Originally Posted by Dahoss (Post 774479)

You're defending him for the sake of defending him. So far your defense is Pletcher is bad too (although he's the one that told him he shouldn't run) and at least he isn't Danthebluegrassman.

It's okay to admit he acted like a douche all week.

Originally Posted by slotdirt (Post 774485)

I said the whole leadup was beyond retarded. I don't know what else you want me to say. Should they have not entered in the first place? I have no idea.

Originally Posted by slotdirt (Post 774410)

Find me a bazillionaire without an ego, particularly one involved in competitive enterprises.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell (Post 774493)

FreddyMo

Originally Posted by freddymo (Post 774496)

I am too big of an idiot to have billion and or an ego

Originally Posted by Travis Stone (Post 774424)

I had this same conversation this morning with a friend...

It's a fine line, right? He didn't break any rules, and he effectively eliminated one more horse his other horse has to beat (not that it helps, but you know what I'm saying). On the other hand, there is the sportsmanship component and the "for the good of the game" ... but in black/white, they did nothing wrong.

It's sort of like when the golfers in the US Open fired their drives over another hole to hit the green in one. That night, tournament officials planted a tree off the tee so they couldn't do it, and forced them to use the dogleg/fairway.

Part of me has a hard time pointing fingers at someone who does everything within the rules, the other part of me thinks Sway Away deserves a chance, and the final part of me realizes the handle significance of the move. The answer is somewhere in the middle.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell (Post 774497)

Are people left that remember that the Derby didn't always have a 20 horse field? That actually having a chance to win meant something, at least to established trainers and owners? That making the field doesn't actually "qualify" you for the race?

I have little sympathy for the connections of the horses that don't get in. It is the same as the bubble in the NCAA tourney. It may be a nice story but those teams/horses really have no chance anyway.

Originally Posted by freddymo (Post 774505)

Becareful Chuck Hopefully one day you have one and you get in when someone is gracious an scratches..

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell (Post 774628)

They do you a favor when they exclude your horse. The only thing I would regret is that I wasn't able to sell the horse for some huge price and let some other dope sweat out getting in to run 17th.