My point is that NEHRO (breeding/trainer) had a better chance of winning The Belmont than Shackleford did, as NEHRO had a chance, Shackleford on breeding and being forced on the lead, without one shot of going a mile and a half in a winning time, did not. Dale Romans is a guy who without longtime trainer W.I. Billy Fox, as his advisor, could never train Lassie to fetch a bone. Assmussen, Hall of Famer, who forgot more than Romans ever knew about training, would have never asked Shackleford to attempt a mile and one half. Dale Romans is just another guy who lives off his father's great record and knowledge of the game, and his trainer behind the scenes W.I. Billy Fox, would be a nobody. Fox begged Romans not to run Shakleford in the Belmont. Maybe one day he will start listening to Mr. Fox, who Romans pays $5,000 a week just to advise him. Thats another point I was attempting to make......do you have any idea how many trainers in this country, have guys who are ex-trainers, up in age, who call all the shots? Well I do....because for 30 years, I trained horses, and was blessed to enjoy the game and the challenge, as a hobby, while seeing first hand, the real whos who in racing and who really calls the shots in some of the biggest outfits in the country. I have a lot of points I could make, but I really don't enjoy exposing the inner circles of the real racing community, regarding who is real and who simply has no clue. If Billy Fox, and his daughter Tammy, who is married to Romans, ever leaves him, he will be doing just what he did for his dad, that is muck stalls and at best retain a assistant trainers liscense. You could have trained Shackleford, but not going a mile and a half. Need any more points? My points are facts not rumors. Try reading three books in your spare time. 1) Feeding To Win 2) Conditioning To Win 3) The Vetinary Encyclopedia For Training The Thoroughbred. Then you might be able to talk about the thoroughbred racing game. Until then, GL!
Fat Harry