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Originally Posted by Dahoss
I’m hesitant to acknowledge this look at me nonsense….but you gave up a mount in the Derby because you guys were too cheap to pay for a hotel and plane? He had no other mounts on the undercard?
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A hotel and plane on that late notice would have been about $7500.
He didn't have anything on the undercard on Saturday. Only one longshot to ride in an allowance race on Friday.
With the heavy heads leaving for the weekend we were on a TON of favorites in So. Col.
This was before Joel was the dominant force he is now. He was just finding his way in Ca.
Bejarano and Gomez were riding a bunch of winners there too.
It was either spend $7500 and ride a 50-1. Or make $30,000 at SA.
It was a business decision. But IMO not a matter of being cheap.