Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Of course that is a factor. If a trainer has a good horse like Henny, he's going to want a committment from a jock.
When you ride first call for a guy, there are definitely some negatives. But overall, riding first call for Pletcher is a huge positive. It got JV $20 million in purses last year and an Eclipse award. It usually pretty much guarantees him that he will be on at least 20% winners for Pletcher because Pletcher's win percenatge is always over 20%.
|
Rupert OF COURSE thats the point, I agree 100%. The deal they have made with todd virtually gurantees them a million-2 million a year in income. In addition there is more to it than you may know! Angel is still considered the best exercise rider around here. Hes still magic on a horse. By giving thjem this deal it frees Angel from having to hustle mounts in the morning and as a result he exercises for todd all morning.
Its the perfect business deal for everyone involved. Its guranteed income for Angel and johnny and Todd is guranteed Johnny on his horses in the afternoon and Angel on his horses in the morning.
All I'm saying is that its unrealistic to expect them to ever win a title again as far as most wins go. Angel can't hustle catch mounts, nor does he want to, lol. He gets to do whathe loves each morning and make a ton of cash each year.