General Quarters

[PPerfectfan]

Wow, what a story!! His last race was horrible, and I was happy to get $30 on him!!!

4/11/2009 5:17 PM FC3221677358 Keeneland 9 $4.00 WPS 8 ONLINE $12.00 $97.20

[Suffolk Shippers]

Originally Posted by PPerfectfan

Wow, what a story!! His last race was horrible, and I was happy to get $30 on him!!!

4/11/2009 5:17 PM FC3221677358 Keeneland 9 $4.00 WPS 8 ONLINE $12.00 $97.20

Winner. Is a great story, for sure.

[randallscott35]

Definitely the feel good story of the Derby. Very happy for him.

[Scurlogue Champ]

Maybe Win Willy can add his own feel good story in about 45 minutes.

[HaloWishingwell]

Not that I expect it but to see D.Wayne Lukas back in the Derby would be a nice touch.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

Not that I expect it but to see D.Wayne Lukas back in the Derby would be a nice touch.

I would hate to see any potentially nice horse in his hands. Ever.

[Pedigree Ann]

slow fractions, 2 of the top 3 finishers were within a couple of lengths of the leader at the quarter pole. Only Hold Me Back in second came from out of it. Massone made a move up the race on the turn and continued on at one pace for third. Terrain collects some more purse money in fourth. (Like I said, must use underneath in exotics.) Join in the Dance and Jojo were the early leaders, finished 5th and 9th.

Can't call General Quarters a Poly-horse; in retrospect we should have seen it coming, with Musket Man validating the Tampa Bay form. Massone's race indicates that the No Cal form can't be discounted.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Definitely the feel good story of the Derby. Very happy for him.

In reality, it's a bad story. McCarthy is a prick and a phony. He's cheated everybody involved with the horse, especially Mark Miller whom he has refused to pay his 10% share from the Sam Davis. He also stiffs the barn help and regular exercise rider. The horse himself is a very cool animal that's come a long way thanks to Miller, but McCarthy is not what some have portrayed.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

In reality, it's a bad story. McCarthy is a prick and a phony. He's cheated everybody involved with the horse, especially Mark Miller whom he has refused to pay his 10% share from the Sam Davis. He also stiffs the barn help and regular exercise rider. The horse himself is a very cool animal that's come along way thanks to Miller, but McCarthy is not what some have portrayed.

Yeah I just read the Bloodhorse story about this. And I can't understand how he didn't pay the 10% either if the horse started under his name. Bad job here and I hope the real story gets reported.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Yeah I just read the Bloodhorse story about this. And I can't understand how he didn't pay the 10% either if the horse started under his name. Bad job here and I hope the real story gets reported.

Haskin's piece? He said he was going to write about Miller, who has been a total gentleman about the whole thing. McCarthy showed up at the barn after the Sam Davis and said he was taking the horse away and why should Miller get to win a Gr. III when McCarthy hadn't won one listed as trainer.

Everyone in the racing office at Tampa Bay despises McCarthy and knows what a fraud he is. Miller worked day after day all winter getting General Quarters to calm down and accept instruction. Typical that his reward is to get screwed.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Yeah I just read the Bloodhorse story about this. And I can't understand how he didn't pay the 10% either if the horse started under his name. Bad job here and I hope the real story gets reported.

The stewards at TBD said there was nothing they can do to get Miller paid. Pathetic.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Kasept

In reality, it's a bad story. McCarthy is a prick and a phony. He's cheated everybody involved with the horse, especially Mark Miller whom he has refused to pay his 10% share from the Sam Davis. He also stiffs the barn help and regular exercise rider. The horse himself is a very cool animal that's come a long way thanks to Miller, but McCarthy is not what some have portrayed.

too bad that some of the better horses are owned by unsavory hard to root for characters.

sometimes good things happen to bad people-and vice versa.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Danzig

too bad that some of the better horses are owned by unsavory hard to root for characters.

sometimes good things happen to bad people-and vice versa.

It's just a microcosm of life. The racetrack is not perceptively different from any other business.