61.   Tracks can hardly afford to scare away the best horses now that rich races are plentiful and horse transportation is routine.

62.   Whether Skip Away is the best horse in the country right now will be debated, of course, by trainer Bob Baffert and the Silver Charm crowd.

63.   Am I the best horse in the race?

64.   But his best horse was Skip Away.

65.   Does the best horse always win?

66.   Steward Thomas Ward said Futural was the best horse, but officials believed the bump cost Skimming and jockey Garrett Gomez a placing.

67.   Recent years has seen them travel more in hope, as the financial realities hit home and they were forced to sell as opposed to retaining their best horses.