longish post-mortem
Includes a handful of details I hadn't previously seen, especially the Alydar comparison.
http://www.twoplustwo.com/magazine/issue88/nick-willet-when-your-luck- runs-out.php
Good review. I didn't realize that Walter Smith was supposed to be in his 80s. I kept thinking, "Tropic Thunder was only three years ago. What happened?"
I'm not so sure about Leon's career being short. Perhaps at the top level, yes, but I believe he can still be a professional jockey if he weighs in the low 120s. He'll just be confined to quarterhorses at smaller tracks.