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Article: BUDDHA IS THE SMART CHOICE TRAINER BOND PUTTING STOCK IN INTELLIGENCE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2002
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Horses capture the Kentucky Derby by running
faster than their foes, but trainer Jim Bond thinks Buddha can win
tomorrow's 128th Run for the Roses because he is smarter.
"The big edge this horse has is his brains," said Bond, 44, who
trains Buddha for owners Gary and Mary West. "If you could measure an
IQ in a horse, he'd be off the charts. His intelligence is No. 1, but
his ability is freakish. He's got it. I try not to be excited, but
he's an amazing animal. The point is, he's way ahead of other horses
in comparison."
When you hear Bond, who has been training since he was 16, heap
praise on Buddha, you realize why he has an entrant in the Derby for
the first time, and you ...