Rupert or other West Coasters

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by GPK

Richi, while I appreciate you honest opinion, I find it hard to believe that I am alone in being a fan of a certain horses that are "a notch below." While it is all subjective...I venture to guess that you are fan of a few horses that many people may feel are "a notch below"

I have 50+ horses in my DRF stable that I like to keep an eye on. That to me is part of the excitement in racing. Watching a 2YO run that not many people got a chance to see, and following him/her before the larger general public may hear of the horse. Me in particular, I enjoy watching turf races and scouting for first timers that I think may do well, or one that does well and surprises me. Im sure you, as others have many horse that you may follow. But, just because that horse does not meet your standards, no need to think that others don't enjoy watching them run.

That's what it's all about. It's about picking out horses before anyone else knows about the horse. That is how you will get a good price. For me, it's not only how I will get a price betting on them, it is also how I may be able to buy the horse for a reasonable price.

I would not knock you for picking a horse that is under the radar. That is a good thing to do. I am the first guy to predict that a horse who has never even won a stakes race, will be the next great horse. I called EC the best 3 year old grass horse in the country before he had ever run in a stakes race. We tried to buy EC, TH Approval, and Roses in May before any of them had ever won a stakes race.

It's good to pick horses before anyone else knows about them. But in this case, PD is totally the opposite. This is a horse who has always been totally overrated that everyone has always been touting. He goes off at low odds all the time and usually disappoints. He's just a very overrated horse.