earl said:
I'm usually skeptical of people's motives but in this case I do think it was from the heart.
Here is a quote from his owner Gretchen Jackson ..[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gretchen Jackson's quote from the Baltimore Sun, "We'd always try if there is any shot for him to make it. (regarding Barbaro's catastrophic injury in the Preakness) We have, over in our field right now, horses who are useless, who didn't do as much as he did. But they work for you, and you have a responsibility to take care of them. They've given us so much. No, there was never a doubt that we'd do all we could for him. Hopefully, he'll have a life."[/FONT]
Objection, you hit the nail on the head. If any of these posters knew about the area of SE PA where the horse racing and jumping community came from would realize that this was something done from the heart and not the wallet. One, because of their lifelong connection with equine athletes. Two, because these folks come from blue-blood where the money runs VERY deep. Granted, it can be argued that people always want more money, however I side with love of a Derby winner as being the primary motive of the Jacksons. The motives of the swindlers at New Bolton, that's another story.
