How would you like to work for this guy?

[johnnym]

https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/ken-ramseys-ultimatum-his-trainers-over-royal-ascot-/

[Strike]

Impossible to root for this guy. What a bully. He refers to a weak link in his organization and needing to replace it. Look in the mirror pal. Whenever I see his smiling horse-mouth walking into the winner\'s circle while clumsily holding onto the horse -- the devil in me hopes the horse shows him who the real boss is and dumps him on his ass. Bad guy.

[dcbred1]

You have to wonder about the financial side of his operation.  132 yearlings that aren\'t by a highly commercial stallion(s) tend to cost money.  The racing side has to be highly productive to support that IMHO. Odds say it isn\'t.

[johnnym]

I find it funny that he tried to find a sucker to pay his entry into the Derby this year then wound up paying it himself.
Then this article,he should of fired himself.

[Niall]

Whoa...ease up... There\'s a card to handicap. Ahh on 2nd though let him have it. I\'m guessing he can take it as his results can speak for him. His method would seem to take the joy out of it though. Onward...Only looked at the DRF PP\'s when I soon realized that I was in over my head. Using Last Waltz and Coolmore (at m/l), no matter. Looking forward to reading your posts. Good luck all!

[richiebee]

Looks like Ken\'s Euro trainer is out. It came to my mind that there is an
American trainer, a former Breeders Cup winning trainer, who might at this
point in her career welcome a relocation to Europe, and a chance at redemption.

This would be a development which would lighten the hearts of many lovelorn
Raggies who jumped to the defense of poor Ms. Borell when she was sacked by
Mattress Mac after \"training\" Runhappy to his BC Sprint win.

It is a shame TV and horse racing do not mix (where is the second season of
\"Horseplayers\"?), because \"Redeeming Mareeee-ah!\" would make for great TV.
Start at the beginning. An early scene shows Daddy Chuck Borell at the kitchen
table, telling young Maria \"As long as there are blank checks in the
checkbook, it doesn\'t really matter if there is money in the bank.\"

Cut to teenage Maria, writing letters to Barclay Tagg, looking for work. There
could be a scene where MB shows up at the Tagg barn. Robin Smullen, Barclay\'s
girlfriend/assistant trainer is willing to take a chance, but Barclay is
furious, snarling \"Did you see that effin tattoo?\"

Then the Kentucky years, showing the slothful Maria rolling out of bed at 9:00
am, while horses she is responsible for wander starving and shoeless at
various Kentucky farms.

Cut to Runhappy\'s run and MB being sacked by Mattress Mac. Show Haskin and
Hovdey, who could have done a little research at the time, writing fawning
articles about the great future this woman could have, despite the fact that
the main talent the woman has shown is for taking barn themed boudoir photos
with Runhappy.

Then, redemption. Kenny Ramsey hooks Maria up with a retired American horse
trainer and sends them to Italy with a small string of horses: Kitten\'s Pasta,
Kitten\'s Pizza, Kitten\'s Meatball, Kitten\'s Mussolini and Kitten Loren. The
retired American trainer is quoted as saying that he was very good with a
condition book but never could master the Physician\'s Desk Reference.

The retired American trainer takes away MB\'s selfie stick and introduces her
to a pitchfork. There could be a scene where MB tosses the pitchfork a
la Eddie Albert at the beginning of \"Green Acres\". The Italian Kittens
have moderate success; the retired American trainer keeps MB on the straight
and narrow; the success of MB and the Italian Kittens is well documented on
ESPN, in Sports Illustrated and by the racing press in Europe and North
America for the better part of a year...

...at which point Kentucky law enforcement officials announce they have reason
to believe that MB, a person of interest in an ongoing investigation, has left
the United States...

But MB\'s greatest success is about to come. While in the Italian countryside,
MB meets an American trainer who is enjoying \"a 180 day vacation\" from
training. He tells her that he trains a cheap horse at Parx who would be
\"perfect\" for Italian racing. MB has the horse vetted and a handshake deal is
struck. As the vacationing American trainer walks away, he mutters something
to himself in Spanish:

[English subtitle] \"Good luck with this bastard. He\'s allergic to clenbuterol.\"

Once shipped to Italy, it is found through trial and error that the Parx horse
thrives on a diet which includes porto and stuffed artichokes being
added to his feed; the Parx retread becomes a Group winner. Zayat Stables
hires MB from the Ramseys, and no one gets paid, ever.

[IK]

Bravo!

[Dick Powell]

Fantastic stuff, Richie!

[Topcat]

richiebee\'s quasi-fiction ranks as Post of the Year, in the clubhouse.