No reason other than access to the paddock to run Going Wild now. But they will.

Well, I won't try to pretend that I'm not disappointed, to say the least. I wasn't prepared to give up on him.

One thing's for sure......any feeling that I had that Wayne was going to get #5 this year has gone up in smoke. He sure isn't going to get it with Going Wild, the poor thing. I am kind of disgusted with the bunch of them over that one.

Now I REALLY need High Fly!

Now that Going Wild is going it alone, does he get a more judicious ride?

Good news, bad news for me.

Bad news is I really thought he could crash the board at a price.

Good news is I thought that about 6 horses, so Im down to worrying about how to play 5 longshots.

DWL said days ago that Going Wild was doing the better of his two horses. Guess he was telling the truth!

I'm guessing his sub par Bluegrass was related.He could beat Spanish Chestnut by more than a nose running backwards.

I still see GOING WILD being sent here.Lukas helping Pletcher helping Tabor.Tabor/Lukas is an old pair(Thunder Gulch)Wayne does Tabor a favor and a nice 2yo comes his way.Wayne helps his old assistant who he's very fond of.Joe Bravo got a gift mount in the million dollar Haskell on Lion Heart owned by Tabor.Payback time Joe-just follow instructions and you'll be taken care of again.Jose Valdivia will reap some benefits also-in the form of a nice payoff or some future live mount.The Lewises obviously don't care.They'll probably cash a bet on Bandini.So will Lukas.Everyone goes home happy except for the Bellamy Road crew.Zito will take it like a man.He benefited from gang up tactics in the Belmont last year on Smarty Jones.All part of the game.

Excellent analysis Big. They better hope that some other horse doesn't do a Monarchos on them and run the race of their life. Then they all eat crow.

I could go out front and run a couple of wind sprints and have as much influence on the finish as Going Wild will.

Big - I'm impressed by that synopsis. Backroom deals and favors have always been a part of this game and the scenario you lay out is entirely plausible. Hey it was done in the BC why not the KD?

So as I read this thread and if the scenario plays itself out as mentioned, it would appear that the 1-2 finishers of the FOY are the two that could have the easiest of trips in the big one. Hmmmmmm....

>>So as I read this thread and if the scenario plays itself out as mentioned, it would appear that the 1-2 finishers of the FOY are the two that could have the easiest of trips in the big one. Hmmmmmm....


Funny, ski. I read it as the 1-2 finishers in the Juvy....