But many owners don't understand and aren't willing to drop their horses or take chances claiming riskier horses, and you're never going to do good unless you take chances. Goddard is an ideal owner in that he always defers to me in the end because I live with the horses. We discuss circumstances with one another, but some decisions are no-brainers. When a horse needs to be turned out, it needs to be turned out. But when it's got races left but can't run at the level it used to, it needs to run lower, and a lot of owners don't like to do that.
Patience is a virtue, especially in horse racing.
Aguirre, who majored in economics at UCLA, is particularly indebted to owner Steve Young in that respect. In addition to patience, owners are responsible for keeping bill collectors at bay. And yes, costs are going up. Aguirre has a pair of training titles to his credit. He shared the Fairplex Park crown in 1998 with six wins and tied Neil Drysdale with 10 victories each at Hollywood Park's 1998 autumn meeting.