What a story, one I never knew all of before. I can\'t wait for part 2.
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2016/05/01/canonero.aspx
I was laughing in silence here in the office until the paragraph below. I couldn\'t keep in anymore...
The "Canonero Follies" became a running joke, especially when the horse finally did work and went a half-mile in a lethargic :53 4/5. But the horse was thriving physically and had put back 50 of the 70 pounds he had lost. In defending his training methods, Arias said, "Most American trainers train for speed. I train Canonero to be a star; a horse of depth who can be ridden in front or from behind. They say I work my horse too slow. Let's see if he runs that slow on Saturday."