Time
For a Change's great upset of Devil's Bag and Dr. Carter in the '84 Flamingo,
Cynthia Phipps' tremendous filly Christmas Past, the great Shug trained fillies
and mares of recent years (Personal Ensign, Inside Information, My Flag,
Country Hideaway, etc)...

...was I making a point somewhere?

Oh I guess the point was that in terms of racing and breeding, no single family
or entity has had more success in America than the Phippses. Maybe Calumet came
close, but all it took was one free spending, hard living country boy to
bankrupt the whole organization.

Like em or not, the Phipps family has very little left to prove, at
Churchill Downs or anywhere else.