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![]() Phil Hauswald has quit training and will become the agent for Mike Smith starting with the opening of Belmont Park.
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Costs associated with running a barn have risen more on a percentage basis than the standard day rate has at major tracks. You also have to be willing to use cutting edge medications that costa hell of a lot of money in order to compete with the barns you are running against. Adequan, Legend, Gastroguard, Lubrisyn, etc are no loner "edges" in this game. They are necessities that you must use in order to be able to compete with the top barns. Those costs are steep and if your owners aren't willing to pay the costs, you can either pull it out of your own pocket(hoping to get it back both in your 10% cut of winning purses or residually by hoping to attract more owners with a higher win percentage) or just go without and going without doesn't work. Last edited by oracle80 : 09-02-2006 at 09:23 AM. |
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... especially as far as the political part becoming more important. Can't just be a good ol' boy hardboot who knows his horses ... gotta be a big schmoozer ... and be media-savvy too. |