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Old 05-09-2011, 10:44 AM   #1
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Beyer: Motion's Kentucky Derby win strikes a blow for honesty

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I wrote a column about him a few days before the Derby, not because I was prescient enough to think Animal Kingdom might win, but because Motion has a reputation as a completely honest trainer. He has started nearly 8,000 runners in his career without even a minor infraction involving medications. He was characteristically reticent about discussing his own record, but he offered a sensible and balanced view of the drug issues that have roiled American racing for decades. He believes that horsemen in this country have become much too reliant on medications and that U.S. racing rules allow too many drugs whose use shouldn’t be considered routine. But he recognizes the situations where Butazolidin is necessary in the treatment of horses and he does not oppose the regular use of Lasix.

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Old 05-09-2011, 11:08 AM   #2
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Irwin’s liar slam adds juice to Derby show - NYPOST.com

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Two questions later Neumeier asked why Irwin had only recently brought in Graham Motion to train Animal Kingdom. Ready?

“I was just tired of the other trainers lying to me. I wanted a guy who’d tell me the truth.”

Whoa, Nellie!

Neumeier was stunned, but heroically kept his balance.
“Really?”

Then, with a fabulous, satanic smile, Neumeier asked, “How many trainers have lied to you?”

“Plenty,” said Irwin as he began to bolt, “Gotta go.”

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Old 05-09-2011, 01:24 PM   #3
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Several Team Valor horses were transferred to Motion. Recall that reason given was Motion's large farm in Maryland and it was preferred to keep everything under one roof. Animal Kingdom was formerly trained by Wayne Catalano and there were other trainers who lost assignments.
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Old 05-09-2011, 01:34 PM   #4
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Animal Kingdom’s Triumph Is Also a Victory for Horse Racing - NYTimes.com

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So this colt is on to the Preakness Stakes, where his trainer, Graham Motion, and Barry Irwin, the chief executive of Team Valor International, can continue to demonstrate how solid horsemanship rather than black bag veterinarian work can succeed at horse racing’s highest level. This is especially important now that Representative Edward Whitfield, Republican of Kentucky, and Senator Tom Udall, Democrat of New Mexico, introduced legislation last week to regulate the use of performance-enhancing drugs and medications in horse racing.

After 25 years of using multiple trainers, Irwin says he was exasperated by the lack of truth telling in the profession.

“I don’t want to have 18 trainers,” he said. “I don’t want to hear stories from 17 trainers every day. Unless you’re there and you have one guy on your team that’s on your side, you’re not going to get the truth. And I reached the point where I was fed up with it. I also wanted to have my horses trained off-site from the racetrack, because racetrack life for a horse isn’t any good.

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Old 05-10-2011, 02:59 AM   #5
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Does this mean the "Magic Man" won't get a chance from Irwin and Siegel?

Can anyone ever imagine that POS getting another shot at the Derby?
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