3/27-29 (CD): Kentucky Derby Future Wager -- Pool 4

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Why? In the past 15 years, Pletcher and Baffert have each won one Derby, despite being annually stocked with the priciest, best-bred talent on their respective coasts. The run of recent Derby winners belies the "need" to put potential Classic horses solely in their hands and has proven that a good horse can thrive when put in the hands of other capable trainers. (The Breeders' Cup annually reinforces the notion as well.)

No argument from me. I'd like to see a wider spread of talent as much as you do. The 'why' part of the concentration gets back to the 'stallion prospect' aspect. And we have to acknowledge in this discussion that the top barns in question do 'make' stallions in the TC exercise process.