Vineyard Haven Sold...

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Simply put, the travel is necessary because that's where they winter their horses. The Derby is just one of the goals of the operation. Does that mean they should disrupt their whole setup just because its not an ideal arrangement for one specific race? Apparently not. Particularly when they don't necessarily produce a viable contender every year (and haven't now for some time) to begin with.

but surely they could winter their american contingent somewhere a bit closer? not like the guy can't afford to buy yet another farm. and many of theirs run here all year long, so it's not like they target just the derby and head back. also, like i said before, they need to do what's best for their horses-ignoring what a horse is telling you is not the way to winning races. if they're going to run horses here, i would assume after their years of struggling, that maybe it's time for a change in tactics.