Little-known thoroughbred “I'llHave Another”—sold for a mere $11,000 and entering the race as a15-to-1 long shot—busted out of a large pack of competitors andflew to victory in the 2012 Kentucky Derby. Two weeks later, thehorse blazed to a win at the 137th Preakness, taking the secondtitle in horse racing's coveted Triple Crown. The day before theBelmont Stakes, the three-year-old colt was scratched from therace, due to swelling in his left front leg.

While the prospects of a Triple Crown generate a lot ofexcitement—and a lot of money (tickets for Belmont, normally $20 orless, were reportedly selling for up to $800 until the injury newshit), these competitors have nothing on independent-agencyprincipals. While the last Triple Crown winner was in 1978, in ourbusiness we must shoot for the Triple Crown every year.

For me, this means wearing a number of hats—and not necessarilythe fancy ones that show up every year at ChurchillDowns.

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