Who Will Be The Favorite? What Price?

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?

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.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

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.

So why not just say....it didn't make sense to ride Mine That Bird and give up the business we had in CA?

Frankly, the better story is "I told Chip that Joel would fire me if I gave up live mounts to go ride that ridiculous horse." Nobody would have blamed you for that.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So why not just say....it didn't make sense to ride Mine That Bird and give up the business we had in CA?

Frankly, the better story is "I told Chip that Joel would fire me if I gave up live mounts to go ride that ridiculous horse." Nobody would have blamed you for that.

I thought that's what I was saying.

The way it literally went.

Brad Pegram was talking to Wolley who asked about Mike Smith. He was holding out for something better.

He handed me the phone. I told Wolley we'd go. Called him back to get a CC card or address for the invoice.

He said they weren't paying expenses.

Joel and I decided it was better to stay put.