Very Mixed Feelings

[HaloWishingwell]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I think the main and probably only reason that Big Brown is unexciting is his human connections. Think about it, the last few years we've had very intriguing and easy to like human connections. You'd be hard pressed to find people who have a bad word to say about Nafzger, Matz or John Sheriffs. Not exactly the same thing with Dutrow.

In terms of the owners, in recent memory we had the Sackatoga guys, The Chapmans, The Moss's and Jim Tafel. All likeable and thought provoking stories. Again, the same really can't be said for the IEAH guys, especially in light of the A One Rocket stuff.

The horse is very talented, there is no doubt. Unfortunately for him, the people who own and train him aren't well liked and in turn, a very good horse isn't rousing up the fans like it should. If someone like Bennie Stutts was training Big Brown he would be America's darling this morning. It's too bad.

I agree with you and you can throw in that this crop stinks and the preps were awful. With the exception of BIG BROWN and COLONEL JOHN,look at the Derby odds of the winners of the major preps.