Best Horses? Probably

Best People? Maybe

Most Knowledgeable? I think if you read even the pro- Pletcher posts on this
board, nobody is comparing him to the best horsemen of this or previous
generations. TAP has owners with deep pockets who can provide him with the best
racing stock in the world, at least what is left of it after the Dubai Brothers
are finished.

TAP's subpar Saratoga meet: As was mentioned by some scalliwag on the other
board (the nerve, to call a certain French trainer Patrick Biancobra), it would
be an interesting study to see what the ROI/ win percentage is on Pletcher's
100 plus Saratoga starters in their next race after the Spa closes (or to see
if there is any significant TG "correction").

Making more excuses for TAP: He may not have been favored by the condition books
at this summer's meet, which featured unprecedented numbers of cheap turf races
and NYB races. (Despite a subpar meet quality wise, NYRA is doing big business
in terms of total handle which says quite a bit about the lack of quality
racing anywhere else this summer).

It is what it is: Barring a big turnaround in the last 6 days of the meet, TAP
could finish with a win percentage for the meet below 10%, and that will be the
biggest story of the Spa in 07.