Does this surprise anyone (especially from SW Louisiana)?

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Does this surprise anyone (especially from SW Louisiana)?

Postby sulphurfire » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:26 pm

"The rewards, whether for winning or for losing, offer almost irresistible temptations to race a two-year-old more times than are good for them." John Hay Whitney at the annual testimonial dinner in October 1963 for the Thoroughbred Club of America

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Postby wilf » Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:01 pm

Food for thought indeed.

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Postby sulphurfire » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:17 pm

I wonder what has been done with the horses under the trainer(s)?
"The rewards, whether for winning or for losing, offer almost irresistible temptations to race a two-year-old more times than are good for them." John Hay Whitney at the annual testimonial dinner in October 1963 for the Thoroughbred Club of America

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Postby ageecee » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:17 pm

looks like quarter horse people but I don't recognize any of the names?

who is the trainer?


Lots of Mexicans work at the quarter horse meet

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Postby sulphurfire » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:45 pm

Sam Ackel
"The rewards, whether for winning or for losing, offer almost irresistible temptations to race a two-year-old more times than are good for them." John Hay Whitney at the annual testimonial dinner in October 1963 for the Thoroughbred Club of America

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Postby ageecee » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:17 am

Ackel hasn't started a hors since 1990 and I don't see him as an owner on Equibase.