what is up with roman??

[ELA]

Originally Posted by theiman

Explain to me what you think is the danger of him running this horse in the Belmont.

As for what he might be trying to accomplish, a chance of a lifetime to race in a Grade 1 race at his favorite T-Bred track and hopefully pick up part of the purse.

He is the guy who gave back, supposedly over $1M on the sale of his horse Lawrence The Roman after he performed bad at the Big A this winter.
Name someone else with that integrity in this cut throat sport.

Your points about what Roman has done in the past, are irrelevant here -- in this case and on this issue. It is not about integrity -- it is about motive and intent, which Roman himself stated, not you might I add. You appear to be blindly defending a friend, and I respect that. However, in doing that you turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the real issue at hand.

Mr. Roman himself said that the horse would be make his presense felt early on, even though he felt he wouldn't be anywhere in it at the end. There was also commentary that Hard Spun should "watch out" or something along those lines.

He wants to run his horse -- great. Beat the field fair and square -- great. But what about costing another horse the race -- when taken in the context that you admit you really don't stand a chance?

Your blind support of a friend is superceding your common sense.

Eric