Re: Lucky Pulpit vs. Tapit (587 Views)
Posted by:
TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: April 07, 2014 01:13PM
Jim-- I have made mistakes. You just weren't around when I made them.
One involved a horse called Elite Mercedes. I agreed with Walden about running him on 2 weeks rest in the Arkansas Derby off an effort, a) not realizing until after the entries came out he would spot weight under the then allowance conditions, which cost him second and the earnings he needed for the Derby, and b) after running on short rest the horse got hurt and was never the same.
And I'm haunted to this day by the idea that running License Fee in the Molly Pitcher, 3rd start in 5 weeks, cost that great mare her life. She had won about 5 in a row, was 3/5, it was an easy spot... she died on the track.