be back for more this fall. He approaches
the two breeds the same way, relying on
his intensive research, which he says can at
times tip the scales toward fanatical.
"I'm looking for trends, patterns, that's
just the just the way my brain works," he
said. "I might do something for 20 hours
looking for a trend and nothing comes of it.
You throw it away and you start over again.
I'm ok with that. I understand not every-
thing is going to have the perfect answer.
But when I do find one I like it's kind of nice.
There are certain patterns involved in both
sports that are very similar. Ones that I've
found in Standardbreds seem to translate
relatively similar to thoroughbreds."
Thoroughbred racing is not a sport for
the faint of heart. You can buy a yearling
for $1.6 million and it might not ever earn a
dime. You could get a good horse and then
watch him make only three career starts
before being injured. You might invest in a
stallion off one Grade I win and then real-
ize the horse didn't prove nearly enough
on the track and that's why it's underper-
forming as a sire.
