Troutt in this week's SI

It's not available online, but visit your local newsstand and read Rick Reilly's column in the current Sports Illustrated. It's about Dallas horseowner Kenny Troutt, of WinStar Farm, and the money he drops on his son's sixth-grade basketball team.

They fly around the country (sometimes the world) on a chartered 737, usually with a parent along for the ride, staying at posh hotels and eating meals designed by the team nutritionist all the while. The team has three full-time coaches. Again, these are sixth-graders we're talking about.

The article mentioned that Troutt is a part-owner of Funny Cide, which I don't think is accurate, but maybe he somehow retains a small share, I don't know. WinStar bred Funny Cide, but I have no knowledge of Troutt being part of the Sackatoga Stable that owns him.

Speaking of which, I spotted Jack Knowlton, managing partner of Sackatoga and keynote speaker at last month's TTA awards dinner, at two different bars in New Orleans on Saturday. First I saw him at the clubhouse bar overlooking the paddock, then after the races at Liuzza's by the Track, a cozy neighborhood joint a few blocks away. Now that's a horse owner I can root for.