As a driver, this comes down to one issue and one issue only. Was he going to have a successful career as a catch driver. The answer early on was no. Come on, it was always obvious that Pat was never, ever, going to be a fraction of his dad. Neither was his brother. So, he was brought up and taught -- by his dad -- the old school horsemen, French Canadian way, the trainer/driver way. That's the operation he runs today. You manage, train, and race the horses in your barn the way you need and want to manage them. His dad is still in the barn pretty often (not as much in the winter, LOL). Think about how Ray and Larry Remmen used to operate their stable. Jim Doherty. Sure, unlike Pat Lachance, they had some top racehorses, but the model is very similar. I won't speak to Pat's stiffing horses, sitting on them, and so on.
