Trainer Howard wasn't far off the mark when he said that Ambassador Farish has put his heart & soul in this game for many yrs. It also isn't surprising that, to a traditionalist, a JCGP victory by a homebred might mean as much or more as a victory in the Classic. As for stud fees, Mineshaft's was announced prior to Sat, and winning or losing the Classic would have no impact whatsoever on the size or total amount of his fees. Where it might have an impact, however, is on Lane's End, perhaps the premier breeding operation in the US, & its many employees & partners. AP Indy has to be about 14 yrs old at this point, & one of the questions they are presumably dealing with is whether Mineshaft is going to be their replacement "foundation sire." So to a certain extent the question involves the jobs of a great many people, & continued success at the highest level of the breeding business. Nonetheless, I continue to believe that Ambassador Farish is the kind of person who might be convinced to once again put the interests of racing ahead of his own.