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There is a term that I learned living in Australia that applies well in so many facets of life. It is the tall-poppy syndrome, based on a flower that outgrows others in a field. It must not be allowed to stand out, so it is cut down.
It is like the show-biz saying that Hollywood eats its young. The behavioral condition known as schadenfreude. Or mom’s declaration that we can’t have anything nice in the house.
Speaking of Life Is Good …
Is he not the quintessence of the tall poppy? Four days before Thanksgiving he dared to cruise to a 9½-length victory in his debut for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith riding and the nation’s No. 1 stallion Into Mischief as his sire and the China Horse Club and WinStar Farm as his blue-blooded owners.